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Sources say Brownback reconsidering arts funding

By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com

TOPEKA — Gov. Sam Brownback is working on ways to provide funding for the arts after his controversial veto last year that made Kansas the first state in the nation to stop funding the arts.

Rep. TerriLois Gregory, RBaldwin City, said Monday that arts funding strategies are being developed by the governor’s staff.

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She said that the funds may be channeled through the Kansas Department of Commerce in the form of grants and that the still-

plored include providing arts funding through the sales of a special arts supporter license plate or donations through a tax checkoff.

In a recent interview with the Lawrence Journal-World, Brownback said he would revisit the issue but didn’t elaborate.

Brownback vetoed state funding of the Kansas Arts Commission, saying that the arts was not a core function of state government and that he expected private

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to close its Food Safety Inspection Service office in Lawrence, part of a larger plan to save the department $150 million annually. Page 3A

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Allegations that Mr. Hekmati either worked for, or was sent to Iran by the CIA, are simply unMike Yoder/Journal-World Photo true. The Iranian regime EMILY JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, trains her new Seagull twin-lens reflex camera on a mannequin in a field in North Lawrence on Monday. Johnson is home on break from the Art Institute of Boston, where she is pursuing fine art photography. has a history of falsely accusing people of being spies, of eliciting forced confessions, and of holdSCHOOL BOARD ing innocent Americans for political reasons.”

— State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland. A former U.S. Marine interpreter, Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, who was arrested while on a trip to visit his Iranian grandmothers, has been sentenced to death as a CIA spy. Page 7A

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“We are excited about the potential that the governor appears willing to open this up and work with getting this whole arts thing back on track, but we don’t have enough details to know what this looks like,” Fizell said.

She added: “The arts are jobs and economic development, and that is crucial to moving Kansas forward.”

donors to step up. After his veto of the $689,000 state appropriation, the state lost $1.2 million in federal funding.

Arts supporters have criticized Brownback, saying the veto has hurt arts programs statewide, particularly in rural areas.

Sarah Carkhuff Fizell, a spokeswoman for Kansas Citizens for the Arts, said she was encouraged that Brownback may propose a new funding plan.

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existing but unfunded Arts Commission could be merged with the Kansas Film Commission.

“The grants would be more focused on job creation,” Gregory said.

The 2012 legislative session started Monday, and Brownback will outline his priorities in the State of the State address Wednesday.

At a Lawrence Chamber of Commerce breakfast with legislators, Gregory said some of the avenues being ex-

At least one member of the Lawrence school board wouldn’t mind receiving an incomplete assignment from an advisory board struggling to recommend ways to consolidate elementary schools.

Instead of producing a document outlining a single course of action — identifying which two or three schools should close, then how to send displaced students into other existing, expanded or yet-to-be-built schools during the next two years — members of the Central and East Lawrence Elementary School Con-

FINANCE ADVISORY GROUP ON WAY Members of the Lawrence school board also agreed Monday to form a new Finance Advisory Committee, a volunteer group intended to help board members and district administrators make sense of budget challenges and

opportunities.

Board members intend to appoint the five-member committee next month. An application form is expected to be posted soon on the district’s website, USD497.org.

solidation Working Group should feel free to come up with a range of options for board members to consider.

That’s Randy Masten’s plan, anyway: Advisers should advise, no matter what form such advice might take. Then let the politicians decide.

“Apply your best logic,” Masten said, addressing an informal gathering of work-

ing group members Monday night atop the steps outside district headquarters. “Don’t worry about making us happy. Happy isn’t part of the equation.

Give us something we can work with.”

Masten’s impromptu pep talk for about 10 members of the working group came after the board’s regular meeting, one in which the

board agreed to give the report more time to complete its report.

The group now has another two weeks — until Feb. 15 — to produce its recommendations for consolidation, a task assigned to the group’s more than 30 volunteers this past summer.

Members have met every two weeks since September, but several admit that they have yet to approach any sort of consensus on anything of substance: not which consolidation scenarios they should support, nor how they might determine which scenarios they should support, nor which Please see SCHOOL, page 2A

Officers with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and Topeka police Monday said they were investigating the death of a 39-year-old Topeka man as a homicide after his body was found Thursday in northwestern Douglas County.

Sheriff’s officials last week labeled it a suspicious death and identified the man as Corey Brown.

“Douglas County Sheriff’s detectives are actively working with the Topeka Police Department in the investigation,” said Sgt. Steve Lewis, a sheriff’s spokesman. “Preliminary investigation indicates a firearm may have been involved with the crime. No further information is available at this time due to the ongoing investigation.”

Brown’s body was found just before 11 a.m. Thursday near North 2190 Road, also known as the River Road, close to the BNSF Railway tracks in northwestern Douglas County about a half-mile from the Shawnee County line, west of Lecompton.

According to published reports, Brown was reported missing last Tuesday in Topeka after his car and cellphone were found outside a Topeka restaurant. Brown was a manager at Hudson Liquor in Topeka, the scene of a Dec. 24 robbery and homicide.

Lewis did not release information Monday about where investigators believe the homicide occurred, citing the ongoing investigation.

— Reporter George Diepenbrock can be reached at 832-7144. Follow him at Twitter.com/gdiepenbrock.

City to consider stricter enforcement of rental ordinance

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Lots of people have their entire net worth in their homes, and they deserve better protection Three is the magic num- than what they’re getting today.” clawhorn@ljworld.com

ber, and Lawrence city commissioners are poised to get more serious about making local landlords and tenants understand it.

City commissioners at their meeting tonight will consider a host of rental regulations to crack down on landlords and renters who disobey the city ordi-

— City Commissioner Bob Schumm, on enforcing rental standards in singlefamily neighborhoods nance that prohibits more than three unrelated people from living in a single-family home.

The proposal would require out-of-town landlords

to hire a “resident agent” who serves as a city contact for enforcement matters. It also would beef up the city’s rental registration program, in effect making it a system

where the city could deny problem landlords from leasing particular properties.

“These seem like excellent ideas to me,” City Commissioner Bob Schumm said.

“These landlords understand what they’re doing when they overload these houses. Single-family neighborhoods are set up for a reason. Lots of people have their entire net worth in their homes, and they deserve better protection than

what they’re getting today.”

Several neighborhood groups have complained that the city has been lax in enforcing the approximately decade-old ordinance that prohibits more than three unrelated people from leasing a single-family home.

The result, many neighbors say, is that single-family neighborhoods have become prone to noise, litter, parking Please see CITY, page 2A

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Mr. Cullumber died Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

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OUITA N. RUSSELL Memorial services for Ouita N. Russell, 90, Lawrence will be at 10:00 a.m.

Friday, January 13, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary.

She died December 25, 2011 at Medicalodges in Eudora.

Online condolences may be sent to www.warrenmcelwain.com.

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MARY JO ELSTON Funeral services for Mary Jo Elston, 77, Lawrence, will be at 2PM Wednesday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, with Terry Jacobsen officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Elston died Sunday, January 8, 2012, at her home.

She was born Feb. 27, 1934, in Reading, Kan., the daughter of Lewis Myron and Mabel Nona Workman Brittain.

She attended Liberty Memorial High School.

Mrs. Elston was a clerk at Howard Pine’s Garden Center and Green Houses in North Lawrence for 17 years.

She had previously worked at Muncher’s Bakery and as a daycare provider, providing care for many of her own grandchildren, greatgrandchildren and children of many friends. She was a member, office holder, and Hall of Fame member of the Lawrence Women’s Bowling Association. She participated in, and coached women’s co-ed slow pitch softball and volleyball, and many called her “Grandma.” She was an avid Lawrence High School football supporter. She enjoyed Kansas University Athletics, and worked in concessions at many events.

She also enjoyed supporting and watching all the athletic events her grandchildren were involved in.

She married Duane A. Elston on Jan. 17, 1950, in

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problems and other issues related to overcrowding of properties.

But on Monday, several landlords said the city had done a poor job of informing landlords of the possible rental changes, and some questioned whether the city was unfairly singling out only a portion of the Lawrence rental market for regulations.

Only rental units in singlefamily neighborhoods are subject to the rental registration program. Apartment complexes and units in multifamily zoned areas, like the Oread neighborhood, aren’t subject to the rental registration program.

“It just targets a very small group of people, and it seems like they are trying to drive some of them out of business,” said Sofiana Olivera, of Lawrence-based A&S Rental Solutions. “To me it is really targeting the smaller owners.”

Among the regulations up for approval are:

Absentee owners of rental property, defined as any owner who lives more than 40 miles outside the city, must hire a local resident agent to be responsible for the property. The city will require contact information for the resident agent, including a cellphone number, so that the agent can be contacted if problems arise at the property.

A rental license can be revoked if a property is considered to be a “public nuisance.” A property can be declared a public nuisance if a property violates one or more of the following codes: anti-litter ordinance, disorderly house nuisance ordi-

Lawrence. He survives of the home.

Other survivors include two sons, Larry Elston and Scott Elston, both of Lawrence; two daughters, Jo Lee Erskin, Eudora, and Michelle Elston, Tonganoxie, a bother, Joseph Brittain and wife Josephine, Medford, Ore.; a sister, Imogene Kilgore and husband William, Lawrence; ten grandchildren, Stefan, Shaun, Nathan, and Christopher Elston, Tiffany Medina, Jeremy, Misty, and Justin Nichols, and Jasen and Kayla Hadl; one step grandson, Dustin Hadl; 17 great-grandchildren, Courtney, Kyler, Cameron, Jackson, Maya, Ethan, Aiden, Seth, Brooklynne, Cody, Caden, Devon, Shauna, Gracelynne, Chasity, Jaden, and Zarius; and three step great-grandchildren, Mason, Riley, and Bella, and adopted granddaughter, Shelly Armstrong.

She was preceded in death by her parents, and a son, Rick Elston.

Friends may call from 1:00pm – 8:00pm Tuesday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, where the family will receive them from 6:00pm – 8:00pm.

The family suggests memorial contributions to Visiting Nurses, or Douglas County Youth Sports, in care of the funeral home, 601 Ind., Lawrence, KS, 66044.

Online condolences may be sent at www.rumsey-yost. com. nance, property maintenance code, environmental code, or the land development code.

Rather than revocation, the city also will have the option of placing a property on probation, which would give the property owner a set period of time to correct the violations.

The city also will have greater authority to deny a property owner a rental license. If a property owner has had a rental license revoked for any property in the city during the last two years, that owner would be denied rental licenses on other properties in the community. The city also has a clause in the new regulations that allows it to deny an application for a particular piece of property, if that property has had its license revoked in the last two years.

In addition to possible revocation of a license, a monetary fine can be levied against property owners who violate the code, and that includes landlords who allow more than three unrelated people to live in a single-family home.

The new regulations increase the minimum fine from its current level of $250 to $500. The new code also makes it clear that the city’s Municipal Court judge has no ability to lower that fine.

Tenants could get hit with a fine as well. If the tenants knowingly are violating the law by allowing more than three unrelated people to live in a single-family home, they could be subject to the fine. Previously, the city took the position that it was the landlord’s sole responsibility to ensure the code was followed.

City commissioners meet at 6:35 p.m. today at City Hall.

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TEMPERATURES IN THE HIGH 50S on Monday encouraged many outdoor activities. Jessica Birney, 19, Lawrence, soaked up some sunshine on the swings in South Park. The weather will cool off later this week. See the forecast on page 10A.

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BRIEFLY Tonganoxie extends administrator offer The Tonganoxie City Council agreed Monday to fill a void in City Hall with an agreement to keep Mike Yanez on as city administrator until his replacement starts this spring.

The council voted 3-2 in August not to extend Yanez’s contract as city administrator when it expired at the end of 2011. However, late last month Kathy Bard, who was to be interim city administrator after the start of the year, informed the council that illness would prevent her from carrying out her duties, and she was taking extended medical leave.

The council voted unanimously Monday to enter into a month-by-month contractual agreement with Yanez for interim city administrator. Yanez will be paid $6,500 per month for a minimum work week of 30 hours. As a contractor, Yanez will receive no benefits.

The council had previously agreed to an $11,000 contract with Art Davis Group Inc., of Lee’s Summit, Mo., to guide the city administrator search.

On Monday, the council voted to cap the firm’s expenses at $4,000. The firm presented a revised schedule for the search, which would have the new city administrator on the job April 30.

Lecompton incumbent seeks re-election Jimmy Wilkins is running for re-election to the Lecompton City Council.

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scenarios they should send to consultants for further study, a precursor to deciding which ones they might support.

The group hadn’t even settled on how much extra time to ask for.

“You’re not near a conclusion at all,” said Bob Byers, a board member who attended last week’s group meeting as an observer.

Byers made his observation during Monday night’s board meeting, as group representatives from Cordley, Hillcrest, Kennedy, New York, Pinckney and Sunset Hill — the six schools identified as consolidation candidates by an earlier advisory group — took turns explaining why they needed more time.

Board members, in turn, granted the extension while offering their own thoughts.

Rick Ingram conceded that — City reporter Chad Lawhorn can be an additional two weeks reached at 832-6362. Follow him at would not be unreasonable, Twitter.com/clawhorn_ljw. provided that group mem-

Wilkins, 40, is seeking another two-year term on the five-member council, which oversees municipal operations and government for the community of 666 residents northwest of Lawrence.

Wilkins, a Republican, is a senior maintenance worker for the city of Lawrence. He filed his paperwork Monday at the Douglas County Courthouse.

The filing deadline for candidates is noon Jan. 24, and the election is April 3.

Two other council members’ terms are up for election: Christy Mallonee and Jennifer Smith. Neither has filed as a candidate.

The filing fee is $1. The council meets twice per month, and council members are paid $30 per meeting.

Woman, 20, dies after car submerged A 20-year-old rural Leavenworth woman died Sunday morning after she crashed her car into a pond east of Fairmount, which is about 4 miles north of Basehor.

The accident occured at 175th Street and Fairmount Road about 8 a.m. Emily J. Myers, 20, was pronounced dead at Kansas University Hospital, according to news reports.

A.G. says changes would protect children TOPEKA (AP) — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is pushing proposals during this year’s legislative session that he says strengthen

bers thought they could make progress.

That’s a big if.

“I see no evidence that you’re on the verge of consensus,” said Ingram, who has attended all nine working meetings of the group.

Byers encouraged the group to come up with something concrete, some sort of recommendation to help the board as it faces continued financial uncertainty from the state. Byers was one of three current board members who were on the previous board that formed the working group, appointed its members and charged it with drawing up a plan for consolidating schools.

“A decision is going to be made, with your recommendation or without it,” Byers said. “Not to put pressure on you, (but) it’s not a threat. It’s just the reality that we’re in.

I want to make sure you understand that.”

Dawn Shew, a representative from Kennedy on the working group, assured board members that the work would continue. All of the six school’s representatives have forwarded plans for consideration by the larger group,

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Schmidt, a Republican, announced his proposals Monday ahead of the opening of the GOP-controlled Legislature’s annual session.

The attorney general is asking legislators to let trial court judges issue orders barring anyone convicted of a crime against a child from having any contact with the child throughout the victim’s lifetime.

Schmidt also wants to amend a law on unlawful sexual relations to clarify that it applies to foster parents and state contractors in a position of trust with children.

He also said he wants to strengthen laws meant to ensure lifetime electronic monitoring of some violent sexual offenders after they leave prison.

Bombardier to give details of expansion WICHITA (AP) — Gov. Sam Brownback and Bombardier Aerospace officials plan to release details today of a deal between the state and the company for the expansion of a Learjet plant in Wichita.

The incentive package is expected to make room for the firm’s newest business jet. The company has said the project could mean 450 jobs at the Kansas plant. The city and county have already each approved $1 million for their portions of the plan.

This would be Bombardier’s second incentives deal with the state in the past two years.

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set to be discussed again during the group’s meeting next week.

And even though members haven’t even discussed voting, she said, members are emotionally invested in the process.

“I think you’ll get good rationale from the group,” Shew said. “Even if we don’t all agree, we definitely have thought through the issues.”

The group also gained a new member. Board members appointed Shannon Criss to serve as a representative of Hillcrest, replacing Donna Osness, who left the advisory group for personal reasons.

Criss, who has a daughter in fifth grade at Hillcrest, is an associate professor of architecture, design and planning at Kansas University.

Last month, two others joined the group as representatives of Kennedy: Shonda Anderson and Samantha Cady replaced Stella Murphy and Amy Scrivner, who had departed because of personal committments.

Monday’s poll: Who do you think can better address the needs of the common man, a member of Congress with a $1 million or more net worth or one with a negative net worth?

One with a negative net worth, 77%; One with a $1 million or more net worth, 22%.

— Schools reporter Mark Fagan can be reached at 832-7188. Follow him at Twitter.com/MarkFaganLJW.

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U.S. hits brakes on health care spending Health spending stabilized as a share of the nation’s economy in 2010 after two back-to-back years of historically low growth, the government reported Monday.

Experts debated whether it’s a fleeting consequence of the sluggish economy or a real sign that cost controls by private employers and government at all levels are starting to work.

The answers will be vital for Medicare’s sustainability, as well as for workplace coverage.

U.S. health care spending grew by 3.9 percent in 2010, reaching $2.6 trillion, according to the report by the Health and Human Services department.

That’s an average of $8,402 per person — far more than any other economically advanced country.

Still, the increases for 2010 and 2009 were the lowest measured in 51 years. And health care as a share of the economy leveled off at 17.9 percent, the first time in a decade there’s been no growth.

By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com

Douglas County legislators on Monday provided a preview of what may be one of most contentious debates in the 2012 legislative session — a proposal by Gov. Sam Brownback to decrease the state personal income tax.

Sen. Tom Holland of Baldwin City, the leading Democrat in the Senate on tax issues, said elimination of the personal income tax, which provides nearly

one-half of state budget revenue, will result in increases in local sales and property taxes, shifting the tax burden from the wealthiest Kansans to the middle class.

But Rep. TerriLois Gregory, R-Baldwin City, said states that have reduced their state income tax have seen economic growth.

She said Boeing Co., which announced its Wichita defense plant closing last week, left Kansas for two states that do not have a state income tax.

Rep. Ann Mah, D-Topeka, however, said Boeing’s decision

was unrelated to taxes. Boeing executives said they were closing the plant because of defense budget reductions and a need to reduce costs.

The legislators’ comments came during a Lawrence Chamber of Commerce meeting just hours before the start of the 2012 legislative session.

Those legislators attending the chamber event were Sens.

Marci Francisco, D-Lawrence, and Holland, and Reps. Barbara Ballard, D-Lawrence, Paul Davis, D-Lawrence, Tom

Sloan, R-Lawrence, and Gregory and Mah. Brownback, a Republican, has said he wants to reduce the state personal income tax but has not provided details. His office has said he will unveil the tax plan during his State of the State speech Wednesday.

Brownback and his supporters have argued that Kansas hasn’t kept pace with the economic growth of fast-growing states like Texas and Florida, Please see BROWNBACK, page 4A

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IRS revives program seeking tax cheats The Internal Revenue Service is reviving a program that lets Americans hiding their money abroad pay back taxes and penalties while avoiding criminal prosecution, an effort that in recent years has netted the government billions of dollars.

IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman, who announced the program’s renewal Monday, said previous efforts in 2009 and 2011 resulted in the collection so far of $4.4 billion from 33,000 people, an amount he said “we never thought we’d reach.”

He said the government could reap several times that amount from the newest initiative plus people deciding against stashing their assets overseas in the first place.

“If we catch people before they come in voluntarily, it’s going to be a much worse outcome for the taxpayer,” Shulman told reporters.

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Study links statins with diabetes risk A new side effect seems to be emerging for those cholesterol-lowering wonder drugs called statins: They may increase some people’s chances of developing Type 2 diabetes.

A study published Monday adds to the evidence, finding a modest risk among older women who used a variety of statins.

It’s a puzzling link, and specialists say people who most need statins because of a high risk for a heart attack should stick with the drugs.

HEALTH “What I fear here is that people who need and will benefit from statins will be scared off of using the drugs because of reports like this,” says Dr. Steven Nissen, cardiology chairman at the Cleveland Clinic, who wasn’t involved with the research. “We don’t want these drugs in the water supply, but we want the right people treated. When they are, this effect is not a significant limitation.”

But more and more doctors are urging otherwise healthy people to use the pills as a way to prevent heart disease. For them, the findings add another potential complication as they consider whether to tackle their cholesterol with diet and exercise alone or add a medication.

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NASA holds talks on items’ ownership The head of NASA met Monday with former astronauts to discuss who owns space artifacts from moon shots and other missions, saying afterward that the agency will work cooperatively with them to resolve what’s recently become a contentious issue.

NASA chief Charles Bolden said in a statement that there have been “fundamental misunderstandings and unclear policies” regarding items that astronauts took home from the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and Skylab programs. The statement marks a switch from NASA’s recent confrontational stance, which included suing Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell in Miami federal court over rights to a 16mm video camera that went to the moon.

“These are American heroes, fellow astronauts, and personal friends who have acted in good faith, and we have committed to work together to find the right policy and legal paths forward to address outstanding ownership questions,” Bolden said.

Mitchell and other astronauts have said NASA officials told them long ago they could keep certain equipment from the missions, and over the years collectors have paid millions for space items.

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A BICYCLIST PEDALS west Monday on County Road 438 with the 600,000-square-foot warehouse and printing facility for Berry Plastics in the background. The facility, located about 1.5 miles west of the Lecompton interchange on Interstate 70, is under construction and is one of the largest buildings ever built in Douglas County. Steve Cooper, plant manager, said the building is on track to be completed this summer.

Kansas Republican legislator blasts House Speaker O’Neal

By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com

TOPEKA — State Rep. Owen Donohoe, R-Shawnee, has issued a blistering attack on House Speaker Mike O’Neal, accusing his fellow Republican of nepotism and abuse of power.

“I feel that the Speaker’s violations will make it extremely difficult to arrive at legislation that is in the best interest of our constituents when it is so compromised from the start,” Donohoe said in the email to all House Republicans.

He said the House Republican caucus, which has a 9233 advantage over Democrats, should examine whether O’Neal is the leader they should have.

Asked about the email as the 2012 session started Monday, O’Neal said, “It’s not worth commenting on it.”

Donohoe said most of his colleagues have remained quiet

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about the email.

He said he wrote it because he was “sick and tired” of what he said was inappropriate behavior by O’Neal.

In the email, Donohoe cites several of the controversies that have surrounded O’Neal in recent years, including the hiring of his wife and his representation in a lawsuit against the state.

In 2010, an investigative committee dismissed a misconduct complaint against O’Neal that was brought by Democrats after O’Neal filed a lawsuit on behalf of some businesses, trade groups and insurance funds against the state. But the committee did urge repeal of the law that allowed O’Neal to file the lawsuit.

In 2009, the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission ruled that O’Neal did not violate state ethics laws when another leading lawmaker hired

O’Neal’s wife, Cindy, as a legislative aide.

Last year, Cindy O’Neal became an administrative assistant to House Appropriations Chair Marc Rhoades, R-Newton, who was appointed by Speaker O’Neal.

O’Neal stirred up more controversy last week. O’Neal was criticized for forwarding an email that referred to first lady Michelle Obama as “Mrs. YoMama.” O’Neal later apologized, saying he forwarded the email too quickly and missed the “Mrs. YoMama” reference.

Earlier, O’Neal forwarded an email that referred to President Barack Obama and a Bible verse that says, “Let his days be few and brief.” His spokeswoman said that the email was referring to the president’s days in office.

— Statehouse reporter Scott Rothschild can be reached at 785-423-0668.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to close its Food Safety Inspection Service office in Lawrence, part of a larger plan to save the department $150 million annually.

The announcement came Monday evening from Tom Vilsack, USDA secretary, as he outlined a “Blueprint for Stronger Service” that calls for operational cuts and the closing of 259 offices, labs and other operations spanning 46 states, a U.S. territory and the nation’s capital.

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which have no state income tax.

But Holland argued Texas has oil revenue and Florida, tourism, to offset the absence of a state income tax.

And, he said, in terms of public school systems and social services, those states “don’t measure up to Kansas. We have a lot of good things in Kansas.”

Rep. Tom Sloan, R-Lawrence, told the audience that he considered himself a moderate Republican but that the so-called conservative wing of the party controlled the House and lined up behind Brownback.

He said it will be up to a coalition of moderate Republicans and Democrats in the Senate to provide adequate funding for education and social services.

At the Lawrence chamber meeting, city, county and school district priority statements for the 2012 session were distributed.

The common priority of all three was for Brownback and the Legislature to stop shifting state funding responsibilities to the local level.

The Douglas County statement said: “First, please do everything you can to avoid hurting local governments any more than they are already hurting. Second, when further cuts to state government are proposed, please ask the question whether the proposed cut will merely shift cost to government at the local level.”

Because of state budget cuts over the past three years, the Lawrence school district has cut more than $8.5 million.

“The Lawrence school district has major concerns with the state’s inadequate, pre2000 levels of funding for public schools and the governor’s proposed new school finance plan, which is also based on these same funding levels,” the district said.

Brownback’s school finance proposal also would eliminate “weightings,” which provide extra funding to cover the cost of educating students who have additional needs, such as learning how to speak English or those at risk of failing. Brownback said the elimination of the weightings will give districts more flexibility in how they allocate resources. But the Lawrence school district administration maintains that the loss of weightings will make it easier for state and local officials to de-emphasize those programs that address those students’ needs.

— Statehouse reporter Scott Rothschild can be reached at 785-423-0668.

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Parkway. The closings are to occur in phases to be completed by Sept. 30, 2013.

The division describes itself as responsible for ensuring that the nation’s commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged.

USDA said that both improved technology and work-share agreements had reduced the need for having 15 district offices.

“The USDA, like families and businesses across the country, cannot continue to operate like we did 50 years ago,” Vilsack said, in a statement announcing cuts and closures throughout the department. “We must innovate, modernize and be better stewards of the taxpayers’ dollars.”

— Schools reporter Mark Fagan can be reached at 832-7188.

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BRIEFLY Rollover accident blocks U.S. 59 traffic U.S. Highway 59 north of Oskaloosa was blocked Monday morning after a Jefferson County vehicle pulling a trailer rolled over, Sheriff Jeff Herrig said.

Herrig said at 9:40 a.m. that no one was injured after the driver rolled the vehicle and that it was blocking both lanes of the highway about 2 miles north of Oskaloosa.

Traffic was rerouted to a county road near the highway.

It was a Jefferson County Road Department vehicle, and the county sent another vehicle to help clear it from the highway, Herrig said. According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, the highway reopened later Monday morning.

KU School of Education receives $2.5M gift A Kansas University alumnus and his wife have made a $2.5 million commitment to establish an endowed scholarship program at KU’s School of Education, which is the largest

gift in the school’s history.

The donors want to remain anonymous.

The gift, which will count toward the Far Above: The Campaign for Kansas fundraising campaign, will include funding for KANSAS specialUNIVERSITY ized work in acquiring leadership skills connected to the organizational change disciplines outlined in Peter Senge’s book, “The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization.”

Rick Ginsberg, KU’s dean of the education school, said in a written statement that he appreciated the support of the donors.

“We thank the donors for this generous gift,” Ginsberg said in the statement. “The intent is to provide undergraduate students the opportunity to be supported in their quest to become leaders with organizational understanding and appreciation of the larger system in which their work is embedded.”

be from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the following Wednesdays: Jan. 11, Jan. 25, Feb. 8 and Feb. 22.

Each field trip will have its own A Kansas University associtheme. Cost is $5 per child per ate professor of philosophy is hike. scheduled to be the keynote Registration for the hikes speaker at the governor’s can be submitted online at annual Martin Luther King Jr. lprd.org or by visiting any Celebration on Thursday.

Parks and Recreation facility Derrick Darby’s work has including: Prairie Park Nature connected philosophy with isCenter, 2730 Harper St.; Indoor sues and concerns that impact Aquatic Center, 4706 Overblack America. His most recent land Drive; The Community book is “Rights, Race and RecBuilding, 115 W. 11th St.; East ognition.”

Lawrence Recreation Center, He was one of four profes1245 E. 15th St.; Holcom Park sors to receive a University Recreation Center, 2700 W. Scholarly Achievement Award 27th St.; and Parks and Recin 2011 for his work. reation Administrative Office, The celebration will begin with 947 N.H., Suite 200B. a ceremonial march led by the For more information, Topeka High School drumline contact the nature center at at 11:45 a.m., followed by a cer832-7980. emony at Topeka High School, 800 SW 10th St., in Topeka.

Other state and civic leaders Nature center offers are also expected to particichance to watch eagles pate in the ceremony.

The Prairie Park Nature Center is offering a field trip Nature center hosting from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday winter hiking club to watch American eagles.

The field trip will include Prairie Park Nature Center is looking at a nest and the offering an after-school hiking eagles’ habitat. The field trip is program for children ages 7 to 12. open to anyone 18 and older, The Winter Hiking Club will and the cost is $15 per person.

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At least five people are needed for the trip to take place.

Participants must come prepared to go for short hikes and cold weather. Binoculars and spotting scopes are available for use.

Registration for the hikes can be submitted online at lprd.org or by visiting any Parks and Recreation facility including: Prairie Park Nature Center, 2730 Harper St.; Indoor Aquatic Center, 4706 Overland Drive; The Community Building, 115 W. 11th St.; East Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 E. 15th St.; Holcom Park Recreation Center, 2700 W. 27th St.; Parks and Recreation Administrative Office, 947 N.H., Suite 200B. For more information, contact the nature center at 832-7980.

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Doctor to discuss book on WellCommons.com Dr. Kipp Van Camp, an interventional radiologist in Topeka, will be available Wednesday to discuss his new book, “Misdiagnosis: A Practicing Physician’s Case Study in Health Care Reform.”

He said the book covers the history of how we got to where we are, identifies what’s wrong and right with the system, provides details about the Affordable Care Act and proposes solutions.

Van Camp will be participating in an online chat at 3 p.m. on WellCommons.com. And, you can submit your questions anonymously at anytime at WellCommons/chats. Make sure to log back on to WellCommons.com during or after

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Paul Newman, World Market employee, United Kingdom “No one really stands out.

Probably Romney as a safe bet.”

Rex Hargis, Carlos O’Kelly’s server, Lawrence “Romney.”

• A burglary and theft of copper pipe and wire occurred overnight last week at Gertrude Sellards Pearson Hall, 500 W. 11th St., according to a Kansas University police report. The crime occurred between 3:40 p.m. Thursday and 6:55 a.m.

Friday at the residence hall.

Someone broke a window and removed the pipe and wire valued at $3,536.

• A suspect early Thursday morning at Rent-A-Center, 711 W. 23rd St., stole a laptop and damaged a glass door and table in a burglary at the business. According to a Lawrence police report, the suspect took a Toshiba laptop computer, valued at $487, and caused $800 in damage.

• A Benelli 12-gauge shotgun, 42-inch Vizio flat-screen television, an iPod Nano and a Nike GPS watch were stolen in a burglary in the 2100 block of Atchison Avenue. The items valued at $2,300 were stolen some time between 3:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The suspects used a blunt object to damage a sliding glass rear door to get inside the residence, according to a Lawrence police report.

• A 36-year-old Lawrence man reported someone stole his 1941 Massey Harris 101 senior tractor valued at $2,500 some time between Dec. 17 and noon Friday from the 500 block of Maple Street, according to a police report.

• Douglas County prosecutors have filed new charges against an 18-year-old Kansas University student who is accused of placing his former girlfriend in danger.

Trevor J. Benedict, of Perry, who already faces a juvenile child endangerment case, appeared before a judge from jail Monday on counts of aggravated child endangerment, a felony, and attempted violation of a protective order.

Prosecutors have said little about the cases against Benedict, but according to the charges in the new case, he’s accused on Aug. 23 of recklessly placing the girl, who is 17, in a situation in where her “life, body or health” were

HOSPITAL BIRTHS Chris and Tina Keeton, a girl, Lawrence, Monday

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BRIEFLY Hollywood Casino overlooks plan and other obstacles raised Tipsy Taxi serves that to $320 million. a turn of the NASCAR track record number of people in Kansas City, Kan. Its grand opening is scheduled for Feb. 3.

Nearly 900 people took Woman, 2 daughters On Friday, members of advantage of the Tipsy Taxi on die in Garden City fire the state Racing and Gaming New Year’s Eve, a record number for the program sponsored

by DCCCA, the drug prevention and substance abuse treatment agency.

The increased numbers were a result of more publicity about the service, which provided free rides home for people celebrating on New Year’s, said Jen Jordan, prevention coordinator at DCCCA. “There was just quite a lot of buzz about it,” said Jordan of the Tipsy Taxi, now in its 27th year.

The 877 people who received rides is more than double last year’s total of 420.

The program is funded by donations, primarily from area businesses, such as Johnny’s Tavern, which provided $200 this year.

“It’s part of my community responsibility,” said Rick Renfro, Johnny’s owner. Renfro said he’s been donating for the Tipsy Taxi every year and would like to see it expand to other days of the year.

Jordan said this year’s service cost about $2,000, though the agency raised less than $1,000. DCCCA is still accepting donations, and those interested can call Jordan at 785-841-4138.

Regulators to meet at new casino set to open KANSAS CITY, KAN. (AP) — State regulators will meet later this week at Kansas Speedway to review the operations of a state-owned casino set to open there next month.

Commission will review the casino’s plans for security, surveillance and financial and audit controls. They’ll also check its plans for preventing underage gambling.

The commission’s agenda says members will also discuss allowing the casino to admit customers for a controlled test of gambling operations before the grand opening.

Hollywood Casino will have 2,000 slot machines and 52 table games, along with five restaurants.

Restoration reveals Statehouse murals TOPEKA (AP) — Workers renovating the interior dome of the Statehouse in Topeka are getting a look at murals and other decorative elements that have been buried under 100 years of dirt.

Project manager Jim Rinner says the copper in the inner dome hasn’t been touched since it was put in.

Rinner and his crew are repairing large murals and plaster works that have been damaged by water. They also are polishing and restoring copper covering segments of the dome.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports proposals to spend an extra $21 million to replace the copper irritates some politicians.

When the project started in 2001, it was expected to cost $120 million. Additions to the

GARDEN CITY (AP) — Fire officials are investigating the cause of a blaze that killed a 26-year-old woman and her two daughters in Garden City.

Authorities identified the victims of Sunday’s blaze as Nichole Savoy and her daughters, 6-year-old Bryn Savoy and 22-month-old Madelyn Savoy.

The Garden City Telegram reports firefighters found the two girls in one bedroom and took them to a hospital, where they were pronounced dead.

Their mother was found dead in another bedroom.

Ruptured rail car dumps acid in creek HERINGTON (AP) — A ruptured rail car leaked up to 11,000 gallons of sulfuric acid into a creek in east-central Kansas.

Workers were busy Monday trying to remove the acid from Lime Creek in Herington.

The acid spilled Sunday after a Union Pacific rail car’s tank ruptured.

The Kansas health department warned area residents to avoid using water from the creek. And ranchers who water their cattle from the creek have been alerted.

The Wichita Eagle reports the accident happened when two Union Pacific cars bumped each other while the cars were being moved around the rail yard.

It is expected to take several days to clean up the spill.

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Van Camp owns a radiology company called Critical Imaging Associates in Topeka.

He also is owner and medical director of Rejuvenate Medical Spa, providing minimally invasive cosmetic medical procedures. He serves as an adjunct professor at Washburn University and Kansas University.

Van Camp is one of two hosts on a medical radio talk show called “Doctor’s Orders,” which airs on stations in Topeka and Kansas City.

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endangered. He’s also accused of driving by her residence in northwestern Douglas County on Nov. 10, while he was prohibited from going to the property by court order. In the juvenile case filed last year, prosecutors filed felony child endangerment charges against Benedict when he was 17 for an alleged incidents involving the girl in December 2010. A Douglas County Sheriff’s report for the 2010 incidents listed “unconsciousness” as the victim’s injury, but authorities provided no other details.

Benedict’s next hearing in the adult case is scheduled for Jan. 23. He remained in jail Monday in lieu of $60,000 bond in the juvenile case after his bail was increased in last month.

• A Douglas County judge sentenced a 40-year-old woman to serve one year on probation for a misdemeanor conviction related to a May arson case in Baldwin City. District Judge Sally Pokorny also ordered Rose Mary Pettibon, who now lives in Doniphan County, to continue with mental health counseling and treatment she is undergoing. Prosecutors said she would be required to pay restitution in the case. Pettibon pleaded no contest in December to criminal damage after she was initially faced an arson charge for a fire May 24 at a Baldwin City residence.

“I just know right now I am getting the help that I need,” Pettibon said in court Monday.

The Journal-World does not print accounts of all police reports filed.

The newspaper generally reports: • Burglaries, only with a loss of $1,000 or more, unless there are unusual circumstances. To protect victims, we generally don’t identify them by name.

• The names and circumstances of people arrested, only after they are charged.

• Assaults and batteries, only if major injuries are reported.

• Holdups and robberies.

CORRECTIONS A story Monday, ‘Girl Scouts change cookie tactics,’ listed an incorrect phone number.

Those interested in buying cookies or setting up a booth can contact Lisa Vanderbilt at 393-9972 or dccookies@ sbcglobal.net.

An article Monday incorrectly identified the title of Bart Dean. He is an associate professor of anthropology at Kansas University.

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THE UNSEASONABLY NICE WEATHER MONDAY allowed Colin Halliburton to walk home near Ninth and Vermont streets with his guitar he just bought from a local music store. Today will have similar warmer temperatures with a high of 54. See more on the forecast on page 10A.

Douglas County disputes claims in shooting range lawsuit

By George Diepenbrock gdiepenbrock@ljworld.com

Douglas County Commissioners are disputing claims made in a lawsuit that they “unreasonably and arbitrarily” approved a permit in October for a firing range at the Fraternal Order of Police lodge near Lone Star Lake.

“We just disagree with that and don’t believe that to be the case,” Douglas County counselor Evan Ice said.

“That’s going to be basically the tack we’ll be taking in court.”

A group of adjacent landowners or neighbors — William E. Roth, Mary S. Roth, Harry James Knoche and Ron Wilson — to the FOP property in December filed an appeal to the county-approved permit. Ronald Schneider, an attorney representing the plaintiffs, said his clients had concerns about safety.

In the lawsuit, Schneider has argued commissioners approved the permit without considering public health and safety issues, off-street parking and protections for children and people on nearby properties. The plaintiffs also have concerns their properties could decrease in value.

The county commissioners were listed as the defendants in the lawsuit, but the FOP lodge has since filed a motion to intervene in the suit and filed a response denying most of the plaintiffs’ complaints. Attorney Mike Riling said the FOP lodge members believe the county acted properly in granting the permit.

“The FOP owns the property, and the court is going to decide whether the property is going to be used in that manner,” Riling said. “I think the FOP should be a party” to the suit.

When the county commission approved the permit, it was the culmination of an COUNTY earlier fiveCOMMISSION year legal battle over whether the FOP lodge even needed one after operating a firing range on the 94-acre site for 40 years without a permit. The permit included regulations on hours of operation and a way to reduce noise levels. A judge eventually ruled in the county’s favor in that suit, requiring the FOP to obtain the permit.

As of Monday, District Judge Michael Malone had not scheduled any hearings yet in the most recent case.

— Reporter George Diepenbrock can be reached at 832-7144. Follow him at Twitter.com/gdiepenbrock.

WASHINGTON — In a jolt to the White House, President Barack Obama announced Monday that chief of staff William Daley was quitting and heading home, capping a short and rocky tenure that had been expected to last until Election Day. Obama budget chief Jack Lew, a figure long familiar with Washington’s ways, will take over one of the most consuming jobs in America.

Daley’s run as Obama’s chief manager and gatekeeper lasted only a year. It was filled with consequential moments for the White House, like the killing of al-Qaida terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, but also stumbles with Congress and grumbles that Daley was not the right choice to coordinate an intense operation of ideas, offices and egos.

Obama said he reluctantly accepted the news and at first refused to accept Daley’s post-holidays resignation letter last week.

Daley did not waver, expressing to his boss a desire to get back to his family in Chicago, where Daleys have dominated city politics for decades.

But he offered no explanation on Monday about what accelerated his decision; he had committed to Obama that he would stay on through the election.

It apparently became clear that the fit was no longer working for either side. Senior adviser Pete Rouse had already taken on more of the day-to-day management.

Stepping in is the mild-mannered Lew, who began his career on Capitol Hill, where he spent nearly a decade as principal domestic policy adviser to the late House Speaker Tip O’Neill. Lew, 56, has worked for Obama as a deputy secretary of state before becoming budget director, the same position he held in the Clinton administration.

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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, FLANKED BY OUTGOING WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF WILLIAM DALEY, right, and his replacement, current Budget Director Jack Lew, announces the change on Monday in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington. ness ties and experience as a commerce secretary. Yet as an outsider, he did not personally know Obama well, meaning he was forced to figure out the president and run his operation simultaneously. He did not seem to mesh as the one, more than anyone, charged with ensuring a smooth operation.

The president delivered the other side of the story, describing Daley as highly influential and effective.

White House officials said that to the degree Daley gets blame for any missteps, he also deserves credit for his work during a remarkably demanding year that ended on a high for Obama, with a political victory over House Republicans in getting a payroll tax cut extended.

“No one in my administration has had to make more important decisions more quickly than Bill. And that’s why I think this decision was difficult for me,” Obama said

in a State Dining Room that was nearly empty except for the assembled media.

The mood was decidedly more low-key than other transitions involving the top staff job at the White House.

Obama now plows ahead in an election year with his third chief of staff — one of the most crucial positions in government and politics. Daley had replaced the colorful and involved-in-everything Rahm Emanuel, who left the job to run for Chicago mayor, a position he now holds.

Rouse also served as interim chief of staff for a stretch.

KU hires new director Romney draws flak on of federal relations eve of N.H. primary

represent the state’s flagship university and work closely with the Kansas congressional Kansas University has hired delegation. My focus will be Jack Cline, who has experience to illuminate the chancellor’s working at universities and in priorities every day on Capitol politics, to fill its director of Hill, and my door will always federal relations position. be open to the KU communiCline had been serving as ty,” Cline said in the statement. assistant vice president for He will report to Tim Cafederal relations for the Uni- boni, KU’s vice chancellor versity of Massachufor public affairs. setts since 2007.

“He has a really He holds two leadelegant understandership positions with ing of higher educathe Association of tion policy, coupled Public and Landwith a really in-depth grant Universities, understanding of the serving on the APLU legislative process,” KANSAS Council of Govern- UNIVERSITY Caboni said. mental Affairs ExecThe position had utive Committee and on the been vacant since last May, group’s Budget Task Force. when Keith Yehle left KU to Cline also served as execu- join Sandia National Laborative director of gubernatorial tories in Albuquerque, N.M. appointments and personnel Yehle had been in the posifor then-Massachusetts Gov. tion since June 2005.

Mitt Romney, according to a In his new position, Cline KU statement. He also worked will make $160,000 per year for Massachusetts Gov. Paul and will be based out of the Cellucci and served on the Washington area. professional staff for U.S. — Higher education reporter Andy Hyland can Congressman John Boehner.

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8 groups awarded total of $20,000 in grants Douglas County Community Foundation has announced eight groups received a total of $20,000 in grants to preserve nature and educate others about the environment.

Lawrence-Douglas County Planning and Development Services will use the grant to help fund countywide bikeway planning.

Prairie Moon Waldorf School received funds to build a greenhouse.

The Lawrence Arts Center will work with teachers to create instructional materials that integrate environmental science with art.

Ecumenical Christian Ministries will finish the boardwalk at the Haskell wetlands, and

sponsor a film and discussion series called Journey of the Universe.

Sancta Maria School in Eudora will offer students opportunities to study the natural habitat of the Wakarusa River.

The Grassland Heritage Foundation will expand its annual Purple Loosestrife Eradication Day.

The Black Jack Battlefield Trust will install trail markers and educational signs along nature trails.

The Kansas Land Trust will upgrade presentation tools used to educate landowners about preservation.

The grants are from the Elizabeth Schultz Environmental Fund.

By David Espo and Kasie Hunt Associated Press

NASHUA, N.H. — Republican front-runner Mitt Romney stumbled down the homestretch of the New Hampshire primary on Monday, declaring, “I like being able to fire people who provide services to me” as his rivals intensified already fierce criticism.

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Romney enjoys firing people.

I enjoy creating jobs,” said former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, who has staked his candidacy on a strong showing in today’s primary and has shown signs of gaining ground in recent polls.

Adding insult to any injury, Texas Gov. Rick Perry posted a ringtone to his campaign website that consisted of Romney saying, “I like being able to fire people,” over and over.

Romney is the odds-on favorite in New Hampshire, and Huntsman as well as other Republicans who are contesting the state have generally been content to vie for second place in hopes of emerging as his main rival in the South Carolina primary on Jan. 21.

“Second place would be a dream come true,” said former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, as he raced through a final full New Hampshire campaign day that began before sunrise and stretched for more than 14 hours. The former Pennsylvania senator finished a surprising second in last week’s Iowa caucuses, but without money for television ads he has appeared to struggle as he seeks to convert that into momentum.

Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, won in Iowa by eight votes. A victory in New Hampshire would make him the first Republican in a contested presidential

nomination battle to capture the first two races of the campaign since Iowa began leading off for the GOP in 1976.

The battle has grown increasingly rancorous in recent days — both in New Hampshire and next-up South Carolina — with Santorum, Perry and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich escalating their attacks on Romney’s claim that a background in business uniquely qualifies him to help create American jobs.

At the same time, an organization that backs Gingrich has spread the word that it intends to spend $3.4 million on television ads in South Carolina that are expected to attack Romney with gusto.

“Now we’ll see if he has the broad shoulders and can stand the heat,” Gingrich said.

Romney’s remark about firing people was the second jarring moment for the frontrunner in less than 24 hours.

On Sunday afternoon, the millionaire businessman told an audience that he understood the fear of being laid off, adding, “there were a couple of times when I was worried I was going to get pink-slipped.” His aides refused to provide details.

On Monday morning, addressing the Nashua Chamber of Commerce, he said he wants individuals to be able to choose among different health insurance policies.

“That means the insurance company will have an incentive to keep you healthy. It also means if you don’t like what they do, you can fire them,” he said.

“I like being able to fire people who provide services to me. If someone doesn’t give me the good service I need, I’m going to go get somebody else to provide that service to me,” he added.

A few hours later, in a previously unscheduled appearance before reporters, Romney emphasized he had been talking about insurance companies.

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U.S. CITIZEN AMIR MIRZAEI HEKMATI, accused of spying for the CIA, sits in Tehran’s revolutionary court, in this Dec. 27 image made from IRIB TV. An Iranian court has sentenced Hekmati to death.

Iran sentences ex-Marine to death in CIA case

By Brian Murphy and Nasser Karimi Associated Press

TEHRAN, IRAN — A former U.S. Marine interpreter arrested while on a trip to visit his Iranian grandmothers has been sentenced to death as a CIA spy, state radio reported Monday, in a case likely to become a new flashpoint in the escalating tensions between Tehran’s defiance over its nuclear program and Washington’s efforts to impose more crippling sanctions.

It was the first time an American citizen has been sentenced to death in Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, according to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.

“We are seriously concerned regarding the death sentence, secrecy, and continued lack of transparency surrounding the prosecution,” said Hadi Ghaemi, a spokesman for the New York-based group.

The espionage charges against Arizona-born Amir Mirzaei Hekmati were similar to previous prosecutions against Americans who were sentenced to jail time and later freed, including an Iranian-American journalist in 2009 and three U.S. citizens detained along the Iraq border. Iranian prosecutors, however, had stressed Hekmati’s links to the U.S. military in calling for capital punishment.

In Washington, National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor described Hekmati, 28, as a victim of false charges and said the U.S. was working with allies

to “convey our condemnation to the Iranian government.”

“Allegations that Mr. Hekmati either worked for, or was sent to Iran by the CIA, are simply untrue. The Iranian regime has a history of falsely accusing people of being spies, of eliciting forced confessions, and of holding innocent Americans for political reasons,” said State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland.

Regardless of the facts of the case, Iranian officials may now see Hekmati as a potential bargaining chip in efforts to fend off tighter U.S.-led sanctions that could undercut Iran’s oil industry.

Iran has recently ramped up its warnings about U.S. economic pressures and military involvement in the region, including threatening to use warships to close off vital oil tanker traffic in the Gulf and displaying a captured CIA surveillance drone last month as evidence of what it called covert plots by Washington.

Swiss diplomats, who represent the U.S. interests in Iran because Washington and Tehran have no diplomatic relations, have tried unsuccessfully to gain access to Hekmati, who graduated from high school in Michigan. Hekmati claims dual citizenship, but Iran considers anyone born to an Iranian father to be a citizen solely of the Islamic Republic.

Hekmati’s mother, Behnaz, said she and her husband, Ali, a professor at a community college in Flint, Mich., were “shocked and terrified” by the conviction and death sentence.

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By Kimberly Hefling Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Young elementary school students should use the proper names for body parts and, by the end of fifth grade, know that sexual orientation is “the romantic attraction of an individual to someone of the same gender or a different gender,” according to new sexual education guidelines released Monday by a coalition of health and education groups.

The nonbinding recommendations to states and school districts seek to encourage age-appropriate discussions about sex, bullying and healthy relationships, starting with a foundation even before second grade.

By presenting minimum standards that schools can use to formulate school curriculums for each age level, the groups hope that schools can build a sequential foundation that in the long term will better help teens as they grow into adults.

Experts say schools across America are inconsistent in how they address such sensitive topics.

Despite awareness of bullying, for example, Debra Hauser, president of Advocates for Youth, one of the groups involved with creating the standards, said some schools don’t address it — or at least not in relation to sexual orientation or gender identity, which is where she said a lot of the bullying occurs.

“They should tackle it head on,” Hauser said.

Other organizations involved with the release include the American Association of Health Education, the American School Health Association, the National Education Association — Health Information Network, the Society of State Leaders of Health and Physical Education, and the Future of Sex Education Initiative. The latest suggestions were already drawing less enthusiastic reactions from some.

BUSINESS AT A GLANCE

Notable Tim Cook could well end up being the highest paid CEO in America in 2011, after Apple Inc. granted him a million restricted stock units last August for taking the reins shortly before cofounder Steve Jobs died.

A review of a securities filing shows Cook’s pay package was valued at $378 million. The vast majority came in a grant of a million restricted stock units worth $376 million at the time.

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GM likely to recapture global auto sales lead

By David McHugh and Tom Krisher Associated Press

DETROIT — General Motors Co. is on track to retake the title of world’s top-selling automaker, riding strong sales in the U.S. and China to beat Volkswagen and Toyota.

GM, which lost the crown to Toyota in 2008 after holding it for more than seven decades, won’t release global sales numbers until later this month, but it’s on pace to finish 2011 at around 9 million cars and trucks, at least 800,000 more than its German and Japanese rivals.

Winning the global sales crown doesn’t mean much to a company’s bottom line, but for GM, it’s an example of just how far the company has come since it nearly collapsed in financial ruin back in 2009.

That year, the company sold only 7.5 million vehicles. GM executives have consistently said they’re more focused on making money than outselling Toyota or Volkswagen.

But it does boost employee morale and gives bragging rights to the winner.

Volkswagen AG on Monday said it sold a record 8.156

million vehicles last year, a 14 percent rise over 2010. The company expects a tough 2012, though. Toyota, whose production suffered from the tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster, had earlier reported sales of 7.9 million vehicles in 2011.

GM, meanwhile, sold almost 7 million vehicles worldwide in the first three quarters and is expected to reach around 9 million for 2011.

At GM, the company’s recent new products are far more appealing than the company’s offerings in past years when Toyota took the crown away, says Jeff Schuster, senior vice president of forecasting for LMC Automotive, an industry consulting company in Troy, Michigan.

Other manufacturers have passed Toyota partly because its car production was paralyzed by Japan’s earthquake and nuclear disaster last year. But rivals also developed stylish vehicles that are drawing more customers.

“They’re not pushing their designs as much as others in terms of new looks and feel,” Schuster says of Toyota.

“The market has changed.”

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Welcome news The state’s involvement in attracting the API Foils corporate headquarters to Lawrence reflects a welcome shift in economic development strategy.

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he recent announcement that API Foils will move its corporate headquarters from New Jersey to Lawrence’s East Hills Business Park is welcome news.

How the deal got done makes it even sweeter.

The city landed API Foils and the 17 highlevel executive positions that will move with the headquarters without offering a tax abatement or any other local incentive. Even just five years ago, it would have been hard to imagine the city winning this deal — which will produce jobs that pay more than $50,000 per year — without putting forward some significant local financial incentives.

But the environment has changed some on the economic development front. For that, the state of Kansas deserves some credit.

State officials offered significant incentives to attract API Foils to Kansas. The most significant incentive was the state’s revamped PEAK program, which allows companies to retain up to 95 percent of the state payroll withholding tax on eligible employees for a certain time period.

Couple incentives like that with the state’s property tax system that now makes most business equipment and machinery tax exempt, and the state has some real selling points in attracting new business. Of course, incentives can be taken too far. But during this prolonged economic downturn, now is a good time to be aggressive in attracting new business.

It is encouraging to see the state taking a more active role in this process, rather than relying on local communities to just duke it out on their own. One of the worst aspects of property tax abatements and other incentives is that they promote an unhealthy competition between communities within a state.

If Olathe, for example, offers a tax abatement at one level, there is pressure for Lawrence to offer a tax abatement at a higher level. It can become a race to the bottom, but, unfortunately, it has been a race that communities must enter if they want to be serious about promoting job growth.

If state officials could make it clear that the state will be the leader in offering economic development incentives, that could create a healthier and more coordinated environment for economic development in Kansas. It would create an environment where companies would be more likely to choose a community based on their workforce needs, geographic requirements and other factors.

Lawrence would stand to win more than it loses in such an environment.

In the meantime, Lawrence should be extremely pleased with its latest victory. API Foils — which makes the shiny foils used on greeting cards, high-end labels and other packaging — has had a production plant in Lawrence since 1995. The company’s decision to move its corporate headquarters to Lawrence speaks well of API’s experience in Lawrence.

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Ahmadinejad’s Latin ‘tour of tyrants’ Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be visiting Latin America this week for the fifth time since 2007 — as often as U.S. presidents over the same period with an itinerary that includes more countries than they did. He must have powerful reasons to spend so much time in the region.

Ahmadinejad’s five-day trip to Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba and Ecuador — which U.S. House Foreign Relations Committee chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Miami, has labeled a “tour of tyrants” — comes at a time of growing international tensions over Iran’s failure to comply with United Nations nuclear non-proliferation agreements.

The United States and the 27-country European Community have announced new economic sanctions on Iran, including a possible European oil embargo, following a November United Nations report that Iran is likely to be developing a nuclear bomb. Iran is threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz, where 35 percent of the world’s oil goes through, if U.S. and European sanctions limit its oil exports.

There are two major theories within the U.S. diplomatic community on Ahmadinejad’s trip: U.S. foreign policy hard-liners, including most Republican presidential candidates, say Iran’s growing presence in Latin America is a demonstration of power by a terrorist regime.

“The Iranians have a vision of themselves of being a global power and they feel that they

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Asked about Ahmadinejad’s trip, a well-placed State Department official told me that it’s a frantic effort to break his growing domestic and international isolation.”

have the momentum,” says Roger Noriega, a Republican foreign policy hawk who headed the U.S. State Department’s Latin American affairs office during the George W. Bush presidency.

“They feel that they blocked the U.S. presence in Iraq, they are angling to undermine the U.S. agreement with Afghanistan, and they want to challenge us in our neighborhood,” he adds.

According to Noriega, Iran is getting help from Venezuela, and perhaps from Ecuador, to mine uranium for its nuclear program. In addition, Iran is building a network of local operatives in Latin America to strike

back at U.S. and Israeli targets in the region should there be a military attack against Iran’s nuclear facilities, Noriega says.

The United States says Iran is the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism, providing weapons to several terrorist groups and actively promoting suicide bombings in the Middle East. Argentina has also accused Iran of carrying out bloody bombings against the Israeli Embassy and a Jewish community center in 1992 and 1994.

U.S. foreign policy moderates, on the other hand, side with the State Department’s view that Ahmadinejad’s visit to Latin America may be a sign of weakness.

The Iranian leader is increasingly isolated at home and abroad, U.S. moderates say, and is desperately seeking to project an image of strength by showing his countrymen that he is being welcomed abroad.

At home, Ahmadinejad has lost the support of the nation’s fundamentalist supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and at the same time faces a growing challenge from reformist leaders such as presidential hopeful Mir Hossein Mousavi.

Iran’s economy is deteriorating badly, and new international sanctions could make things worse.

Rising food prices could drive up public discontent, which has already risen significantly since the regime’s brutal repression of protests over Ahmadinejad’s dubious 2009 electoral victory.

Meantime, Syria’s regime — Iran’s closest Middle Eastern

ally — is increasingly threatened by an internal revolt.

Asked about Ahmadinejad’s trip, a well-placed State Department official told me that it’s a frantic effort to break his growing domestic and international isolation. As for allegations that Iran is getting nuclear cooperation from Venezuela, and may be creating local terrorist networks in the region, the official said that “Iran’s threat to the U.S. national security interests in Latin America is latent, rather than active.”

My opinion: I tend to side with the moderates, in that Iran’s fascist ruler is trying to show his people at home that he is not a world pariah and that he is still received as a world figure abroad.

Still, the Latin American presidents who are welcoming him are not only embracing a tyranny — which, according to Amnesty International, severely restricts fundamental freedoms and executed up to 552 people last year, more than any other country except China — but may also be setting up violent support groups in Latin America to use as an insurance policy against an attack on its nuclear facilities.

By welcoming Ahmadinejad, they are importing a foreign conflict, and that can only bring bad things to the region. The 1990s bombings in Argentina speak for themselves.

— Andres Oppenheimer is a Latin America correspondent for the Miami Herald.

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U.S. must re-enter space race President Obama’s decision in 2010 to cut NASA’s budget and abandon the Constellation program, established by the Bush administration, which was charged with returning Americans to the moon by 2020 and creating an “extended human presence on the moon,” has created a vacuum, which China will attempt to fill.

China has announced an ambitious five-year plan that includes the launch of space laboratories, a manned spaceship to the moon and the creation of its own global satellite navigation system that will almost certainly be used for military purposes.

The announcement comes six months after the United States ended the space shuttle program, leaving Russia and China as the only countries now capable of sending humans into space. The U.S. must now use Russian rocketry for visits to the International Space Station. How humbling is this? Having “beaten” the Russians to the moon, we must now ask for permission — and pay them — to go where we once boldly went before in Americanmade rockets.

During the glory days of the U.S. space program, the Soviet Union and the Cold War provided the impetus for America’s fledgling efforts in space. NASA’s mission was to fulfill President John F. Kennedy’s 1961 pledge to put men on the moon by the end of the 1960s. When Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon’s surface on July 20, 1969, America and the world cheered. An estimated half-billion people watched on

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Who doubts that China will use trips to the moon to build a permanent colony and will operate that colony, at least in part, to further its military goals?”

TV as Armstrong proclaimed, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” It was a triumph not only of American science and ingenuity, but a ratification of our way of life and its superiority to communism.

Just as a nation cannot rebuild a gutted military overnight, neither can America reconstitute a space program that has seen many of its scientists and technicians retire or find jobs in other industries.

Who doubts that China will use trips to the moon to build a permanent colony and will operate that colony, at least in part, to further its military goals? China certainly will have the capability through its own GPS system to jam or make mischief with America’s global positioning system network. Does anyone think a nation that hacks into U.S. government computers, stealing secrets,

would not use a moon base to advance its interests?

Who thinks China lacks the financial resources to fulfill its fiveyear plan? The Chinese are flush with money we pay them for goods made there and sold here.

The next president should declare a rebirth of the U.S. space program with clear goals, such as a U.S. moon colony and a trip to Mars. A reduction in unnecessary government spending will help pay for it. Other democratic nations might share the financial burden and receive some benefits. We cannot afford to allow China to become the new leader in space exploration.

Many former U.S. astronauts and NASA employees have criticized the Obama administration’s retreat from manned spaceflight. In 2010, Neil Armstrong told the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology that the Obama administration’s decision to end moon exploration and other projects contributes to a “substantial erosion of the United States’ historically highly regarded space industrial base,” which has led to “a reduction in the number of students pursuing advanced engineering degrees.” He added, “A lead — however earnestly and expensively won — once lost is nearly impossible to regain.”

There will be a space leader in the 21st century. If that leader is China and not the U.S., we will pay a heavy price that will cost us far more than money.

— Cal Thomas is a columnist for Tribune Media Services.

To the editor: Last week, House Speaker Mike O’Neal forwarded to fellow Republicans an email that refers to President Obama and a Bible verse that says “Let his days be few and brief.” If that same email had been forwarded from a Pakistani exchange student to other Near Eastern exchange students, the FBI would place them at the top of their potential terrorist list.

A few days later, Speaker O’Neal forwarded another email that refers to first lady Michelle Obama as “Mrs. YoMama” and compares a photograph of her to a picture of a Grinch. When do we stop mincing words and accept the fact that our House speaker and the other rightwing politicians reading and passing on this garbage are simply bigots. I can accept the fact that he does not agree with the president’s political views. I cannot accept the low rent, ignorant, bigoted hate talk being promoted by O’Neal and other wing-nut politicians.

Kansas is starting to look like the 1950s Mississippi.

We are better than that, and it’s time we elected people who represented real Kansas values. I don’t care if they are Republican or Democrat, but please elect some civilized people.

E. Kent Hayes Lawrence

Romney claim To the editor: Not only is Mitt Romney’s accusation that President Obama is practicing “crony capitalism” ludicrous; it is really frightening. OMG. Romney is accusing the president of being a Republican.

Jack Altman, Lawrence

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POP: Probability of Precipitation

Kearney 54/26

McCook 56/24 Oberlin 58/26 Goodland 58/21

Beatrice 54/29

Oakley 58/23

Russell Salina 55/29 56/29

Manhattan 56/25 Topeka 54/27 Emporia 56/26

Great Bend 54/30 Dodge City 56/25

Kansas City 55/34

Chillicothe 52/30 Marshall 51/33

Lawrence Kansas City 55/32 54/27

Sedalia 51/33

Nevada 56/30

Chanute 54/32

Hutchinson 57/26 Wichita Pratt 56/28 56/27

Garden City 56/26 Liberal 56/27

Centerville 51/31

St. Joseph 54/29

Sabetha 52/27

Concordia 55/28 Hays 54/28

Clarinda 53/25

Lincoln 54/28

Grand Island 56/27

Springfield 54/32

Coffeyville Joplin 52/33 56/30

Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

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53°/15° 38°/18° 59° in 1990 -16° in 1982

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NATIONAL FORECAST

Seattle 42/31

SUN & MOON Today

Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Last

7:40 a.m.

5:17 p.m.

7:09 p.m.

8:19 a.m.

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Billings 42/13

Wed.

7:39 a.m.

5:18 p.m.

8:16 p.m.

8:54 a.m.

First

Minneapolis 44/26 San Francisco 56/40

Full

Jan 23

Jan 30

Denver 54/21

LAKE LEVELS

As of 7 a.m. Monday Lake

Clinton Perry Pomona

Level (ft)

873.67 891.57 973.25

Discharge (cfs)

9 25 15

INTERNATIONAL CITIES Cities Acapulco Amsterdam Athens Baghdad Bangkok Beijing Berlin Brussels Buenos Aires Cairo Calgary Dublin Geneva Hong Kong Jerusalem Kabul London Madrid Mexico City Montreal Moscow New Delhi Oslo Paris Rio de Janeiro Rome Seoul Singapore Stockholm Sydney Tokyo Toronto Vancouver Vienna Warsaw Winnipeg

Today Hi Lo W 88 72 s 47 46 pc 47 39 pc 65 41 s 88 73 s 37 16 s 39 31 pc 44 35 pc 99 72 t 61 48 s 24 -3 c 50 43 pc 44 35 s 64 59 pc 56 38 pc 43 17 s 52 43 pc 55 34 s 73 43 pc 36 10 sn 28 12 sn 64 48 s 34 29 c 50 38 c 83 74 t 52 36 s 36 16 s 82 75 t 34 28 pc 84 66 s 49 39 pc 38 30 c 42 30 pc 35 31 pc 38 29 sf 34 3 c

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Atlanta 65/53

Shown are today’s noon positions of weather systems and precipitation.

Temperature bands are highs for today.

Houston 60/43 Miami 78/68

Fronts Cold

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Washington 54/36

Kansas City 55/32

El Paso 52/36

Feb 7

New York 49/35

Chicago 50/32

Los Angeles 69/51

Jan 16

Detroit 46/30

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-10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s National Summary: Rain, thunderstorms and fog will affect the South Central states today. Much of the Upper Midwest, Northeast and Southwest will be dry.

Snow will fall over the northern Rockies and High Plains. A bit of rain will skirt northern California and southwestern Oregon.

Today Wed. Today Wed. Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W 59 48 r 59 37 c Albuquerque 47 28 s 51 26 pc Memphis 78 68 pc 79 65 t Anchorage 27 24 sn 31 19 sn Miami 48 31 pc 43 21 pc Atlanta 65 53 pc 62 46 sh Milwaukee Minneapolis 44 26 pc 29 7 sn Austin 58 33 pc 68 32 s Nashville 58 47 pc 61 37 r Baltimore 52 33 s 52 42 r New Orleans 72 49 r 64 47 pc Birmingham 68 54 t 64 41 r 49 35 s 46 39 pc Boise 45 17 c 35 23 pc New York 54 29 s 36 14 pc Boston 46 30 pc 40 34 pc Omaha 76 61 pc 76 54 t Buffalo 38 30 c 47 34 pc Orlando 50 34 s 46 40 r Cheyenne 50 16 pc 21 8 sn Philadelphia 66 42 s 66 46 pc Chicago 50 32 s 48 24 pc Phoenix Pittsburgh 45 31 s 47 37 r Cincinnati 52 34 s 51 31 r Portland, ME 42 18 pc 33 28 c Cleveland 44 31 pc 46 36 c Portland, OR 46 29 pc 44 27 s Dallas 46 36 r 64 32 s 48 21 c 47 20 s Denver 54 21 pc 29 8 sn Reno 60 34 s 54 45 r Des Moines 53 28 s 34 12 pc Richmond Sacramento 60 32 c 60 31 s Detroit 46 30 pc 47 31 c 52 38 pc 51 26 pc El Paso 52 36 pc 60 36 pc St. Louis Fairbanks -4 -10 c 4 -7 sn Salt Lake City 42 27 pc 38 15 pc San Diego 66 50 s 63 50 pc Honolulu 80 67 s 81 65 s San Francisco 56 40 pc 60 41 s Houston 60 43 c 68 43 s Seattle 42 31 pc 44 29 s Indianapolis 52 33 s 49 28 r 36 15 sn 28 13 pc Kansas City 55 32 pc 43 15 pc Spokane Tucson 66 39 s 67 45 pc Las Vegas 62 42 s 62 42 s 48 31 r 55 22 pc Little Rock 56 40 r 59 33 pc Tulsa 54 36 s 48 41 r Los Angeles 69 51 s 67 51 pc Wash., DC National extremes yesterday for the 48 contiguous states High: Fort Myers, FL 82° Low: Clayton Lake, ME -9°

WEATHER HISTORY

The heaviest snowstorm ever to affect the Southeast coast of the United States struck on Jan. 10, 1800. Along the St. Mary’s River in northern Florida, 5 inches of snow fell.

WEATHER TRIVIA™

Q: What are snow rollers?

Snowballs made by the wind.

Temperature

REGIONAL CITIES

Today Wed. Today Wed. Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W 47 20 pc Atchison 54 27 pc 44 15 pc Independence 53 34 c 56 25 pc 42 13 pc Belton 54 33 c 47 17 pc Fort Riley 52 33 c 47 16 pc Burlington 55 27 c 46 15 pc Olathe 55 22 pc Coffeyville 52 33 c 48 21 pc Osage Beach 52 32 c 54 28 c 47 13 pc Concordia 55 28 pc 36 9 pc Osage City 52 30 c 47 16 pc Dodge City 56 25 pc 41 10 pc Ottawa 56 28 c 44 15 pc Holton 54 27 pc 43 15 pc Wichita Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

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LAWRENCE ALMANAC Through 8 p.m. Monday.

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Red Dog’s Dog Days winter workout, 6 a.m., Allen Fieldhouse, Enter through the south doors and meet on the southeast corner of the second floor.

Computer Troubleshooting, 10 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt. Blood drive, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Hy-Vee, 3504 Clinton Parkway.

Blood drive, noon-6 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2104 Bob Billings Parkway.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County, 5:15 p.m., 536 Fireside Court, Suite B. Information meeting for prospective volunteers.

For more information, call 843-7359.

Lonnie Ray’s open jam session, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third St. Lawrence City Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St. Talk on “Music Matters”

by Dr. Trilla Lyerla, 7 p.m., Lumberyard Arts Center, 718 High St., Baldwin City.

Auditions: “Becky’s New Car,” 7 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 1501 N.H. Herbs study group, 7 p.m., Unitarian Fellowship, 1263 N. 1100 Road.

Free swing dancing lessons and dance, 8-11 p.m., Ecumenical Campus Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Poker Night, 8 p.m., Applebee’s, 2520 Iowa.

Trivia Night at the Jayhawker, 8-10 p.m., Eldridge Hotel, 701 Mass.

Teller’s Family Night, 9 p.m.-midnight, 746 Mass.

Tuesday Night Karaoke, 9 p.m., Wayne & Larry’s Sports Bar & Grill, 933 Iowa.

Live jazz at The Casbah, 9 p.m., 803 Mass.

11 WEDNESDAY

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County, noon, 536 Fireside Court, Suite B. Information meeting for prospective volunteers. For more information, call 8437359.

Girl Scout Cookie booth, 2-5 p.m., 808 Mass.

Douglas County Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., Douglas County Courthouse, 1100 Mass.

Conroy’s Trivia, 7:30 p.m., Conroy’s Pub, 3115 W. Sixth St. Free salsa lessons, 8:309:30 p.m., Taste Lounge, 804 W. 24th St. Pride Night, 9 p.m., Wilde’s Chateau, 2412 Iowa.

Dollar Bowling, 9:30 p.m., Royal Crest Lanes, 933 Iowa.

12 THURSDAY

Red Dog’s Dog Days winter workout, 6 a.m., Allen Fieldhouse, Enter through the south doors and meet on the southeast corner of the second floor.

Reader Resources on the Web, 10 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt. Senior Information Hour, 2-3 p.m., Meadowlark Estates, 4430 Bauer Farm Drive.

Theology on Tap, discussion of a selected religion topic, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Henry’s, 11 E. Eighth St. Lawrence school district’s annual Martin Luther King Educational Event,

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It’s Karaoke Time with Sam and Duckie Tonight, it’s a karaoke massacre on Mass. as “It’s Karaoke Time with Sam and Duckie” is at the Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass. Like all karaoke, the key factors to success are fantastic hosts and even better drink specials, of which the Jackpot has both. The duo who host are lively and enthusiastic, and whether the performer sounds like an “American Idol” reject or a hidden gem, they treat the person with the same amount of welcoming and excitement. The result is a karaoke environment where everyone is encouraged to sing, even if they probably shouldn’t. It starts at 10 p.m. There’s no cover, and you must be at least 18 to enter.

6:30 p.m., Free State High School, 4700 Overland Drive.

Junkyard Jazz Band, 7 p.m., American Legion, 3408 W. Sixth St. Lawrence Arts & Crafts group, 7-9 p.m., Java Break, 17 E. Seventh St. Poker Night, 8 p.m., Applebee’s, 2520 Iowa.

Team trivia, 9 p.m., Johnny’s West, 721 Wakarusa Drive.

13 FRIDAY

Story Slam, Theme: Cold, 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H. Girlyman, 7:30 p.m., Unity Church of Lawrence, 901 Madeline Lane.

Free Community Yoga Class, 7:30-8:45 p.m., Breathe Holistic Life Center, 1407 Mass.

Fiesta Latina at the Chateau, 9 p.m., Wilde’s Chateau, 2412 Iowa.

14 SATURDAY

Red Dog’s Dog Days, 7:30 a.m., parking lot behind Kizer-Cummings Jewelry, Ninth and Vermont streets.

Free First Time Homebuyer Workshop, sponsored by Tenants to Homeowners, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., United Way Building, 2518 Ridge Court.

FCE program, Knife Skills, 9:30-11 a.m., Douglas County Extension Office, 2110 Harper St. Magic Extravaganza for 5-12-year-olds, 10:30 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.

Movie Book Club for 8-12-year-olds, 1 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt. Ragtime Piano Rehearsal /Jam Session, 2-4 p.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.

Magic Extravaganza for 5-12-year-olds, 2:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt. Americana Music Academy Saturday Jam, 3 p.m., Americana Music Academy, 1419 Mass.

Word of Mouth, 7-11 p.m., The Oread, 1200 Oread Ave.

ONGOING

Watkins Community Museum of History exhibit: “It Happened on Mass Street: 150 Years in Lawrence,” featuring historic photographs and objects illustrating the growth of downtown Lawrence, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Tuesday through Saturday, 1047 Mass.

Freedom’s Frontier exhibit, Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, 1-4 p.m., Carnegie Building, 200 W. Ninth St. Lawrence Arts Center exhibits: Yesnomaybe Exhibition, collaborative works by Kristi Arnold, Eric Conrad and Yoonmi Nam, through Jan. 14; Lived: Living, works by Isadora Stowe and Jordan Schranz, through Jan. 14; Learning is Remembering, works

by Amber Hansen, through Jan. 14; Constellation, an aerial installation by Juniper Tangpuz; 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, 940 N.H. Lumberyard Arts Center exhibit: “Un-Juried” Art Exhibit, an eclectic collection of 2-D pieces submitted by artists from the Baldwin City and Lawrence areas, 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, through Jan. 28, 718 High St., Baldwin City.

Lawrence Public Library storytimes for January: Fun with Food storytime, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, Jan. 10-Jan.20; Toddler storytime resumes Jan. 24, 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays; Library storytime, 7 p.m. Thursdays and, after Jan. 24, 10:30 a.m.

Tuesdays and 10:30 a.m.

Fridays; Storytime in Spanish and English resumes Jan. 21, 10:30 a.m. Saturdays; Family storytime, 3:30 p.m.

Sundays; Books & Babies resumes Jan. 23, 10:30 a.m.

Mondays and 9:30 a.m., 10:10 a.m. and 10:40 a.m.

Wednesdays; Storytime in German resumes Jan. 31, 4 p.m. Tuesdays 707 Vt. Lawrence Public Library weekly teen programs for January: Wii Olympics for Teens, 7 p.m. Tuesdays; Gaming with the Pro, 3 p.m.

Wednesdays; Teen Zone Cafe, 4 p.m. Fridays; Saturday Teen Screen, 3 p.m.

Saturdays; Teen tutoring, 3 p.m. Sundays, 707 Vt.

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Some rematch: ’Bama rolls Tom Keegan tkeegan@ljworld.com

Robinson’s game (not head) expanding Two days after Thomas Robinson freed himself late during a coast-to-coast drive with a behind-the-back dribble, and five days after ESPN’s Dick Vitale chose him as his midseason college basketball player of the year, teammate Travis Releford talked about an advantage to Robinson flying solo.

“We can just take off,” Releford said. “We don’t have to wait for the pass.”

So, Thomas, do you have the green light to dribble the whole way?

His smile answered the question before he did.

“I wouldn’t say that,” Robinson said. “More like a yellow.”

Once a game, Robinson will do something he hadn’t done before, such as Saturday’s behind-theback dribble in transition in the victory in Norman, Okla. Afterward, he’ll smile and make sure to say he won’t make a habit of it.

He has hit a three-pointer, has played the point in transition setting up others for easy buckets and routinely has hit elbow and baseline jumpers, demonstrating how far his game has come so quickly.

Rebounding and scoring close to the basket remain his bread and his butter, and he hasn’t forgotten that.

Robinson (12.1 per game) ranks second in the nation in rebounding to Siena’s O.D. Anosike (12.4) and is tied for third with 10 double-doubles.

Averaging 17.5 points per game, Robinson has the same number of dunks (39) as the rest of the team combined. He’s shooting .534 from the field and .659 from the line.

None of those statistical achievements could be attained without Robinson’s most obvious, least talked-about improvement. He doesn’t commit personal fouls nearly as frequently.

As a freshman, Robinson got whistled for 5.5 fouls per 30 minutes, 4.2 per 30 as a sophomore and 2.7 this season.

Avoiding foul trouble has enabled Robinson to average 30.9 minutes per game, second only to Tyshawn Taylor (32.1).

Robinson has had passive defensive games, none worse than Davidson, but overall his coach has no complaints.

“I think he’s playing better defensively, I really do,” ninthyear Kansas coach Bill Self said. “I think he’s playing his man a little better before he catches it, and he has done a good job of staying out of foul trouble, knock on wood. I think he’s getting smarter.”

As a team, depth-challenged Kansas has avoided foul trouble.

“Against K-State, in a game in which there’s usually a ton of fouls called, we were able to play pretty consistently with our feet and our head and not do a ton of reaching and grabbing inside,” Self said.

The coach said he hasn’t talked to Robinson about Vitale’s mid-season award, which shows he doesn’t fear his best player’s head will swell from it.

“It’s a great compliment to hear that,” Robinson said. “But the Player of the Year’s not given out until the end of the year, so I’ve still got a lot more work to do. The whole focus is to get the conference championship and then win the tournament.”

Dave Martin/AP Photo

ALABAMA’S DRE KIRKPATRICK CELEBRATES a 21-0 victory over LSU in the BCS national championship Monday in New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Rematch of the Century, it wasn’t.

For Alabama, it was good enough for No. 1, if not a lot of style points.

The Crimson Tide romped to another BCS championship against top-ranked LSU with a smothering defensive performance Monday night, a numbing barrage of field goals and even a long-overdue trip to the end zone.

Final score: 21-0.

No. 2 Alabama posted the

first shutout in the 14-year history of the BCS, relying on Jeremy Shelley’s right leg for most of the points — he made a bowlrecord-tying five field goals — and letting its defense do the rest. It was the Tide’s second BCS title in three years.

“That was the message before the game: to finish,” coach Nick Saban said. “In fact, it was how bad do you want to finish?

We certainly didn’t play a perfect game, we got a field goal blocked, we couldn’t find the

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end zone for a long time, but we just kept playing.”

While only crimson-clad fans will remember this as a thing of beauty, Alabama (12-1) erased any doubts that it deserved to be in the title game over another one-loss team like Oklahoma State or Stanford.

Then again, one of those teams might have actually scored a touchdown before Alabama finally did, with 4:36 left Please see ’BAMA, page 5B

Releford scores Big 12 award

By Gary Bedore gbedore@ljworld.com

Chris Schneider/AP Photo

DENVER BRONCOS STRONG SAFETY CHRIS HARRIS (25) CELEBRATES with free safety Quinton Carter after Carter intercepted a pass by Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in the second quarter of their NFL wild-card playoff game Sunday in Denver. The Broncos won in overtime, leaving Harris — a Kansas University product — on one of just eight teams still alive.

Ex-Jayhawk Harris happy to have quarterback on his side in Denver

By Matt Tait mtait@ljworld.com

The first time former Kansas University defensive back Chris Harris met Tim Tebow, he was too fired up to notice.

“My first encounter with him was during (preseason) camp, the day they announced who made the team,” Harris said during a phone interview Monday afternoon.

Today, Harris, the undrafted free agent from Kansas, and

Tebow, the former first-round quarterback from Florida who possesses serious star power, have become key players on the Denver Broncos’ run into the second round of the NFL playoffs.

Although they play different positions and come from different places, Harris and Tebow represent what has made the Broncos successful this season. Both are tireless workers with tiny egos, and that mentality has meshed well with the rest of Denver’s ros-

ter. From veterans such as Champ Bailey and Brian Dawkins — both still grinding for that first Super Bowl ring in the twilight of Hall of Fame careers — to a stellar class of rookies that includes 2011 No. 2 overall pick and Pro Bowl selection Von Miller, the Broncos and first-year head coach John Fox consistently put the team ahead of everything. That led to an AFC West Division title and an upset of Please see HARRIS, page 3B

Travis Releford, who is known as Kansas University’s defensive stopper, put up some wildly impressive numbers on offense last week.

Those numbers — 28 points at Oklahoma and 16 (with a career-high 11 boards) against Kansas State — caught the attention of a media panel that Monday named the 6-foot-6 KU junior Big 12 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.

“When I first heard about it, I was a little surprised. I’ve never been Big 12 Player of the Week or come close to it. I’m just happy about it, I guess,” Releford said Monday afternoon.

Releford hit 15 of 24 shots for 62.5 percent during the two games, including five Releford of nine from three. He also made nine of 10 free throws with three assists and two steals.

“Coming into the game, I don’t say I have to score for us to win. We have Tyshawn (Taylor), Elijah (Johnson) and T-Rob (Thomas Robinson) to do that, and they have been doing that,” Releford said.

Robinson, in fact, has won Player of the Week honors three times this season.

“My goal is to come in and stop the other team’s best player on the wing or if I have to guard down low. That’s what I come into the game to do. The scoring just happens. My teammates find me in the right spots. With their scoring ability, it just opens up a lot for me. I don’t have to do much. I’m just playing off how they play,” Releford added.

KU coach Bill Self believes the Roeland Park Bishop Miege graduate is concentrating on all the right things.

Please see RELEFORD, page 3B

Chiefs promote Crennel Charlie Riedel/AP Photo

ROMEO CRENNEL MEETS THE PRESS after being introduced as the Chiefs’ head coach. The team removed the interim tag from his title Monday in Kansas City, Mo.

KANSAS CITY, MO. (AP) — Going 2-1 and stunning then-undefeated Green Bay as Kansas City’s interim head coach meant a lot more than gratification for Romeo Crennel.

It also persuaded the Kansas City Chiefs to give the affable defensive specialist a second chance to be an NFL head coach.

The Chiefs announced Monday that Crennel was the official replacement for the fired Todd

Haley, removing the interim tag he bore for the last three weeks of the season.

“The three games had a lot to do with where we arrived at this decision,” general manager Scott Pioli said. “Some of the things we saw was a great deal of accountability and consistency. There was also a different energy to the football team. A lot of it had to do with those last three games.”

Warm and personable, the 64-year-old Crennel is a sharp departure from Haley. Often called a “players’ coach” he’s been known to write off mistakes as youthful indiscretions.

Ironically, being soft with players was a criticism when he was fired after four years as head coach in Cleveland with a 24-40 record.

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Larkin elected to baseball Hall of Fame NEW YORK (AP) — Barry Larkin was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame on Monday with plenty of room to spare.

The former Cincinnati Reds shortstop was chosen on 495 of 573 ballots (86 percent) in voting announced by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, well above the necessary 75 percent. Larkin was on the ballot for the third time after

falling 75 votes short last year.

He will be inducted July 22 in Cooperstown along with the late Ron Santo, elected last month by the Larkin Veterans Committee. “I am so humbled by the expe-

rience and so excited about being the newest member of the Hall of Fame,� Larkin said on a conference call.

Playing from 1986-04 — all with his hometown Reds — Larkin hit .295 with 198 home runs, 960 RBIs, 2,340 hits and 379 stolen bases. A 12-time All-Star, he won the 1995 NL MVP award, three Gold Gloves and the 1990 World Series. In 1996, he became the first

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shortstop to have 30 homers and 30 steals in a season.

In addition to his Little League, high school and college coaches, Larkin credited late Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler, who recruited him out of Cincinnati and then redshirted him as a freshman. “I was a better football player than a baseball player at the time,�

Larkin said.

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Stricker seesaws to title; Woodland 24th KAPALUA, HAWAII — Steve Stricker always believed experience would go a long way toward winning the PGA Tour season opener at Kapalua.

This wasn’t the kind he was thinking about.

No other player is more accustomed to building a big lead, blowing a big lead, and then settling down to win. That’s just what Stricker did Monday on Maui, when he won the Tournament of Champions with a final round that only looked easy on paper. “I’ve been there before. It’s not a great feeling, either,� Stricker said after closing with a 4-under 69 for a three-shot victory over Martin Laird. “It’s just the nature of our game. I realize that, and I’ve gone through it before. It always seems close, and you always have to perform to get it done.�

Ultimately, that’s just what he did.

It took only six holes for him to see his five-shot lead dwindle to one. After another mental mistake led to bogey, Stricker stood behind the sixth green staring at the ground, shaking his head, disgusted with himself. It was during that long walk down the seventh fairway, the Pacific Ocean on the horizon, when Stricker reminded himself that at least he was still in the lead.

And that’s where he stayed.

He buried a 25-foot birdie putt on the par-3 eighth, hit a pitch to tap-in range for birdie on the ninth to build his lead back to three, and then it was a matter of hanging on.

Along with the winner’s lei draped around his neck, his two daughters — 13-year-old Bobbi Maria and 5-year-old Isabella — rushed onto the green to give him a hug.

Former Kansas University golfer Gary Woodland was 20 strokes back and earned $70,000 for 24th place.

By Jim Litke AP Sports Columnist

Tim Tebow is still giving the NFL whiplash.

Over the course of the regular season, he went from bad to good to occasionally spectacular, then back to being a bust.

Such a bust, that all but one of the defensive coordinators preparing for the playoffs had already moved their game plans on the Broncos’ quirky QB from an email folder marked “active� to the “curiosities� file.

They hardly expected to see him again.

All those self-appointed experts who said Tebow couldn’t keep winning in the pros playing quarterback as if he were still in college were girding for the last laugh. That was supposed to come Sunday, when the Pittsburgh Steelers arrived with a banged-up, but still-No.1-rated defense in tow.

Instead, it’s New England’s turn. “And I’m sure,� Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said, “there’s not a lot of guys on our team that slept great last night.�

Small wonder. The book on Tebow was supposed to be closed after he and the Broncos, winners of six straight at one point, lost their last three and looked clueless in the last two of those. Patriots coach Bill Belichick pulled it out when New England trounced the Broncos a month ago and it read something like this: Stack up defenders close to the line of scrimmage to stop the run; have a linebacker shadow Tebow, then move the corners and safeties around at the last second to disguise the thin pass coverage; dare him to throw the ball.

Denver coach John Fox faced similar schemes more times than he cares to count, but for the first quarter against the Steelers, the Broncos failed to complete even one pass. Pittsburgh safeties Troy Polamalu and Ryan Mundy kept creeping close to the line with almost every snap, leaving wide-open spaces behind them.

The novelty of the “read-option� offense the Broncos adapted from the college game for Tebow’s sake appeared to have the shelf life of a carton of raspberries.

Then the second quarter rolled in and Tebow looked like Steve Young, completing four passes of 30 yards or better, something that hasn’t been done in the NFL in 50 years.

A day later, Fox struggled again to explain the transformation. “You know, football is football,� he said.

But the fact that his offense worked so well at some times and so poorly at others still seemed a mystery. Fox finds himself defending the scheme as often as opponents do. “They played that kind of football at a pretty high level in college, you know, and there have been some very successful, productive offenses in this type of offense. But it’s a little unique for the National Football League,� he conceded.

That’s because once the novelty of the “read-option� wears off, once the league’s defensive brain trusts have enough game film to study it, they should be able to shut down the run component. Also, Tebow has yet to prove he can win a game playing like a conventional NFL passer. There’s also the danger of exposing a running quarterback to frequent collisions with NFL-caliber safeties, who run like deer and deliver hits like compact SUVs. That last thought may have crossed Fox’s mind.

On paper, it looks like a mismatch: Tebow against Belichick, who’s been successfully scheming how to ruin a quarterback’s life long before Tebow was born.

Then again, the same could have been said about Dick LeBeau, who called the shots for Pittsburgh’s defense and learned a new trick to his everlasting regret on the first play of Sunday’s overtime period.

No one expected Tebow to make it out of there.

No wonder he smiled mischievously when he said afterward, “We keep believing.�

Even if few others do.

WEDNESDAY • Men’s basketball at Texas Tech, 8 p.m. • Women’s basketball vs. Iowa State, 7 p.m.

Kentucky, which got the other No. 1 votes, North Carolina and Baylor remained second through fourth.

Ohio State moved up one spot to fifth and was followed by Michigan State, Indiana, Duke, Missouri and Kansas in the Top 10.

Baylor and No. 15 Murray State are the other unbeatens.

Morgan St. coach suspended BALTIMORE — Morgan State basketball coach Todd Bozeman has been suspended indefinitely without pay after being involved in a physical altercation with one of his players during a victory at South Carolina State on Saturday night.

Bozeman is accused of punching senior guard Larry Bastfield during the game. The extent of the contact between Bozeman and Bastfield is being reviewed by officials of both schools.

Woods to play Pebble Beach KAPALUA, HAWAII — Tiger Woods is returning to the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am for the first time in 10 years.

Woods made it official Monday with an announcement on his website that he would start his PGA Tour season Feb. 9-12 at Pebble Beach, where he rallied from a five-shot deficit in the final round to win in 2000 for his sixth consecutive PGA Tour victory. He is best associated with Pebble Beach for his record 15-shot victory in the U.S. Open later that year.

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Son of UA coach arrested FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — The son of Arkansas basketball coach Mike Anderson has been arrested again on suspicion of drunken driving.

Michael Anderson, 26, is a video coordinator for the Razorbacks. He was pulled over

by Fayetteville police at 3:43 a.m. Sunday, hours after Arkansas’ win over Mississippi State.

A police report says Anderson’s blood-alcohol level was 0.10, above the 0.08 limit for driving. Police say he was randomly braking and had “horrible� balance during a test.

The arrest is Anderson’s second alcoholrelated arrest. He was also suspended while a reserve guard at Missouri in 2007.

Syracuse clear No. 1 Syracuse, one of three unbeaten teams in Division I, is on top of the Associated Press’ college basketball poll for the fifth straight week.

The Orange received 60 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel.

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Venus out of Aussie Open MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA — Venus Williams withdrew from the Australian Open on Monday, prolonging her absence from the tennis tour because of an autoimmune disease that can cause fatigue and joint pain.

The seven-time Grand Slam title winner announced on Twitter and her website that she wouldn’t play in the year’s first major tournament, which starts next week. She added, though, that she plans to be back in action next month.

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Griffin mulls pro choice WACO, TEXAS — Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III met again Monday with his coach as he decides whether he will declare for the NFL Draft.

Griffin is projected to be one of the top picks in April if he declares for the draft. The deadline for underclassmen to declare is Sunday. “It’s a situation where he’s really contemplating what he feels like is the thing that’s going to give him peace,� coach Art Briles said.

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Angels give Kendrick $33.5M ANAHEIM, CALIF. — All-Star second baseman Howie Kendrick has agreed to a $33.5 million, four-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels, passing up a chance to hit the free-agent market after next season.

The 28-year-old Kendrick batted .285 with a career-best 18 homers and 63 RBIs in 140 games last year, making his first All-Star team. He was eligible for arbitration this offseason.

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The Lady Bears received all the first-place votes Monday for the sixth straight week after beating Missouri and Iowa State.

Notre Dame moved up to second after topping then-No. 2 Connecticut. The Huskies were third, followed by Stanford and Maryland.

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Harris CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1B

the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the playoffs Sunday.

“We’ve been working hard all season,” Harris said. “All of us. We just realized that the game is definitely bigger than us as individuals.”

While the team has been the focus inside the locker room, Tebow talk has dominated headlines just about everywhere else.

“Tebowing” — an actual verb, defined as: “to get down on a knee and start praying, even if everyone else around you is doing something completely different” — has taken the world by storm, and “Tebow Time” has become as popular among football phrases as first down or field goal.

Harris said the polarizing quarterback has been pretty quiet about all the publicity.

The way he sees it, Tebow probably is used to it.

“We knew Tebow had all the media hype,” Harris said.

“But that just comes with him being the quarterback at Florida and winning those national championships and the Heisman. People like Tim can handle that, though, and that’s part of the reason people like him are great players.”

Does all the praise being tossed at his quarterback bother Harris or any of the other Broncos’ players?

“Oh, man, we don’t care,” Harris said. “We understand that’s how it’s going to be. We know that Tim’s a leader on this team, and we really don’t care who gets the praise as long as we get the win at the end of the day. Since the first day we got here, he’s been a hard worker and has been doing everything he can to gain the trust of his teammates and his coaches and really just prove to everyone that he can play.”

Now that he has the Broncos positioned as one of the eight NFL teams still standing, Tebow’s confidence and popularity both have grown.

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“He’s been pretty aggressive in practice,” Self said.

“I think he’s worrying about things you can control every night. You can control your energy, loose balls and defense. When you worry about the right things, it seems to me you naturally score more.

He’s scoring more (by) not worrying about scoring.”

As far as scoring ... “Travis is never going to be a 20-point-per-game guy,” Self said. “But he can get 28 in any game. He’s proven that.

He is a defender, a looseball guy, an energy guy that scores basically out of making simple plays. A lot of players don’t know who they are. He knows who he is, and he knows how to play to his strengths. He’s playing with more confidence the more success he’s having. Him getting Big 12 Player of the Week is so deserved in my opinion.

That should give him a lot of confidence because you’ve got to be one of the premier

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He was an instant hit with Chiefs players while serving as Haley’s defensive coordinator the past two years. After the Chiefs beat the Packers 19-14 on Dec. 18 in their first game with Crennel in charge, the Chiefs chanted his nickname, “RAC! RAC!” as they ran up the tunnel.

He was always considered the front-runner to replace Haley, even though Pioli said he interviewed “more than half a dozen” candidates.

“I’m not exactly sure what a player’s coach is,” Crennel said. “Sometimes I think players think that a coach who is on their side is a player’s coach, who always rules in favor of them may be a players’ coach. I know that’s not always the case with me.

I think that basically, I’m a

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For Harris, a 2011 KU graduate and starting cornerback on KU’s 2008 Orange Bowl championship team, playing with a player like Tebow has been a thrill. Asked what Tebow trait he admired most, Harris pointed to the one for which most of his KU teams were known.

“Probably his heart, his will to win,” Harris said. “He’s not a traditional quarterback like everyone wants him to be, but he’s kind of like me and a lot of other players on this team. We all just have a chip on our shoulder, and we always play hungry.”

Kind of sounds a little like another quarterback Harris used to know.

“It’s definitely a totally different game, but the way he’s able to keep plays alive with his legs, that’s pretty much the same thing Todd (Reesing) did in college,” Harris said of KU’s record-setting quarterback.

As was the case with Re-

esing, Harris said the team counts on Tebow to deliver from start to finish, not just when the fourth quarter arrives and the world is buzzing about Tebow Time.

“When it comes down to it, we know if Tebow has the ball in the fourth quarter, we have a great chance of winning,” Harris said.

During his first professional season, Harris was named to the all-rookie team and finished fourth among rookies in tackles, with 72.

That total was tops among all first-year defensive backs and ranked him four spots ahead of Miller (64) and six spots ahead of Denver safety Quinton Carter (56). Harris’ five tackles Sunday tied him for third on the team during Denver’s 29-23 overtime victory against Pittsburgh.

Before the season, Harris signed a three-year contract with Denver that, when completed, will pay him a total of $1.47 million, according to the

players around to win an award like that. He certainly proved it this first week of conference play.”

Releford talks a lot about confidence, something he says he gained by taking a red-shirt season at KU two seasons ago.

“Confidence-wise, skillwise, just learning the way coach wanted me to play,” Releford said of benefits of practicing, but not playing in games, for a full season.

Self noted: “Because of depth, we’ve been able to red-shirt (Conner) Teahan.

Because of depth we’ve been able to red-shirt Releford.

Because of transfer (rules), we’ve been able to red-shirt (Jeff) Withey. Three of our top six are spending an extra year here. That’s because of depth.

“If we needed those guys immediately, we wouldn’t have done that. I think that bodes well for our guys from a recruiting standpoint that our system has done a good job getting players of pretty high quality so we can afford to do something like that.

Coaches get a lot of credit sometimes when players get better. The biggest reason

why players get better is they want to get better. Travis has a great attitude. I think that we coach them up pretty good, though. If you have a mind-set that you want to do something with this, then you’re probably going to do it. He’s had so many repetitions of doing it the way that we coach it, that he’s gotten really good of playing it those ways. I think that he’s bought in and that’s the biggest reason why he’s doing really well.”

good guy. And I think this is what players appreciate — players appreciate honesty.

Players appreciate you telling them like it is. They don’t always want to hear it. But that’s what they appreciate.

I try to tell them what I believe, what I feel and how I think it should be done.”

With a core of good, young players, the Chiefs could be poised to become dominant in the AFC West. Crennel is the fifth head coach in Kansas City since the Chiefs’ last playoff win in the 1993 season.

Shortly after winning a Super Bowl title as New England’s defensive coordinator in 2004, Crennel was hired

by Browns owner Randy Lerner, who hoped he would bring needed discipline and accountability to his young team.

However, the Browns continued to have issues on and off the field and there was a general feeling Crennel was too lenient.

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More on Taylor: A caller to Self’s weekly “Hawk Talk” radio show voiced support for senior Tyshawn Taylor, who entered into a sparring match on Twitter with critics Friday night.

Of Taylor, Self said: “This team relies on Tyshawn as much as any team we’ve had rely on any one person since I’ve been here. I think fans obviously should respect that.

“I’m proud of Tyshawn.

He loses focus, does a lot of things that makes you scratch your head. That does happen, but he can play. He can get in the paint whenever he wants to. He’s

terms of the NFL’s new col- OKLAHOMA FORWARD TYLER NEAL, RIGHT, FOULS lective bargaining agreement. Oklahoma State guard Brian Williams in the first half. OSU beat OU, 72-65, Monday in Stillwater, Okla.

KU football adds 2 to staff KU officials Monday anBIG 12/TOP 25 MEN nounced the addition of Adam Sitter and Scott Vestal to Charlie Weis’ football staff.

Both come to KU after spending time at the University of Florida, where Weis was the offensive coordinator during the 2011 season.

Sitter will serve as KU’s director of high school relations and most recently The Associated Press Top 25 worked as a graduate assistant under Weis and the UF CINCINNATI 68, Oklahoma State 72, offense in 2011. Prior to that, NO. 11 GEORGETOWN 64 Oklahoma 65 he coached high school footSTILLWATER, OKLA. — TraWASHINGTON — Sean Kilball for six seasons in his navis Ford waited until about patrick scored a career-high tive Orlando. five minutes before the Bed- 27 points, and Cincinnati Vestal will serve as KU’s lam rivalry game to have a went 6-for-6 from the freeassistant director of football team manager bring in the throw line in the final 70 secoperations and most recentspecial suit jacket he was go- onds Monday night to upset ly worked in quality control ing to wear.

Georgetown. for Florida’s defense in 2011.

It was the brightest shade Kilpatrick and Dion Dixon Prior to that, the Dallas naof orange, just like the one each had four of Cincinnati’s tive worked the same job at women’s coach Kurt Budke 13 steals as the Bearcats (13-4, Texas in 2010. used to wear when his Cow- 3-1 Big East) forced Georgetown into 17 turnovers, girls faced rival Oklahoma.

After the game, Oklahoma matching the Hoyas’ seasonState was able to present a high. Cincinnati has won not scared. Gosh, he makes game ball to Budke’s widow eight of nine. things happen in there. He’s Hollis Thompson and Jain celebration of a victory intrying to communicate with son Clark scored 14 points tended to honor him. guys, being a good leader. If Freshman Le’Bryan Nash apiece and combined to go you are a point guard here, tied his career high with 21 11 for 13 from the field for you have more scrutiny with points, Keiton Page scored 18 the Hoyas (13-3, 3-2), whose that than maybe at some othand Oklahoma State beat Okla- 59 percent shooting was uner places. If fans didn’t talk done by carelessness with homa, 72-65, Monday night. about you, it would mean It was the first basketball the ball. Georgetown has lost they didn’t care as much. It’s installment of the rivalry two straight after an 11-game something you live with, deal since Budke and assistant winning streak. with. There are ways to get Cashmere Wright broke a coach Miranda Serna were people to respond differentamong four people killed in a 62-62 tie with two free throws ly, show it through his play. with 1:07 remaining — his Nov. 17 plane crash.

You can’t worry about what “I always thought it was only points of the game. people think. Go out and play kind of neat that he did it on CINCINNATI (13-4) and have fun. Fans that think Bedlam,” Ford said. “I kind Wright 0-6 2-2 2, Dixon 8-15 5-6 22, he could be doing more for 10-16 4-5 27, Gates 2-6 4-5 8, of thought about it in years Kilpatrick Parker 0-1 0-0 0, Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Jackson us, I’m not sure I totally dispast. It was kind of his thing. 2-3 3-4 7, Mbodj 1-3 0-0 2, Guyn 0-0 0-0 0, agree. But you can go down “We kept it under wraps. I Sanders 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-50 18-22 68. the line and say everybody (13-3) wanted to just honor him by it.” GEORGETOWN Thompson 5-6 0-0 14, Starks 4-8 0-0 10, should be doing more.”

Ford didn’t even tell his Sims 4-9 2-4 10, Clark 6-7 2-3 14, Lubick 4-5 O 8, Whittington 1-1 0-0 2, Hopkins 0-1 0-0 players until the game was 0-0 0, Porter 2-7 2-3 6,. Totals 26-44 6-10 64.

Next: KU (12-3 overall, 2-0 almost ready to start, then Halftime-Georgetown 34-32. 3-Point Big 12) will meet Texas Tech 4-13 (Kilpatrick 3-5, Dixon told them the story of how Goals-Cincinnati 1-5, Jackson 0-1, Parker 0-1, Wright 0-1), (7-7, 0-2) at 8 p.m. Wednesthe Cowgirls had upset No. Georgetown 6-10 (Thompson 4-4, Starks day at United Spirit Arena in Porter 0-1, Clark 0-1). Fouled Out6 Oklahoma the first time 2-4, None. Rebounds-Cincinnati 23 (Gates Lubbock. Tech, which is led Budke came out wearing the 7), Georgetown 26 (Lubick 8). Assistsby first-year coach Billy GilCincinnati 7 (Wright 4), Georgetown 14 orange jacket. lispie, is 6-1 at home, 1-3 in 3). Total Fouls-Cincinnati 15, “Let’s go represent that (Lubick Georgetown 16. A-7,877. road games and 0-3 at neuin the right way,” Ford told tral sites. The Red Raiders them.

No. 17 Connecticut 64, average 66.6 points per game The Cowboys (9-7, 2-1 Big West Virginia 57 and allow 65.8 and are out12) didn’t trail after the first HARTFORD, CONN. — Jeremy rebounding their opponents four minutes and hung on to Lamb had 25 points and eight 32.2-30.9. Tech ranks second pick up their fourth win in rebounds as Connecticut in the Big 12 in shooting perthe last five games in the riovercame a 10-point secondcentage at 48.4 percent. valry. half deficit.

Carl Blair scored a seaAndre Drummond added son-high 20 points and 20 points and 11 boards for pulled down 10 rebounds, UConn (13-3, 3-2 Big East), and Romero Osby had a which snapped a two-game career-best 18 points and 10 losing streak. rebounds to lead Oklahoma Kevin Jones, the Big East’s (10-5, 0-3). leading scorer and reboundThe Sooners have lost er, had 22 points for West their first three games in Virginia (12-5, 3-2).

Big 12 play for the second Connecticut, which lost at straight season and only the Currier scored his only points Seton Hall and Rutgers last third time since the conferto put the Eagles ahead 30-28. week, dropped nine spots in ence was created.

Cair Paravel missed a shot on the Top 25 on Monday. The After a 9-1 start, Oklahoma the final possession.

Huskies have not lost three has lost four of five.

“It was our third game straight since March, 2010.

“Conference play’s tough,” in four days, so our legs are UConn trailed by 46-36 coach Lon Kruger said. a little tired and we need a with just over 11 minutes left. little break here,” said HamWEST VIRGINIA (12-5) OKLAHOMA (10-5) mer.

Jones 9-18 1-2 22, Kilicli 4-9 4-6 12, Miles Fitzgerald 4-10 4-6 12, Osby 8-17 1-5 18, The Eagles (8-3) return Grooms 1-7 0-0 2, Pledger 3-13 2-2 9, Clark 0-0 0-0 0, Hinds 3-8 1-2 8, Bryant 2-13 3-4 8, Rutledge 0-2 0-0 0, Brown 1-6 0-0 2, Browne 2-7 0-0 4, Washington 0-1 0-0 0, Blair 6-16 6-7 to play Jan. 17 at Northland 20, Neal 0-3 0-0 0, Honore’ 0-0 0-0 0, Arent 0-0 2-8 0-0 5, Noreen 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-65 Christian in Kansas City, 0-0 0. Totals 24-74 13-20 65.

9-14 57.

UCONN (13-3) OKLAHOMA ST. (9-7) Mo. Giffey 0-1 2-2 2, Oriakhi 4-5 0-0 8,

Bedlam victory suits Cowboys

Veritas boys edge past Cair Paravel J-W Staff Reports

TOPEKA — The Veritas Christian boys picked up their third basketball victory in four days by eking out a 30-28 win Monday at Cair Paravel.

Veritas trailed for most of the game, including an 18-15 halftime deficit.

“It was hard to score,” coach Gary Hammer said.

“We didn’t shoot very well and had a lot of turnovers. Veritas 30, We were playing catch-up Topeka Cair Paravel 28 Veritas 6 7 8 9—30 the whole game.”

Cair Paravel 8 10 4 6—28 Cair Paravel led most of Veritas scoring: Elijah Penny 9, Andrew the way until three minutes Currier 2, Eric Shin 13, Caleb Holland 2, Thomas Bachert 2, Nick Bennett 2. remained in the fourth quarCair Paravel scoring: Wipterman 2, J. Nigus 4, S. Nigus 3, Higgins 12, Gibbs 5, ter.

2.

With less than a minute Musa Veritas record: 8-3. Next for Veritas: Jan. remaining, Veritas’ Andrew 17 at Kansas City (Mo.) Northland Christian.

Nash 7-18 6-6 21, Cobbins 4-8 1-4 9, Jurick 1-1 0-0 2, B. Williams 2-6 9-11 13, Page 5-16 5-7 18, Guerrero 0-1 2-2 2, Soucek 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 3-7 0-0 7. Totals 22-57 23-30 72.

Halftime-Oklahoma St. 35-22. 3-Point Goals-Oklahoma 4-17 (Blair 2-7, Osby 1-1, Pledger 1-5, Grooms 0-2, Neal 0-2), Oklahoma St. 5-20 (Page 3-10, Brown 1-3, Nash 1-4, B. Williams 0-3). Fouled OutPledger. Rebounds-Oklahoma 50 (Blair, Osby 10), Oklahoma St. 44 (Cobbins 10).

Assists-Oklahoma 7 (Clark 3), Oklahoma St. 13 (Nash, Page 3). Total Fouls-Oklahoma 23, Oklahoma St. 18. Technical-Honore’.

A-9,478.

Drummond 9-11 2-4 20, Lamb 9-17 5-5 25, Napier 0-6 0-0 0, Daniels 0-0 0-0 0, Olander 1-1 0-0 2, Boatright 3-5 0-2 7, Smith 0-1 0-0 0.

Totals 26-47 9-13 64.

Halftime-West Virginia 33-28. 3-Point Goals-West Virginia 6-24 (Jones 3-8, Browne 1-3, Hinds 1-4, Bryant 1-7, Brown 0-2), UConn 3-10 (Lamb 2-6, Boatright 1-1, Napier 0-3).

Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-West Virginia 38 (Browne 7), UConn 32 (Drummond 11).

Assists-West Virginia 10 (Browne 4), UConn 18 (Napier 8). Total Fouls-West Virginia 14, UConn 14. Technical-UConn Bench.

A-15,805.

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NBA Leaders

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Philadelphia New York Boston Toronto New Jersey

W 6 5 4 4 2

L 2 4 4 5 8

Pct .750 .556 .500 .444 .200

GB — 11⁄2 2 21⁄2 5

L10 6-2 5-4 4-4 4-5 2-8

Str W-5 W-3 L-1 W-1 L-2

Home 3-0 2-2 3-1 2-2 0-4

Away 3-2 3-2 1-3 2-3 2-4

Conf 3-0 4-2 4-3 3-4 2-8

L 1 3 3 7 8

Pct .889 .700 .667 .222 .000

GB — 11⁄2 2 6 71⁄2

L10 8-1 7-3 6-3 2-7 0-8

Str W-3 W-3 W-1 L-3 L-8

Home 3-1 3-1 4-1 1-3 0-4

Away 5-0 4-2 2-2 1-4 0-4

Conf 6-1 7-2 4-2 2-7 0-7

L 2 3 4 6 7

Pct .800 .667 .500 .250 .222

GB — 11⁄2 3 5 51⁄2

L10 8-2 6-3 4-4 2-6 2-7

Str W-1 L-1 L-1 L-5 L-4

Home 3-0 3-0 2-1 2-0 2-3

Away 5-2 3-3 2-3 0-6 0-4

Conf 4-1 6-3 3-3 1-1 2-7

Southeast Division Miami Atlanta Orlando Charlotte Washington

W 8 7 6 2 0

Central Division Chicago Indiana Cleveland Milwaukee Detroit

W 8 6 4 2 2

WESTERN CONFERENCE W 6 4 3 3 2

L 3 5 5 6 6

Pct .667 .444 .375 .333 .250

GB — 2 21⁄2 3 31⁄2

L10 6-3 4-5 3-5 3-6 2-6

Str L-1 W-1 L-2 W-1 L-4

Home 6-0 4-2 2-1 1-3 2-1

Away 0-3 0-3 1-4 2-3 0-5

Conf 6-3 3-4 3-4 2-5 1-5

L 2 2 3 4 6

Pct .800 .750 .625 .600 .333

GB — 1 2 2 41⁄2

L10 8-2 6-2 5-3 6-4 3-6

Str W-3 W-1 W-4 L-2 L-1

Home 5-1 5-0 4-0 4-1 2-4

Away 3-1 1-2 1-3 2-3 1-2

Conf 7-2 4-2 3-3 5-4 2-2

L 2 4 4 6 6

Pct .667 .600 .500 .333 .250

GB — — 1 21⁄2 3

L10 4-2 6-4 4-4 3-6 2-6

Str W-3 W-2 W-2 L-1 L-5

Home 3-1 6-1 3-2 3-3 2-3

Away 1-1 0-3 1-2 0-3 0-3

Conf 3-1 5-3 3-3 2-3 0-5

Northwest Division Oklahoma City Portland Utah Denver Minnesota

W 8 6 5 6 3

James, MIA Bryant, LAL Anthony, NYK Durant, OKC Love, MIN Griffin, LAC Ellis, GOL Bargnani, TOR Aldridge, POR Allen, BOS Bosh, MIA Rose, CHI Nowitzki, DAL Thornton, SAC Howard, ORL Jefferson, UTA Jennings, MIL Anderson, ORL Harden, OKC Westbrook, OKC

G FG FT PTS AVG 8 89 63 241 30.1 10 102 63 276 27.6 8 73 56 217 27.1 10 90 59 257 25.7 8 65 56 203 25.4 6 58 32 148 24.7 7 61 39 169 24.1 8 67 38 182 22.8 8 73 35 181 22.6 7 46 25 143 20.4 9 71 37 181 20.1 9 57 49 175 19.4 9 60 47 171 19.0 9 61 27 168 18.7 9 65 37 167 18.6 7 56 15 127 18.1 8 55 22 145 18.1 9 55 23 162 18.0 10 49 63 178 17.8 10 67 35 173 17.3

FG Percentage Hawes, PHL Gortat, PHX James, MIA Howard, ORL Gasol, LAL Chalmers, MIA Allen, BOS Horford, ATL Monroe, DET Harrington, DEN

Rebounds

Southwest Division San Antonio Dallas Memphis New Orleans Houston

Scoring

Love, MIN Howard, ORL Hawes, PHL Gasol, MEM Haslem, MIA Griffin, LAC Varejao, CLE Cousins, SAC Hibbert, IND McGee, WAS

Assists Rondo, BOS Lowry, HOU Nash, PHX Calderon, TOR Paul, LAC Rose, CHI Ellis, GOL Jack, NOR Rubio, MIN James, MIA

FG 42 45 89 65 68 38 46 48 53 56

FGA 65 71 148 110 118 66 80 84 93 99

PCT .646 .634 .601 .591 .576 .576 .575 .571 .570 .566

G OFF DEF TOT AVG 8 42 78 120 15.0 9 35 96 131 14.6 7 16 58 74 10.6 8 18 65 83 10.4 9 24 69 93 10.3 6 19 43 62 10.3 8 33 48 81 10.1 8 40 41 81 10.1 8 25 55 80 10.0 8 23 55 78 9.8

G 8 6 8 8 6 9 7 7 8 8

AST AVG 84 10.5 60 10.0 78 9.8 75 9.4 56 9.3 76 8.4 57 8.1 54 7.7 61 7.6 61 7.6

Pacific Division L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Sacramento Golden State

W 4 6 4 3 2

Upcoming Today’s games Houston at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Washington, 6 p.m.

Sacramento at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Memphis, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Utah, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Portland, 9 p.m.

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

Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Atlanta at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Sacramento at Toronto, 6 p.m.

How former Jayhawks fared

By Brian Mahoney Associated Press Basketball Writer

NBA teams are having an easy time with the hardest part of the compressed schedule.

Houston forward Chase Budinger even had his best game of the season when the Rockets played on a third straight night.

“To be honest, it wasn’t too bad,” he said.

Three games in three nights were thought to be too much for teams, who would trudge wearily to the finale with no energy and then spend little effort in losing it.

Some would mail it in, others would try to fight the fatigue, but the expectation was that most would fall.

Instead, they’re undefeated.

NBA clubs improved to 6-0 in the third game of backto-back-to-backs when Oklahoma City routed San Antonio 108-96 on Sunday night.

The Thunder became the first team to sweep all three games, and sounded as if they were ready to go for four.

“I just think the big thing was not to dwell on it and not make too much out of it. It’s not sometimes as bad as people think,” said forward Nick Collison, who at 31 doesn’t exactly own young legs by NBA standards.

The Lakers dropped their first two games of the season, then promptly beat Utah on Day 3. The Kings were a

wreck when they reached their third of three in a row, having dropped the first two — which led to coach Paul Westphal getting fired earlier in the day. Then they wiped out a 21-point deficit and beat Milwaukee 103-100.

Atlanta went to three overtimes before losing to Miami to open its stretch, then had to survive another overtime to beat Charlotte the next night. All the Hawks did after all that basketball was crush Chicago, one of the league’s best teams, 109-94.

So how come this hasn’t been the barrier that was expected?

“I think every team takes it as a challenge,” said Shane Battier, whose Miami Heat face theirs in mid-February.

“Obviously, when you look at the schedule and say, ‘Man, I’ve got a back-to-back-toback,’ it’s intimidating. But once you get in the arena, you take it as a personal challenge: ‘Hey, you know what, mentally weak teams are going to lose this third night.

We’re going to come out and play well.’ So I think there’s a placebo effect almost that makes you play better on the third night of your back-toback-to-back.”

Three games in three nights became necessary when the NBA and players sought to fit in as many games as possible with a Christmas start following the five-month lockout. They squeezed in 66 of the 82, but

the price was a schedule that left little time for either rest or practice.

Back-to-back-to-backs hadn’t been scheduled since 1999, following the last lockout, which is why Thunder coach Scott Brooks didn’t know how his team would respond when it opened its stretch on Friday.

He’s got the kind of roster that seemed likely to navigate it well, a good, young team with quality depth. The Thunder swept a home-andhome in the first two games from the Rockets, who probably weren’t too rowdy back on New Year’s Eve when they finished their trio by beating Atlanta a night after losing by 20 in Memphis.

“It was tiring to get to the second and third game. But it’s part of the job. You’ve just got to go through your regular routine that day and just get focused and ready for the game,” said Budinger, who scored a season-high 17 points against the Hawks.

“I think the worst part about it was the day after the three games in a row. It finally hits you after you get that day off. I just remember going to dinner that night and getting up from the dinner table, you could really feel it in your legs, and your whole body is really sore. That’s when it really hits you, but it wasn’t too bad playing in it.”

The Denver Nuggets are the other team to win their third of three.

Roundup

The Associated Press

Knicks 91, Bobcats 87 NEW YORK — Carmelo Anthony shook off a poor shooting night to make the tiebreaking basket with 2:39 remaining and score 22 points, and the Knicks avenged an embarrassing loss to Charlotte on Monday night.

Amare Stoudemire also shot poorly but had 25 points and 12 rebounds, while Tyson Chandler finished with 20 points and 13 boards. Anthony was only 6-of-18 from the field, but scored eight of the Knicks’ final nine points.

Iman Shumpert scored 16 points for the Knicks, who won their third straight since a 118-110 home loss to the Bobcats last Wednesday.

Boris Diaw had 19 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for the Bobcats, who dropped their third in a row.

CHARLOTTE (87) Diaw 8-12 0-0 19, Thomas 2-7 2-2 6, Diop 1-2 0-0 2, Augustin 4-13 1-1 12, Henderson 7-16 0-0 14, White 7-11 1-2 15, Brown 2-6 0-0 4, Mullens 1-6 2-2 4, K.Walker 2-9 5-7 10, Carroll 0-0 1-1 1, Biyombo 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-82 12-15 87.

NEW YORK (91) Anthony 6-18 9-13 22, Stoudemire 7-25 11-13 25, Chandler 7-8 6-8 20, Shumpert 7-13 2-2 16, Fields 2-6 1-2 5, B.Walker 0-2 0-0 0, Harrellson 0-1 1-2 1, Douglas 1-5 0-0 2, Bibby 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-79 30-40 91.

Charlotte 21 24 20 22—87 New York 24 26 22 19—91 3-Point Goals-Charlotte 7-19 (Diaw 3-5, Augustin 3-9, K.Walker 1-2, Henderson 0-3), New York 1-10 (Anthony 1-2, Douglas 0-1, Bibby 0-1, Stoudemire 0-2, Shumpert 0-2, B.Walker 0-2). Fouled Out-None. ReboundsCharlotte 54 (Diaw 10), New York 56 (Chandler 13). Assists-Charlotte 21 (Diaw 7), New York 16 (Anthony 6). Total FoulsCharlotte 24, New York 22. TechnicalsAugustin, White, Charlotte defensive three second, Stoudemire, New York defensive three second. A-19,763 (19,763).

Bulls 92, Pistons 68 CHICAGO — Carlos Boozer scored 23 points, and the None in action Monday Bulls beat Detroit for their 13th consecutive victory against the Pistons.

Derrick Rose added 22 points and eight assists for Chicago, which bounced back from Saturday night’s lackPhiladelphia at New York, luster 109-94 loss at Atlanta.

6:30 p.m.

Ronnie Brewer finished with Washington at Chicago, 7 p.m. 12 points, and Boozer also Oklahoma City at New Orleans, had eight rebounds.

7 p.m.

The Bulls improved to 4-1 Dallas at Boston, 7 p.m. during their first stretch of Houston at San Antonio, nine games in 12 days in 30 7:30 p.m. years.

New Jersey at Denver, 8 p.m.

They play again each of the L.A. Lakers at Utah, 8 p.m. next two nights, hitting the Orlando at Portland, 9 p.m. road to face Minnesota toMiami at L.A. Clippers, day before returning home to 9:30 p.m. face Washington on Wednesday.

Greg Monroe had 14 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for Detroit, which has lost four straight games.

Rookie Brandon Knight scored 13 points, and Tayshaun Prince and Ben Gordon had 11 points apiece.

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DETROIT (68) Prince 5-12 1-2 11, Jerebko 2-8 0-0 4, Monroe 5-9 4-4 14, Knight 6-10 0-0 13, Gordon 4-8 3-4 11, Maxiell 1-12 2-2 4, Wilkins 2-3 1-2 5, Bynum 2-5 0-0 4, Wallace 0-0 0-0 0, Daye 1-4 0-0 2, Macklin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-71 11-14 68.

CHICAGO (92) Deng 2-12 0-0 4, Boozer 9-13 5-6 23, Noah 0-0 4-4 4, Rose 8-16 5-5 22, Brewer 6-9 0-2 12, Gibson 2-7 5-6 9, Korver 2-7 2-2 8, Asik 0-1 0-0 0, Lucas 3-7 0-0 6, Scalabrine 1-1 0-0 2, Butler 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 34-74 21-25 92.

Detroit 21 13 25 9—68 Chicago 21 22 25 24—92 3-Point Goals-Detroit 1-4 (Knight 1-1, Jerebko 0-1, Bynum 0-1, Maxiell 0-1), Chicago 3-16 (Korver 2-5, Rose 1-6, Lucas 0-1, Brewer 0-1, Deng 0-3). Fouled OutNone. Rebounds-Detroit 45 (Monroe 10), Chicago 45 (Boozer, Noah 8). Assists-Detroit 14 (Monroe 6), Chicago 19 (Rose 8). Total Fouls-Detroit 21, Chicago 15. TechnicalsChicago defensive three second. A-21,530 (20,917).

Hawks 106, Nets 101 NEWARK, N.J. — Josh Smith scored a season-high 26 points, and the Hawks shot nearly 54 percent from the field in beating the Nets for the third time this season.

Joe Johnson added 22, Jeff Teague had 20 and Al Horford had 14 points and nine rebounds as the Hawks led for all but a few seconds in winning their third straight game overall.

Anthony Morrow had 20 points and rookie MarShon Brooks 19 as the Nets (2-8) remained winless in four games at home. Deron Williams added 15 points and 14 assists.

ATLANTA (106) Radmanovic 4-11 2-2 14, Smith 10-14 6-11 26, Horford 7-14 0-0 14, Teague 8-13 1-2 20, J.Johnson 9-15 4-4 22, McGrady 1-2 0-0 2, Pachulia 0-2 0-0 0, Pargo 2-5 0-0 5, Green 1-1 0-0 3, I.Johnson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 42-78 13-19 106.

NEW JERSEY (101) Brooks 7-14 2-2 19, Humphries 4-7 5-6 13, Petro 4-8 0-0 8, D.Williams 6-17 2-2 15, Morrow 6-11 4-5 20, Sha.Williams 4-10 0-0 11, She.Williams 3-6 2-2 8, Farmar 2-4 3-4 7.

Totals 36-77 18-21 101.

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KNICKS FORWARD CARMELO ANTHONY (7) GETS HACKED

BY TYRUS THOMAS in the first half. The Knicks won, 91-87, Monday in New York.

Atlanta 31 25 24 26—106 New Jersey 18 27 26 30—101 3-Point Goals-Atlanta 9-21 (Radmanovic 4-11, Teague 3-3, Green 1-1, Pargo 1-3, J.Johnson 0-3), New Jersey 11-22 (Morrow 4-6, Brooks 3-6, Sha.Williams 3-6, D.Williams 1-4). Fouled Out-Humphries. ReboundsAtlanta 39 (Horford 9), New Jersey 47 (Brooks 10). Assists-Atlanta 26 (Horford, J.Johnson 6), New Jersey 24 (D.Williams 14). Total Fouls-Atlanta 17, New Jersey 20.

Technicals-Atlanta defensive three second.

A-12,259 (18,711).

76ers 96, Pacers 86 PHILADELPHIA — Andre Iguodala scored 20 points and Lou Williams added 13 to help the 76ers beat the Pacers.

Led by Iguodala and a deep roster, the Sixers are dominating in the second half to turn close games into comfortable ones. Against the Pacers, it was a 15-3 run in the third quarter that helped them pull away. The Sixers used a 30-8 run in the third to beat Toronto on Saturday night.

The Sixers have made the most of their favorable home stretch, winning in Philly for the third time in four nights.

After an off day Sunday, the Sixers played the first game of a three-night stretch, that includes Sacramento and Wednesday’s game at New York.

finished with a narrow edge over the Minnesota rookie.

Calderon had 14 points, six assists and three rebounds in 40 minutes, while Rubio had 10 points, six assists and four rebounds in 29 minutes.

MINNESOTA (87) W.Johnson 0-5 0-0 0, Love 3-16 5-10 13, Milicic 3-8 0-0 6, Ridnour 6-9 0-0 13, Ellington 2-6 0-0 5, Williams 4-11 5-5 13, Tolliver 0-3 2-2 2, Rubio 2-9 5-7 10, Barea 5-9 4-4 16, Randolph 2-4 5-5 9. Totals 27-80 26-33 87.

TORONTO (97) Butler 1-8 0-0 2, Bargnani 11-25 8-9 31, A.Johnson 7-9 5-6 19, Calderon 6-11 1-1 14, DeRozan 3-11 3-3 9, J.Johnson 2-3 0-0 5, Davis 2-3 0-0 4, Barbosa 2-7 9-9 13, Carter 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-77 26-28 97.

Minnesota 25 24 20 18—87 Toronto 27 28 18 24—97 3-Point Goals-Minnesota 7-24 (Barea 2-4, Love 2-4, Rubio 1-2, Ridnour 1-3, Ellington 1-3, Tolliver 0-2, Williams 0-3, W.Johnson 0-3), Toronto 3-19 (J.Johnson 1-1, Calderon 1-2, Bargnani 1-6, Barbosa 0-2, DeRozan 0-3, Butler 0-5). Fouled Out-Tolliver.

Rebounds-Minnesota 54 (Love 14), Toronto 51 (A.Johnson 11). Assists-Minnesota 14 (Rubio 6), Toronto 16 (Calderon 6). Total Fouls-Minnesota 26, Toronto 28. TechnicalsMinnesota defensive three second 2, Toronto Bench. A-14,097 (19,800).

Hornets 94, Nuggets 81 DENVER — Carl Landry scored 21 points, Chris Kaman added 20, and the Hornets beat the Nuggets.

Marco Belinelli scored 19 and Jarret Jack had 13 points and nine assists for the Hornets, who avenged a home loss to the Nuggets on Friday.

Danilo Gallinari and Ty INDIANA (86) George 4-16 2-2 13, West 6-14 3-4 15, Lawson had 14 points each Hibbert 7-12 5-9 19, Collison 2-11 4-5 8, for Denver, which lost at Jones 5-10 1-1 12, Hansbrough 3-6 4-5 10, Stephenson 1-5 0-0 2, Foster 1-1 1-2 3, Price home for the first time in five 1-7 2-2 4. Totals 30-82 22-30 86. games.

PHILADELPHIA (96) Denver shot just 39 percent Iguodala 7-16 5-7 20, Brand 3-6 0-0 6, Hawes 5-10 2-2 12, Holiday 4-12 3-3 12, from the field and 35 percent Meeks 2-3 0-0 5, Williams 4-11 3-4 13, Vucevic 5-8 0-0 11, Young 6-7 0-0 12, Turner from behind the three-point line.

2-3 1-3 5. Totals 38-76 14-19 96.

Indiana 20 20 24 22—86 New Orleans led by eight Philadelphia 25 20 28 23—96 3-Point Goals-Indiana 4-13 (George at halftime and increased it to 3-8, Jones 1-1, Price 0-2, Collison 0-2), 15 on Kaman’s layup with 7:27 Philadelphia 6-17 (Williams 2-4, Vucevic 1-1, Meeks 1-2, Holiday 1-3, Iguodala left in the third. Consecutive 1-5, Turner 0-1, Hawes 0-1). Fouled Out- 3-pointers by Arron Afflalo None. Rebounds-Indiana 52 (West 11), Philadelphia 51 (Iguodala 9). Assists- and Lawson sparked a 10-2 Indiana 18 (George 5), Philadelphia 19 Denver run, but a running (Williams 6). Total Fouls-Indiana 21, jumper by Jack and a block Philadelphia 24. A-8,612 (20,318).

by Emeka Okafor helped the Hornets lead 78-64 heading Raptors 97, into the fourth.

Timberwolves 87 Denver never threatened TORONTO — Andrea Bargin the final 12 minutes. nani matched his season-high with 31 points, Amir Johnson NEW ORLEANS (94) Aminu 2-7 0-0 4, Kaman 10-16 0-0 20, had a season-high 19 points Okafor 2-3 0-0 4, Jack 4-11 4-4 13, Belinelli and 11 rebounds for his sec- 8-13 0-0 19, Landry 8-15 5-8 21, Vasquez 2-4 0-0 5, Summers 2-4 0-0 4, C.Johnson 1-2 0-0 ond straight double-double 3, Ayon 0-0 1-2 1, T.Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals and the Raptors beat Minne- 39-75 10-14 94.

DENVER (81) sota.

Gallinari 6-12 1-2 15, Nene 3-8 3-6 9, Jose Barea scored a season- Mozgov 1-3 2-2 4, Lawson 6-11 1-1 15, Afflalo high 16 points and Kevin Love 2-8 8-10 13, Harrington 1-4 0-0 2, Andersen 0-1 0-0 0, Fernandez 6-12 0-0 14, Miller 0-5 0-0 had 13 points and 14 rebounds 0, Brewer 2-5 0-0 5, Koufos 0-0 0-0 0, Carroll for Minnesota, which hasn’t 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 29-71 15-21 81.

Orleans 26 28 24 16—94 won in Toronto since Jan. 21, New Denver 27 19 18 17—81 3-Point Goals-New Orleans 6-10 (Belinelli 2004. Toronto has won 14 of Jack 1-1, C.Johnson 1-1, Vasquez 1-2, its last 15 games against the 3-4, Aminu 0-1, Summers 0-1), Denver 8-23 Timberwolves.

(Lawson 2-3, Fernandez 2-5, Gallinari 2-6, 1-1, Afflalo 1-5, Harrington 0-1, In the first meeting be- Brewer Miller 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Reboundstween Spanish point guards New Orleans 48 (Aminu 8), Denver 40 (Nene Jose Calderon and Ricky 11). Assists-New Orleans 26 (Jack 9), Denver (Nene 4). Total Fouls-New Orleans 23, Rubio, the Toronto veteran 19 Denver 19. A-14,002 (19,155).

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ALABAMA’S JOSH CHAPMAN (99) AND COURTNEY UPSHAW (41) TACKLE LSU’s Kenny Hilliard during the second half of the BCS national championship game. Alabama rolled to a 21-0 victory Monday in New Orleans.

Title game stale leftovers, but Tide played like champs The Tigers’ option game, said to have blossomed in the second half of the season? Saban had it covered, NEW ORLEANS — Like an sideline to sideline, like a old nightmare, the Alabama Crimson Tide defense just glove. kept coming and coming The ’Bama offense, which after No. 1-ranked LSU. sputtered in the game at And speaking of old night- Tuscaloosa? By simply givmares, Tigers, how’s about ing sophomore quarterback that Jordan Jefferson?

A.J. McCarron more proCheered and scorned — tection, the Tide was able sometimes on the same night to throw for 234 yards and — by LSU fans throughout move the first-down chains his four seasons, quarterall night long. back Jefferson found himself The LSU defense didn’t Monday in the crosshairs of play poorly. But with JefferAlabama’s ferocious defenson and the offense providsive attack. ing nothing, it failed to get a He froze in his tracks. And turnover or force the Tide to with him, rigor mortis conpunt more than twice. sumed the LSU offense.

Why LSU coach Les Miles Five field goals by the didn’t go to his bench and Crimson Tide’s Jeremy Shel- change quarterbacks is a ley proved to be more than mystery. While Jefferson enough. was sitting out the first four Alabama’s 21-0 victory games of the season with over the Tigers gave the legal troubles, senior Jarrett Tide its second Bowl Cham- Lee became the LSU starter pionship Series title in the and led the Tigers to sigpast three seasons. It also nificant victories — beating avenged a 9-6 overtime loss Rose Bowl champ Oregon to LSU during the regular and Orange Bowl victor season.

West Virginia in September.

Rematch?

But when Lee, known as This was more like stale the better passer, threw two leftovers. ill-advised interceptions For the first 55 minutes in the November game at Monday at the Superdome, Alabama, Miles lifted him in the two best teams in college favor of Jefferson. football again failed to score Lee, for some reason, was a touchdown. seldom seen on the field But the differences this again. time were significant. With If he was ever going to remore than six weeks to turn to the huddle, Monday prepare for the revenge was the night. At halftime, match, Alabama coach Nick Jefferson had only 26 passing Saban deftly put together a yards and LSU had but one game plan that stifled LSU in first down. every way.

More than that, though, Jefferson’s running ability? the Crimson Tide defense Saban had someone in crim- was draped across the line son waiting at every turn. of scrimmage, daring JefferBy Gil Lebreton

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in the game, long after fans may have flipped to something more entertaining than a one-sided kicking contest.

Amazingly, these Southeastern Conference powerhouses played twice in a span of about two months, and never came that close to one of those things that’s worth six points — you know, touchdowns — until Trent Richardson broke off a 34-yard run with 4:36 remaining.

It only took 115 minutes, 34 seconds, plus an overtime period in their first meeting.

LSU (13-1) had beaten eight ranked teams — including Alabama in early November — to establish itself as the clear No. 1 going into the bowls, but the Tigers crossed midfield only once in the sequel to the Game of the Century in Tuscaloosa. Instead of putting up a “Godfather II,” this one was more akin to “Speed 2.”

The Tigers were outgained 384-92 in total yards, managed a puny five first downs and didn’t cross the 50 until there were just 8 minutes left.

From there, they went back, back, back — the last gasp ending appropriately with beleaguered quarterback Jordan Jefferson getting the ball knocked from his hand be-

3 0

6 0

6 0

6—21 0—0

First Quarter Ala-FG Shelley 23, 5:00. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 1:54. Key Plays: Maze 40 punt return to LSU 26; McCarron 16 pass to Hanks to LSU 10. Alabama 3, LSU 0.

Second Quarter Ala-FG Shelley 34, 4:18. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 6:12. Key Plays: McCarron 9 pass to Hanks on 3rd-and-6 to Alabama 38; Richardson 20 run to LSU 25. Alabama 6, LSU 0.

Ala-FG Shelley 41, :00. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 1:59. Key Plays: Richardson 5 run on 3rd-and-2 to Alabama 35; McCarron 20 pass to Norwood to LSU 45; McCarron 9 pass to Hanks to LSU 24. Alabama 9, LSU 0.

Third Quarter Ala-FG Shelley 35, 12:49. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:11. Key Plays: McCarron 19 pass to Hanks to LSU 49; McCarron 26 pass to Bell to LSU 23. Alabama 12, LSU 0.

Ala-FG Shelley 44, :22. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 3:01 Key Plays: C.Jones 15 punt return to LSU 47; Lacy two 11 runs. Alabama 15, LSU 0.

Fourth Quarter Ala-Richardson 34 run (kick failed), 4:36.

Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:39. Key Plays: Nick recovered Jefferson fumble forces by Hightower at midfield; McCarron 13 run to LSU 35. Alabama 21, LSU 0.

A-78,237.

fore he could even get off a fourth-and-forever pass.

The BCS title belongs to Saban, who is carving out quite a legacy of his own at the school that still worships Bear Bryant as if he just retired yesterday.

The Associated Press likely will follow suit by bestowing the title on the Tide when its poll comes out today, given the dominance of Alabama’s performance.

“We didn’t do a lot different,” Saban said. “We did some things on offense

USA Today/ESPN Top 25

The top 25 teams in the USA TodayESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 8, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: RecordPts Pvs 1. Syracuse (30) 17-0 774 1 2. Kentucky (1) 15-1 742 2 3. North Carolina 14-2 702 4 4. Baylor 15-0 684 5 5. Ohio State 15-2 649 7 6. Duke 13-2 583 3 7. Michigan State 14-2 578 11 8. Indiana 15-1 552 12 9. Missouri 14-1 540 6 10. Kansas 12-3 480 15 11. Georgetown 13-2 425 9 12. UNLV 16-2 374 17 13. Michigan 13-3 351 13 14. Murray State 16-0 341 18 15. Louisville 13-3 321 10 16. UConn 12-3 304 8 17. Virginia 14-1 251 23 18. Kansas State 12-2 242 22 19. Florida 12-4 226 14 20. Mississippi State 13-3 181 16 21. Creighton 13-2 163 24 22. San Diego State 13-2 131 25 23. Gonzaga 13-2 103 — 24. Marquette 12-4 69 20 25. Harvard 13-2 58 21 Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 43, Saint Mary’s 39, Seton Hall 36, Vanderbilt 33, New Mexico 25, Middle Tennessee 20, Alabama 18, West Virginia 9, Southern Miss.

8, Stanford 5, Wichita State 5, Dayton 4, Illinois 4, Iowa State 1, Nevada 1.

AP Women’s Top 25

The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 8, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: RecordPts Prv 1. Baylor (39) 15-0 975 1 2. Notre Dame 15-1 935 3 3. UConn 12-2 879 2 4. Stanford 13-1 863 4 5. Maryland 16-0 825 5 6. Tennessee 12-3 769 6 7. Duke 12-2 744 7 8. Rutgers 13-2 673 10 9. Kentucky 14-2 631 11 10. Texas Tech 14-0 609 13 11. Ohio St. 15-1 572 8 12. Texas A&M 10-3 532 9 13. Miami 12-3 460 12 14. Green Bay 13-0 435 17 15. Nebraska 14-1 389 19 16. Louisville 13-3 346 14 17. Purdue 13-3 344 18 18. Georgetown 13-3 332 15 19. Georgia 13-3 300 16 20. Delaware 12-1 285 21 21. DePaul 13-3 197 20 22. North Carolina 12-3 180 25 23. Gonzaga 14-2 106 — 24. South Carolina 14-2 93 — 25. Vanderbilt 13-2 60 24 Others receiving votes: Penn St. 59, LSU 34, Georgia Tech 15, Kansas St. 13, Michigan St. 7, Kansas 4, Michigan 4, St. John’s 2, Texas 2, St. Bonaventure 1.

son to try to beat it with his passing.

High School No chance.

Sunflower League Basketball Standings While Jefferson looked Boys like the proverbial deer League Overall W L W L PF PA caught in the BCS headlights, SM South 4 0 5 1 319 237 McCarron was coolly either Olathe NW 1 0 6 0 353 227 Olathe South 1 0 5 1 344 284 handing the ball to Trent Leavenworth 1 0 5 1 386 329 Richardson or Eddie Lacy or Olathe East 1 0 3 2 267 240 finding his tight end, Brad SM West 3 1 4 2 329 278 Lawrence 1 1 4 2 337 314 Smelley.

SM East 2 3 3 3 314 308 McCarron, who hails from SM North 1 3 2 4 339 348 Olathe North 0 1 0 6 268 354 Mobile, Ala., had played Free State 0 2 2 5 371 409 “scared” in the November SM Northwest 0 4 2 4 288 324 Girls game, according to some. But League Overall there were times Monday W L W L PF PA when he seemed the most Olathe South 3 0 6 0 442 212 Olathe NW 1 0 5 0 290 186 confident player on the field.

Olathe East 1 0 5 1 247 228 He finished with 234 yards SM South 4 1 4 2 295 254 SM Northwest 3 1 5 1 341 219 passing, completing 23 of 34 SM East 3 1 3 3 309 297 with no interceptions. And Free State 1 1 5 1 360 231 SM North 1 4 2 4 233 249 though LSU would stiffen Big 12 Men SM West 1 4 2 5 268 315 and force Alabama to settle Conf.

Overall Leavenworth 0 1 3 3 302 279 W L W L Olathe North for field goals, the score kept Baylor 0 1 2 3 215 241 2 0 15 0 Lawrence 0 2 2 3 204 213 mounting.

Kansas 2 0 12 3 Tonight’s Games (Boys and Girls) Iowa State 2 0 12 3 McCarron was selected SM South at Free State 1 1 14 1 SM West at Olathe Northwest the game’s most outstanding Missouri Kansas State 1 1 12 2 SM East at Olathe North Texas 1 1 11 4 offensive player.

SM North at Olathe East Oklahoma State 2 1 9 7 Leavenworth at Olathe South It was the sixth time Oklahoma 0 3 10 5 SM Northwest at Lawrence that Miles and Saban had Texas A&M 0 2 9 5 Friday’s Games (Boys and Girls) Texas Tech 0 2 7 7 matched wits on the football SM South at SM Northwest Monday’s Game SM West at SM East field. Miles had won the Oklahoma State 72, Oklahoma 65 Leavenworth at SM North (girls Thursday) Tuesday’s Game previous two, but the series Free State at Olathe Northwest Baylor at Kansas State, 7 p.m.

Lawrence at Olathe South (girls is now tied at three apiece.

Wednesday’s Games Thursday) Whatever shortcomings AlKansas at Texas Tech, 8 p.m.

Olathe North at Olathe East Missouri at Iowa State, 7 p.m. abama was alleged to have — Texas A&M at Texas, 8 p.m.

Lawrence High Boys its inferior outside speed, its Saturday’s Games Junction City, W 59-42 (1-0) Iowa State at Kansas, 3 p.m. field goal kicking, McCarron, KC Sumner at Blue Valley Shootout, W Texas at Missouri, noon 59-47 (2-0) et al — Saban silenced them in Kansas State at Oklahoma, 12:30 p.m.

Blue Valley at Blue Valley Shootout, W the Tide’s preparation.

Texas Tech at Texas A&M, 12:30 p.m.

51-34 (3-0) Oklahoma State at Baylor, 2 p.m.

LSU’s Darth Vader feelOlathe Northwest at Blue Valley Shootout, L 41-57 (3-1) ings about Saban will conCollege Men at Free State, W 75-68, OT (4-1) tinue. He coached the Tigers EAST Olathe Northwest, L 52-66 (4-2) UConn 64, West Virginia 57 Rockhurst, L 45-63 (4-3) to the 2003 BCS title, before SOUTH Tonight — SM Northwest, 7 p.m. leaving for the NFL’s Miami Coppin St. 82, SC State 61 Jan. 13 — at Olathe South, 7 p.m.

ETSU 73, Kennesaw St. 69 Jan. 19 — at Topeka Invitational, TBA Dolphins and — traitorously, Florida Gulf Coast 77, Jacksonville 66 Jan. 20 — at Topeka Invitational, TBA LSU fans say — returning to Grambling St. 72, Alcorn St. 71 Jan. 21 — at Topeka Invitational, TBA coach at a bitter rival.

James Madison 74, Hampton 67 MVSU 81, Alabama A&M 69 Rematch?

Lawrence High Girls Mercer 73, SC-Upstate 66 at KC Wyandotte, W 68-22 (1-0) Like a lot of sequels, MonNC A&T 85, Florida A&M 82, OT Junction City, W 35-30 (2-0) NC Central 69, Bethune-Cookman 64 day’s failed to inspire.

St. Teresa’s Academy, L 34-35 (2-1) Norfolk St. 68, Howard 48 at Free State, L 47-64 (2-2) But the Tide rolled like a Savannah St. 57, Morgan St. 55 Olathe Northwest, 20-62 (2-3) convincing champion.

Southern U. 68, Jackson St. 37 Tonight — SM Northwest, 5:30 p.m.

SUMMARY Alabama LSU

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 8, total points based on 25 points for a firstplace vote through one point for a 25thplace vote and previous ranking: RecordPts Prv 1. Syracuse (60) 17-0 1,618 1 2. Kentucky (5) 15-1 1,558 2 3. North Carolina 14-2 1,476 3 4. Baylor 15-0 1,436 4 5. Ohio St. 15-2 1,347 6 6. Michigan St. 14-2 1,263 10 7. Indiana 15-1 1,217 12 8. Duke 13-2 1,186 5 9. Missouri 14-1 1,096 7 10. Kansas 12-3 1,005 14 11. Georgetown 13-2 990 9 12. UNLV 16-2 852 17 13. Michigan 13-3 715 16 14. Louisville 13-3 704 11 15. Murray St. 16-0 628 19 16. Virginia 14-1 607 21 17. UConn 12-3 535 8 18. Kansas St. 12-2 482 23 19. Florida 12-4 463 13 20. Mississippi St. 13-3 362 15 21. Gonzaga 13-2 347 25 22. San Diego St. 13-2 313 24 23. Creighton 13-2 236 — 24. Seton Hall 14-2 205 — 25. Marquette 12-4 170 20 Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 97, Alabama 40, Vanderbilt 37, West Virginia 33, New Mexico 28, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 18, Harvard 16, Illinois 14, Arkansas 11, Stanford 9, Saint Louis 7, Dayton 2, Iowa St. 1, Wagner 1.

Sunday’s Game Texas A&M 75, Oklahoma 58 Wednesday’s Games Iowa State at Kansas, 7 p.m.

Texas at Texas A&M, 6 p.m.

Texas Tech at Oklahoma, 7 p.m.

Missouri at Kansas State, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma State at Baylor, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Oklahoma at Oklahoma State, 11 a.m.

Kansas State at Texas Tech, 2 p.m.

Texas A&M at Iowa State, 7 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 15 Kansas at Missouri, 11:30 a.m.

Baylor at Texas, 1:30 p.m.

Ala LSU FIRST DOWNS 21 5 Rushing 9 4 Passing 12 1 Penalty 0 0 NET YARDS RUSHING 150 39 Rushes Attempts 35 27 Rushing yards 165 79 Rushing yards-lost 15 40 NET YARDS PASSING 234 53 Completed-Att. 23-34 11-17 Had Intercepted 0 1 TOTAL PLAYS 69 44 TOTAL YARDS 384 92 Avg Gain 5.6 2.1 FUMBLES-Lost 0-0 3-1 PENALTIES-Yds 1-5 5-35 PUNTS-Avg. 3-44.3 9-45.7 Punts Returns 3-67 1-1 Kickoffs Returns 1-32 6-125 Interceptions 1-1 0-00 THIRD DOWN EFF 3-14 2-12 FOURTH DOWN EFF 2-2 0-1 Sacks by 4-26 2-9 TIME OF POSSESSION 35:26 24:34 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Alabama, Richardson 20-96, Lacy 11-43, McCarron 4-11. LSU, Hilliard 5-16, Jefferson 14-15, Ware 3-7, Ford 4-1, Copeland 1-0.

PASSING-Alabama, McCarron 23-34-0-234.

LSU, Jefferson 11-17-1-53.

RECEIVING-Alabama, Smelley 7-39, Hanks 5-58, Norwood 4-78, Underwood 2-12, Richardson 2-11, M.Williams 2-10, Bell 1-26.

LSU, Beckham 5-38, R.Randle 3-13, Peterson 1-7, Ware 1-(minus 2), Blue 1-(minus 3).

Stetson 68, North Florida 64 SOUTHWEST FAU 58, Arkansas St. 50 Oklahoma St. 72, Oklahoma 65 FAR WEST Air Force 67, Texas-Pan American 50 Wyoming 73, Idaho St. 49

College Women

EAST Bryant 75, Robert Morris 71 Canisius 85, Iona 74, OT Fairfield 52, Siena 48 Fairleigh Dickinson 86, Wagner 49 LIU 74, Quinnipiac 64 Marist 61, Manhattan 41 Monmouth (NJ) 59, Mount St. Mary’s 52 Niagara 61, St. Peter’s 52 Rider 67, Loyola (Md.) 61 Sacred Heart 62, St. Francis (NY) 33 St. Francis (Pa.) 57, CCSU 47 SOUTH Alabama St. 66, Ark.-Pine Bluff 58 Appalachian St. 81, UNC-Greensboro 66 Bethune-Cookman 64, NC Central 54 Chattanooga 66, Georgia Southern 60 Coppin St. 57, SC State 39 E. Kentucky 62, Murray St. 61 ETSU 77, Kennesaw St. 61 Florida A&M 70, NC A&T 68 Florida Gulf Coast 74, Jacksonville 51 Furman 57, W. Carolina 54 Gardner-Webb 73, Coastal Carolina 63 Grambling St. 55, Alcorn St. 44 High Point 81, Radford 65 Howard 73, Norfolk St. 50 Jackson St. 49, Southern U. 42 Liberty 90, Campbell 61 MVSU 69, Alabama A&M 67 Miami 77, Georgia Tech 65 Morehead St. 68, Jacksonville St. 52 SC-Upstate 77, Mercer 56 Samford 60, Coll. of Charleston 54 Savannah St. 69, Morgan St. 60 Stetson 63, North Florida 55 Tennessee Tech 80, Tennessee St. 71 UNC Asheville 75, Charleston Southern 68 Wofford 63, Davidson 59 MIDWEST E. Illinois 73, SIU-Edwardsville 70 IPFW 59, IUPUI 50 SOUTHWEST Oral Roberts 92, N. Dakota St. 66 FAR WEST S. Dakota St. 66, S. Utah 50

formationally. Our offensive team did a great job.

Defensively, we just played well, played the box. Our special teams did a great job.”

He has won a pair of BCS titles at Alabama, plus anothBig 12 Women er at LSU in 2003.

He’s the first coach to win three BCS titles, denying Baylor Tech LSU’s Les Miles his second Texas Kansas State championship. The Tigers Kansas State will have to settle for the Oklahoma Texas A&M SEC title, but that’s not likely Oklahoma to ease the sting of this ugly Missouri Texas performance.

Iowa State

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Overall W L 15 0 14 0 11 3 12 2 9 2 10 3 9 4 10 3 10 4 9 4

Jan. 12 — Olathe South, 7 p.m.

Jan. 17 — KC Schlagle, 7 p.m.

Jan. 20 — at Emporia, 7 p.m.

Jan. 26 — at Free State Firebird Tournament, TBA Jan. 27 — at Free State Firebird Tournament, TBA Jan. 28 — at Free State Firebird Tournament, TBA

Free State Boys

Topeka Seaman, W 67-57 (1-0) at Shawnee Heights, W 56-47 (2-0) Lansing, L 44-46 (2-1) Blue Valley North, L 49-75 (2-2) Lawrence High, L 68-75, OT (2-3) Blue Valley West, L 49-61 (2-4) Olathe East, L 38-48 (2-5) Tonight — SM South, 7 p.m.

Jan. 13 — at Olathe Northwest, 7 p.m.

Jan. 19 — at McPherson Invitational, TBA Jan. 20 — at McPherson Invitational, TBA Jan. 21 — at McPherson Invitational, TBA

NFL Playoff Glance

Wild-card Playoffs Jan. 7 Houston 31, Cincinnati 10 New Orleans 45, Detroit 28 Jan. 8 New York Giants 24, Atlanta 2 Denver 29, Pittsburgh 23, OT Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 14 New Orleans at San Francisco, 3:30 p.m.

Denver at New England, 7 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 15 Houston at Baltimore, noon N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 3:30 p.m.

2011-12 Conference Bowl Records Final Conference Conference USA Mid-American Big 12 Southeastern Big East Independents Big Ten Mountain West Sun Belt Pac-12 Atlantic Coast Western Athletic

W 4 4 6 6 3 1 4 2 1 2 2 0

L 1 1 2 3 2 1 6 3 2 5 6 3

Pct. .800 .800 .750 .667 .600 .500 .400 .400 .333 .286 .250 .000

BASEBALL COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE-Suspended San Francisco minor league C Drew Stiner 50 games after testing positive for an amphetamine, in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES-Named Roy Poitevint executive director for international baseball.

CLEVELAND INDIANS-Agreed to terms with LHP Chris Seddon on a minor league contract.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS-Named Vance Wilson manager and Damon Hollins hitting coach of Wilmington (Carolina); Brian Buchanan manager and Julio Bruno hitting coach of Kane County (MWL); Omar Ramirez manager, Justin Gemoll hitting coach and Nathan Dine strength and conditioning coach of Idaho Falls (Pioneer); Tommy Shields manager, Carlos Martinez pitching coach, Jon Williams hitting coach, Adrian Ramon trainer and Richard White strength and conditioning coach of Burlington (Appalachian); Rick Knapp minor league pitching coordinator; Sean McQueeney minor league rehab coordinator and physical therapist; Tony Medina Latin America medical coordinator; and Garrett Sherrill minor league strength and conditioning coordinator.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS-Agreed to terms with INF Howie Kendrick on a four-year contract.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS-Agreed to terms with LHP Darren Oliver on a one-year contract.

National League MILWAUKEE BREWERS-Named Fred Dabney pitching coach of Nashville (PCL) and Mark Dewey pitching coach of Brevard County (FSL). Agreed to terms with INF Brooks Conrad on a minor league contract.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DALLAS MAVERICKS-Recalled F Yi Jianlian from Texas (NBADL).

FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS-Announced the resignation of defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder to take same position at Auburn. Signed WR Drew Davis, TE Tommy Gallarda, S Matt Hansen, OL Kyle Jolly, S Suaesi Tuimaunei and TE Ryan Winterswyk.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS-Fired senior vice president of football operations and general counsel Paul Vance. Promoted assistant general counsel Sashi Brown to senior vice president and general counsel.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS-Named Romeo Crennel coach.

NEW YORK JETS-Signed LB Eddie Jones to a reserve/future contract.

SOCCER Major League Soccer NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION-Signed D John Lozano and M/F Fernando Cardenas.

COLLEGE AUBURN-Signed basketball coach Tony Barbee to a contract through June 30, 2017.

JAMESTOWN-Promoted defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator Shawn Frank to head football coach.

KANSAS-Named Adam Sitter director of high school relations for the football program and Scott Vestal assistant director of football operations.

MORGAN STATE-Suspended men’s basketball coach Todd Bozeman indefinitely after being involved in a physical altercation with one of his players.

TULSA-Announced WR/KR Damaris Johnson is withdrawing from school.

UCLA-Dismissed DB Randall Carroll from the football team for failing to meet academic requirements and DE Wesley Flowers and TE Raymond Nelson for violating undisclosed rules.

VIRGINIA-LYNCHBURG-Named Hubie Bryant associate director of athletic operations.

WASHINGTON-Announced F Austin Seferian-Jenkins has joined the men’s basketball team for the rest of the season.

2012 Hall of Fame Voting

573 votes cast, 430 needed x-Barry Larkin 495 (86.4, Jack Morris 382 (66.7%), Jeff Bagwell 321 (56.0%), Lee Smith 290 (50.6%), Tim Raines 279 (48.7%), Alan Trammell 211 (36.8%), Edgar Martinez 209 (36.5%), Fred McGriff 137 (23.9%), Larry Walker 131 (22.9%), Mark McGwire 112 (19.5%), Don Mattingly 102 (17.8%), Dale Murphy 83 (14.5%), Rafael Palmeiro 72 (12.6%), Bernie Williams 55 (9.6%). x-elected

Free State Girls

Topeka Seaman, W 39-30 (1-0) at Shawnee Heights, W 75-38 (2-0) Lansing, W 72-26 (3-0) Lawrence High, W 64-47 (4-0) at Platte County (Mo.), W 65-32 (5-0) Olathe East, L 45-58 Jan. 10 — SM South, 5:30 p.m.

Jan. 13 — at Olathe Northwest, 5:30 p.m.

Jan. 17 — Emporia, 7 p.m.

Jan. 26 — Firebird Winter Classic, TBA Jan. 27 — Firebird Winter Classic, TBA Jan. 28 — Firebird Winter Classic, TBA

Area Box Score

Monday at De Soto DE SOTO 66, SPRING HILL 47 Spring Hill 11 10 14 12 — 47 De Soto 14 20 20 12 — 66 De Soto — Mason Wedel 26, Braden Turner 3, T.J. Crow 7, John Williams 2, Joey Johson 13, Noah Cardiss 1, Ryan Stallbaumer 8, Quinton Verhulst 4, Isaac Lueth 2.

Spring Hill — Smith 5, Sharemet 2, Lillich 10, Donahue 4, D. Bybee 14, Clark 2, Jesberg 6, C. Bybee 4.

De Soto record: 5-2. Next for De Soto: Wednesday vs. St. James (Mo.) Lenexa at De Soto.

Eighth Grade Boys

At Southwest SOUTH 49, SOUTHWEST 46 South highlights: Austin Downing 25, J.D. Woods 11.

Southwest highlights: Price Morgan 16 points, 6 rebounds; Parker Tietjen 10 points, 4 rebounds; Zavion King 6 points, 3 assists; Mikey Corbett 6 points, 3 assists; Parker Kirkpatrick 6 points; Sam Skwarlo 2 points, 1 rebound.

South record: 1-1. Southwest record: 0-1.

Next for South: today at Atchinson. Next for Southwest: today at Liberty Memorial Central.

Tournament of Champions

Monday At Plantation Course at Kapalua Kapalua, Hawaii Purse: $5.6 million Yardage: 7,411; Par 73 Final Round Steve Stricker, $1,120,000 68-63-69-69—269 Martin Laird, $650,000 68-70-67-67—272 Webb Simpson, $369,000 68-68-69-68—273 Jonathan Byrd, $369,000 67-71-67-68—273 K.J. Choi (105), $245,000 70-73-69-65—277 Harrison Frazar, $245,000 74-69-66-68—277 Chris Kirk, $190,000 75-66-70-67—278 Bryce Molder, $190,000 71-70-67-70—278 Johnson Wagner, $165,000 72-72-68-67—279 Rory Sabbatini, $165,000 73-70-68-68—279 Ben Crane, $165,000 72-71-68-68—279 Scott Piercy, $130,000 72-71-69-68—280 Nick Watney, $130,000 73-71-68-68—280 D.A. Points, $130,000 71-69-71-69—280 Kevin Na, 130,000 73-64-71-72—280 Keegan Bradley, $105,000 69-72-75-65—281 Sean O’Hair, $99,000 73-70-70-69—282 Bubba Watson, $91,500 74-69-72-69—284 Mark Wilson, $91,500 72-71-69-72—284 Bill Haas, $84,000 73-73-70-69—285 Aaron Baddeley, $80,000 75-68-74-69—286 Michael Bradley, $74,500 68-75-75-69—287 Scott Stallings, $74,500 74-69-74-70—287 Gary Woodland, $70,000 73-71-73-72—289 Brendan Steele, $68,000 76-76-72-71—295 David Toms, $66,000 76-74-75-71—296 Jhonattan Vegas, $64,000 75-73-76-74—298

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Up to $3,000 Sign On Bonus Consistent and Frequent Miles Reliable Home Time, Full Benefits, 401k. EOE

888-573-6431

Education & Training Seeking Full/Part time assistant teachers for a Montessori preschool school.

Please email resumes to ksmontessori@yahoo.com

READY TO WORK? CAN’T FIND WORK? PROBLEM SOLVED!!

FT POSITIONS 18/25 NEEDED NOW top pay for Reliable workers Filling Positions Fri.

Call interview 785-856-1243 WORK NOW!

Assemble/Display 30+ FT Openings Sign on Bonus On Job Training $400 to $600 wkly pay No layoffs

Busy two surgeon practice accepting applications for a Patient Billing Coordinator to begin immediately.

This is a full-time position with excellent benefits.

Candidates must possess the following: • Medical Billing and Coding Experience Mandatory - CPC preferred, but will consider a CPC-A • Good People and Communication Skills • Excellent Phone Skills • Professionalism

This person is responsible for insurance and patient billing/collection, clerical, & follow-up duties.

Position involves discussing financial matters Health Care with patients, being up-to-date on insurance CNA Wanted, Call 785- policies & amendments, 842-3301 Professional Sit- the ability to clearly communicate co-pays, ters Home Health. deductibles, and co-insurances with patients, and understanding medical office processes. If interested and meeting the qualifications described above, please email Community Living (lps@sunflower.com) or Opportunities is a fax (785.843.1657) your non-profit organization resume.

Salon & Spa The Fix Salon is now hiring Stylist. Opening mid January under New Ownership.

Call 785-331-6228 or send resume to mslynnrae@yahoo.com

Trade Skills Dental Lab Tech Inst Seeking applicants for full-time position of Dental Lab Technology Instructor to be located in Topeka. EOE For job position details and to apply, to go to: http://greenbush.schoolre cruiter.net

Now hiring for:

Direct Support Professionals

Offering flexible schedules for day and night positions, including weekends, affordable benefits, and the chance to make a difference in the life of someone else every day!

Qualifications include: Must be at least 21 years of age; Minimum of high school diploma or GED; Operation of motor vehicle; Current and valid driver’s license; Experience working with persons who have disabilities a plus.

To learn more about these exciting opportunities OR to learn more about CLO services and other job opportunities, please visit our website:

www.clokansas.org OR call 785-865-5520

EOE

Customer Service Representative/Sales

We are a general dental practice located in McLouth. We are making a difference in people’s lives everyday. We have a fun working environment and a small supportive team where everyone’s participation makes a difference.

Are you a self-directed, detail-oriented person?

Is providing excellent dental care important to you?

Are you a people person, with warmth and confidence?

Do you enjoy learning new things and working at the cutting edge of dentistry?

If you answered yes, we have a position that may be what you are looking for.

Experience preferred but will train the right person.

Call our office at (913) 796 6113 or fax your resume to (913) 796 6098.

Hotel-Restaurant Alvamar Country Club seeking experienced Bartender for Members’ Lounge. Apply at 1809 Crossgate Drive, Lawrence, KS.

The Eye Doctors is looking to fill a full-time customer service representative -sales position. Must have an outgoing person- Sales-Marketing ality and excellent work ethic. We are willing to Liberty Tax looking for tax train the right person. preparers, marketing reps, Please apply at: and waivers. 785-856-5421 The Eye Doctors 2600 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS or by email: WorldClassNEK.com tcollins@theeyedoctors.net

1, 2, and 3 BRs available 3 Great Locations Nice Communities Remodeled Units avail.

Call 785-841-5444 or 785-830-0888

Bob Billings & Crestline

785-842-4200

Apartments Furnished

1BR, 1/2 block to KU, reserved parking, $525. GAS & WATER PAID. 785-842-7644 www.gagemgmt.com

Crossgate Casita’s

New 1BR - $540/mo. Open Mon.-Sat. Noon-4pm, 2451 Crossgate Dr. 785-760-7899 1BR — 740 Massachusetts, above Wa Restaurant, big windows, 1 bath, CA. $750/ mo. No pets. 785-841-5797 2BR in 4 plex, excellent Location at 1104 Tennessee.

Near downtown & KU. CA, no pets, $490. 785-842-4242

Ad Astra Apartments

1 & 2 BRs from $390/mo.

Call MPM for more details at 785-841-4935

Cedarwood Apts 2411 Cedarwood Ave. Beautiful & Spacious

Start at $495 One Bedroom/studio style Pool - Fitness Center -On-Site Laundry - Water & Trash Pd.

785.856.7788

Available January 2012

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Garages - Pool - Fitness Center • Ironwood Court Apts.

• Park West Gardens Apts • Park West Town Homes • Homes at Monterey Bluffs and Green Tree Call for more details 785.840.9467

Call Today 785-856-8900

www.tuckawaymgmt.com

Downtown Lofts

New Studio, 1, & 2 BRs

LIVE IN LUXURY

at 901 New Hampshire 785-830-8800

www.firstmanagementinc.com

at Harvard Square Starting at $595. No pets.

785-843-4798

www.lawrencerentals.com

The Woods of Old West Lawrence 785-841-4935 2BR — 909 Missouri or 1305 Kentucky, in 4-plex. Have CA & DW. No pets. $450/ month. Call 785-841-5797 2BR, 1310 Kentucky. CA, DW, laundry. Close to KU. $550/ mo. One Month FREE. $200 Deposit. Call 785-842-7644 2BR, 925 Alabama. 1 Bath, Central Air, $500/mo. 2 Car garage is avail. for $100 per month. 785-842-7644

Special for 2012!

Rentals Available Now!!!

1BR.........$595 2BR.........$695 3BR.........$795

Small pets allowed.

On bus route.

REDUCED RATES

Reserved parking space, pool, playground, total electric with reasonable utility costs, washer, dryer, & dishwasher in every unit.

DOWNTOWN LOFT

Perfect for the serious student and/or great for families.

HIGHPOINTE APTS 2001 W. 6th. 785-841-8468 www.firstmanagementinc.com

Studio Apartments 600 sq. ft., $675/mo.

825 sq. ft., $855/mo.

No pets allowed Call Today 785-841-6565

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ASHBURY TOWNHOMES Near K-10, W/D hookups & fenced courtyard.

2BR & 3BRs Available

MOVE IN SPECIALS

Call NOW 785-842-1322

DIGITAL MEDIA SALES REPS Are you looking for a career opportunity in media sales and can you answer YES to the following questions?

• Do you enjoy meeting new people and coming up with creative ideas?

• Are you famous for getting results from your customers?

• Are you a great listener and problem solver?

• Do you use unique and innovative ways to achieve budget?

• Do you use social marketing as part of your everyday life?

• Do you love staying on top of the current internet trends and finding digital solutions for your clients’ needs?

• Are you looking at being part of the fastest-growing area in media sales with the best growth potential?

If you have been answering YES to these questions and have experience in sales, marketing and/or advertising; experience in online media sales; demonstrated success with prospecting and cold calling then we want to hear from you!

The World Company has an extraordinary opportunity for talented media sales professionals. As a sales rep some of what you would be doing includes: • Selling creative solutions to your clients to capitalize on our one million unique visitors per month on a trio of nationally recognized websites such as kusports.com, ljworld.com and Lawrence.com.

• Sell clients a platform of products including online advertising, web banners, social marketing, sports marketing, search engine optimization, our Deals websites (including Lawrence Deals and johnsoncountydeals.com), and event marketing sponsorships.

• Prospect new regional clients and make initial contact by cold-calling either in person or by phone.

• Develop and build relationships with potential clients to build a large advertising client list.

Ideal candidates will also have remarkable verbal and written communication skills; enjoy networking; effective time management and interpersonal skills; regularly achieve monthly sales goals; selfmotivated; proficient in Microsoft Office applications; and a valid driver’s license, reliable transportation with proof of auto insurance, and a clean driving record.

We offer a competitive salary and commissions with an excellent benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401k, paid time off and more! Background check, preemployment drug screen and physical lift assessment required. To apply submit a cover letter and resume to hrapplications@ljworld.com. EOE

2BR - LARGE & CLEAN

RENT SPECIAL!

Reserve YOURS for Spring/Fall

Apartments, Houses & Duplexes. 785-842-7644 www.GageMgmt.com

2BRs, 1419 1/2 New Jersey, 2 story, 1 bath, C/A, W/D hookups, DW, 1 pet ok, $535, 785-841-5797

2BR starting at $525 W/D included. Pool

Rent Includes All Utilities. Plus Cable, Internet, Fitness & Pool.

Garages Available Elevators to all floors

BEST RENT BUY

2BR, 1 bath, W/D, DW - in 4-plex, 5 blocks to KU/ downtown. $510/mo.

No pets please. 785-838-3938

3BR — 1131 Tennessee, 1st floor, 1 bath. Avail. now. No pets. $650/mo. 785-841-5797 www.rentinlawrence.com

2BR, 602 Bremer, 1 story, 1 bath, garage, C/A, W/D hookups, DW, 1 pet ok, $500. 785-841-5797

941 Indiana - 2BR 1 bath $650/mo. 785-841-4935

1BR, 1.5 bath 2BR, 2.5 baths

Call 785-841-8400 www.sunriseapartments.com

LAUREL GLEN APTS

For Current Rent Specials Call 785-838-9559 EOH

2BR avail. now, very nice & quiet, DW, W/D, off-st. parking. $545/mo. No pets.

785-423-1565, 785-841-4035

2BR — 934 Illinois, In 4-plex, 1st floor, DW. $490/month.

Quiet, great location on KU No pets. Call 785-841-5797 bus route, no pets, W/D in www.rentinlawrence.com all units.

785-842-5227 Last One Left!! www.villa26lawrence.com

Tuckaway at Frontier 542 Frontier, Lawrence

All Units: Pool, on KU bus route, DW, & microwave 2BRs near KU, laundry facilities 837 MICHIGAN 3 & 4BRs - Special Prices W/D, FREE wireless internet 660 GATEWAY COURT

• Do you believe digital advertising needs to be a part of every campaign?

1 - 4 BRs

VILLA 26 APARTMENTS

BRAND NEW One Month FREE

• Small dog welcome • Income restrictions apply • Students welcome

• Do you love to turn a “no” into a “yes”?

2BR — 725 W. 25th, In 4plex, CA, W/D hookup, offst. parking. $410-$420/mo.

No pets. Call 785-841-5797

Move-in Special for 1BRs Only one of each left: 2BR Apt.& 2BR Townhome

Limited Time Special

Apartments & Townhomes 2, 3 & 4BRs

YOUR PLACE, YOUR SPACE

GET 10% DISCOUNT

A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE

Winter is here No high gas bill to pay, all electric units only!

Call for SPECIALS

—————————————————— 2BR - 3054 W. 7th, newly reCALL TODAY (Mon. - Fri.) modeled, 2 plus BRs, 2 full 785-843-1116 bath, FP, 2 car garage, 2nd floor, CA, W/D hookup. $750 /mo. No pets. 785-841-5797 10th & Massachusetts Lofts 2BR - 3503 W. 7th Court, 2 Studio & One Bedroom story, 1 bath, CA, DW, W/D IMMEDIATE MOVE-IN hookup, garage, 1 pet ok.

785-841-8468 $650/mo. 785-841-5797 www.firstmanagementinc.com

785.843.4040 www.thefoxrun.com Offering Leases through the end of May 2012

Sunrise Place Sunrise Village

785-838-3377, 785-841-3339 www.tuckawaymgmt.com

*Sign lease byJan. 30, 2012 AND College Students

785.843.4040 www.thefoxrun.com

Apartments Unfurnished

Great Locations! Great Prices!

1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms

EACH MONTH’S RENT

2BR at 1BR price

One Month FREE!

Sunrise Terrace — 951 Arkansas, so close to KU! 2BR w/study or 3rd BR, 2 full bath, CA, DW, laundry, lots of parking, some with W/D. $550 - $750/month.

No pets. Call 785-841-5797 www.rentinlawrence.com Studio Apt., 1907 W. 25th, $390/mo. + Tenant only pays elect. 785-841-1155

1 & 2BRs start at $400/mo. 2BR — 1017 Illinois. 2 story, * Near campus, bus stop 1 bath, CA, DW. $500/mo. * Laundries on site No pets. Call 785-841-5797 * Near stores, restaurants www.rentinlawrence.com * Water & trash paid 4BR duplex - start at $795 2BR - 2406 Alabama, Bldg. 2, —————————————————— 2 story, 1.5 baths, CA, DW, $500. No pets. 785-841-5797 Get Coupon* for $25 OFF www.rentinlawrence.com

Newer 2BR for only $475.

Jacksonville Apts.

Act fast! (785) 841-4935

Studio, 1, 2 & 3 BRs

www.meadowbrookapartments.net

785-842-3280

2 & 3BR Apts. $500-640.

Some utilities incl.

Pets ok.

Tenants to Homeowners: 785-842-5494

Now Leasing for 2012!

Fast, Reliable Maintenance On-site Management Close to KU, 3 Bus Stops

3601 Clinton Pkwy., Lawrence

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Apartments Unfurnished

Move in January and January rent is FREE!!!

One Month FREE Rent Available Now! 1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms

Rooms (newly remodeled) Rent by week or by month.

With cable & internet. Call Virginia Inn 785-856-7536

Apartments Unfurnished

NEW YEAR’S GIFT

PARKWAY COMMONS

Call interview 785-856-0355

dedicated to helping adults and children with severe developmental disabilities achieve personally satisfying and fulfilling lifestyles

Apartments Unfurnished

Westgate

4641 W. 6th behind Blockbuster

785-842-9199

SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS Mediaphormedia is seeking Software Developers with significant experience in developing cutting-edge web sites and applications, preferably on an open-source (LAMPstyle) platform.

If you have a minimum of two years experience developing on the web with dynamic languages; excellent teamwork abilities; strong conceptual and problem solving skills; an understanding of different platforms, browsers and other relevant internet technologies; a working knowledge of information architecture concepts; and relentless attention to detail, we want to talk to you. Ideal candidates will have a strong dedication to web standards and web development best practices, including extensive experience with database-backed development.

We support and participate in the development of the Django web framework and the open-source community at large. Django began as an in house project and now is an open-source platform with a vibrant user community. Other open-source contributions from current and former team members include Haystack (modular search) and Tastypie (webservice API framework). Strong preference will be given to candidates with Django framework experience and/or previous Python programming experience. However, we will train the right person who demonstrates passion for their work and a willingness to learn.

This position will develop, support, and maintain our “Ellington” Content Management System, our “Marketplace” online business directory product, and other new projects and diversification efforts as specified.

Mediaphormedia is the award-winning commercial software division of The World Company, a communications and media company based in Lawrence, Kansas. Mediaphormedia is widely considered to be one of the most innovative news and media organizations in the country employing some of the best and brightest online media developers.

We offer a competitive salary with an excellent benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401k, paid time off and more! Background check, pre-employment drug screen and physical lift assessment required. To apply submit a cover letter and resume to hrapplications@ljworld.com. EOE

Apartments Unfurnished NEW RENT SPECIALS Campus & Downtown 2 & 3 Bedroom Apts 785-843-8220

Tonganoxie CEDAR HILLS

New Management

1-3BR apts. in Tonganoxie

Many improvements!

816-260-8606, 913-845-0992

Studios — 2400 Alabama, all Office Space elect., plenty of parking, AC, laundry. $390, water/cable Downtown offices, 2 avail. paid. No pets. 785-841-5797 $325 or $350/month. New! Studios - 1708 W. 5th, all Nice amenities. Utils. pd. elect, plenty of parking, AC, Year lease. 785-842-7337 laundry. $410. water/cable Office Space Available paid. No pets. 785-841-5797 at 5040 Bob Billings Pkwy.

Duplexes

785-841-4785

Quality thru-out - like new in NW Lawrence at FHS No pets, $1175.

785-843-4798

PARKWAY 4000

Move-In Specials!

• 2 & 3BRs available now • 2 Bath, W/D hookups • 2 Car garage w/opener • New kitchen appliances • Maintenance free 785-749-2555/785-766-2722 2BRs from $600 - $800/mo.

West side or close to KU. 785-832-8728 / 785-331-5360 www.lawrencepm.com

Four Wheel Drive Townhomes

2859 Four Wheel Drive Amazing 2BR, tranquil intimate setting, free standing townhome w/ courtyard, cathedral ceilings, skylights, & W/D. Most residents professionals.

Pets ok. Water & trash pd. $750/mo.

785-842-5227 www.villa26lawrence.com

Pomona Two Story Duplex, FSBO, 811 E 12th St. $100,000.

913-963-4218/ 785-566-8387

Antiques

Showings By Appointment

Call 785-842-1524

PARKWAY 6000

CALL FOR SPECIALS! • 3 Bedroom, 2 bath • 2 car garage w/opener • W/D hookups • Maintenance free 785-832-0555, 785-766-2722

Saddlebrook Townhomes

Luxury 2BR, 2 Bath Units Gas FP, W/D, 1 Car garage Quiet West Side Area 625 Folks Rd. 785-832-8200 Saddlebrook@sunflower.com

Use Tax Refund to Invest in a Co-op

1, 2, & 3BR townhomes avail. in Cooperative. Units starting at $412 - $485/mo.

Water, trash, sewer paid.

FIRST MONTH FREE! Back patio, CA, hard wood floors, full bsmt., stove, refrig., W/D hookup, garbage disposal, Reserved parking. On site management & maintenance. 24 hr. emergency maintenance.

Membership & Equity Fee Required. 785-842-2545 (Equal Housing Opportunity) www.pinetreetownhouses.com

KIPP’S TREASURES

423B E 4th Street Tonganoxie, KS 66086 913-704-5037 Antiques, Collectibles, Glass, Furniture, Treasures

Appliances

10 Clean Yamaha Vertical pianos, multi-finishes & styles, delivery, tuning, warranty 785 537-3774 Jump start your child’s future!

The Piano increases concentration, coordination & is a lifelong gift. piano4u.com 800-950-3774

Sports-Fitness Equipment

STEEL BUILDINGS -Save Thousands on 2011 Closeouts!! Limited availability, 20x30, 30x40, others. Save $$$, buy now for spring.

Discounted shipping. Display savings also! Call 866-352-0469

Clothing Coat- Man’s winter coat.

Columbia brand.

Black with blue trim, zip-out liner. Size large. Like new. $30. 785-842-8776.

nice car, with good gas mileage for under $5000.

Come for a test drive. See website for photos.

Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6100 24/7

Chevrolet 2010 Impala LT 47K, One Victory Red! Why Are You still Drowning in Choices? www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

Chevrolet 2010 Impala LT 47K, One Victory Red! Why Are You still Drowning in Choices? www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

Fishing Rod- 9’ lightly used Fenwick graphite HMX bait casting/flipping, 1-2½ oz Lure. 15-30 Lb Line. $40.

Call 785-830-8304

Computer-Camera Digital Pianos!

Hundreds of sounds, rhythms & features.

Record directly to CD! piano4u.com 800-950--3774 USB, CD-RW, Midi… and all that cool stuff.

Our digital pianos can do just about anything!

785-537-3774

Firewood-Stoves A Full Cord Seasoned Hedge, Oak, Locust & mixed hardwoods, stacked & delivered, $160. Call Landon, 785-766-0863

1st Class, Pet Friendly Houses & Apts.

Firewood, Mixed hardwoods, full cord: $150. You haul. Or small delivery fee.

Oak & hedge cords slightly more. 35 years in business.

Call Bill at 816-810-3673 Mixed Hardwoods, full cord $160, small pickup load $50, split, delivered and stacked.

Call 785-842-4669

3BR, 813 Crestline Ct. CA, 1 bath, garage, fenced yard. Furniture Avail. Now. $775/mo. 1/2 off Bookshelf- Black, 2 shelf Deposit. Call 785-842-7644 bookshelf. 3 feet wide, 3 feet tall. $10 785-331-5072 Apartments, Houses & Duplexes. 785-842-7644 BookshelfCherry color, 2 www.GageMgmt.com shelf bookshelf. 3 feet high, 3 feet wide on 4 legs. $10 Call 785-331-5072

www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

Golf Club, Cobra Hybird #3 Wood, Lefthanded, Like New! Regular price $149, now $30. Call 785-841-2381.

TV-Video

2BRs avail. now for females in 4BR townhome. No pets/ smoking. $350/BR per mo.

Share utils. 785-727-0025

Eudora 3BR nice mobile home, 1.5 bath, new carpet, CH/CA, W/D hookup, $545/mo. + deposit & Refs. 913-845-3273

Tonganoxie

Couch, 3-Piece blue sectional couch $100. Good condition. The two end seats recline. Cloth fabric with pin striped pattern.

Call Nakai @ 785-691-9173.

You must load and haul.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012 7B Cars-Imports Crossovers

Academy Cars

2005 MERCURY MONTEGO NADA retail price $10250 Buy it NOW for $8500

Nissan 2010 Sentra 2.0 Magnetic Grey, 47K Who Could Say Not To… www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

Full Mechanical Condition Report Available online All Will Sell To The Highest Bidder, only at

Nissan 2010 Versa 1.8 S 30K, Brilliant Silver etallic, Swear By Your Car, Not At It! www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

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Puppies, Two Female Brown & White Rat Terrier Puppies for sale. Universal Kennel registered. Born Oct. 25. Second Shots & dewormed. 785-249-1221

“2012”

Big Bonus

Don’t see what you want? Give us a call and we can help you find it!

Dale Willey Automotive, just ask for Doug at 785-843-5200 2840 Iowa St. Lawrence.

Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

• No trade? Opt For A $3,500 Cash Bonus!* • As Low As Ø Down*

• Normal Credit Qualification Reduced For This Event* *See Dealer For Details

Pontiac 2009 G3, automatic, talk about fuel economy and room!

You’ve gotta try this one to believe it! Stk#328851 only $11,650.

Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Ford 2010 Focus SE 33K, Sterling Grey Lawrence’s Favorite On-line Dealership! www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

Nissan 2007 Versa S, power equip, like new, choose from two starting at only $12,762. stk# 14043.

Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Chevrolet 2010 Impala LT Stk#D8756 Sale Price $15,780

Robert Brogden Olathe Buick - GMC KC’s #1 Low Price Dealer 1500 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS 800-536-5346 913-782-1500 www.brogdenauto.com

Chevrolet 2010 Malibu’s 32 mpg hwy, nicely equip’d.

Like new throughout with remainder of 5yr/100,000 mile factory warranty. 2 available price as low as $13,841. 1.9% apr financing available.

Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Chevrolet 2007 Monte Carlo LT, leather heated seats, ABS, traction control, spoiler, alloy wheels, very sharp, stk#168771 only $10,995.00 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

• $4,397 Minimum Any Trade* • No trade? Opt For A $3,500 Cash Bonus!* • As Low As Ø Down*

• Normal Credit Qualification Reduced For This Event* *See Dealer For Details

Chevrolet 2006 Monte Carlo LT, local trade, alloy wheels, spoiler, sunroof, ABS, traction control, cd changer and much more! Stk#500993 only $9,444 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

briggsautodirect.com

Buick 2010 ENCLAVE Certified, Stk#T96788A Special Price $30,000 Robert Brogden Olathe Buick - GMC KC’s #1 Low Price Dealer 1500 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS 800-536-5346 913-782-1500 www.brogdenauto.com

End Table- Walnut color 2BR Duplex, new furnace & end table. $10 785-331-5072 window AC, thermal pane windows. $450/mo. + $450 Everything Must Go! Glider deposit. 603 Church. Avail. w/mauve foot rest, $149. 2 now. Call 913-205-7183 night tables, $49 ea. computer $65, All in Ex. cond.

3BR country home, 2 full stationary bike $28, buffet bath, 2 carport, storage $149. All neg. 913-244-0311 bldg, large yard, $600/mo. Lawrence 816-807-1832, 913-369-3055 Loveseat- Loveseat for Buick 2007 Lacrosse CXL, 3BR country home, 2 full sale. $50 785-893-4301 ABS, traction control, rebath, full bsmt, 2 car garage, large yard, $800/mo. Media Center- 4 ft high, 2 mote start Chrome Tech feet wide. 3 shelves, 4 alloy wheels, On Star, 816-807-1832, 913-369-3055 open spaces to hold DVD very sharp and only player, VCR, CD player and $10,850.00 stk#304751 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 TV on top. Holds CD’s and WorldClassNEK.com www.dalewilleyauto.com DVD’s. $10 785-331-5072

www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6100 24/7

Ford 2007 Focus SE Cloud 9 White!

Credit so Easy a Child Can Do It! www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

Pontiac 2010 G6 4cyl, great gas mileage, GM certified, that means 2 yrs of scheduled maintenance for free!

Stk#453475 only $11,955.

Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Acura 2007 TL-Type S loaded (navigation, back up camera), pearl white with beige interior, 74K miles, sole owner, have all Acura dealer service records, heated seats, dual climate control, Bluetooth, 3-month old Michelin Sport tires, never has had a single door ding, mint condition, $19,900.

Call 913-484-7564.

Saab 2006 9.5, 4Dr wagon 2.3T Sport SUV Black, 76K, $12,900.

View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

Buick 2008 Enclave CXL AWD CERTIFIED Stk#D8770 $27,000 Robert Brogden Olathe Buick - GMC KC’s #1 Low Price Dealer 1500 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS 800-536-5346 913-782-1500 www.brogdenauto.com

Saturn 2008 Astra XR 45K, Arctic White Get a “For The People Credit Approval” From The “Dealer For The People” FORD 2008 FOCUS Stk#B6482A $12,000 Robert Brogden Olathe Buick - GMC KC’s #1 Low Price Dealer 1500 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS 800-536-5346 913-782-1500 www.brogdenauto.com

Ford 2008 Fusion SE Silver Bright Metallic, 44K Get Hooked At

Ford 1998 Mustang Cobra Convertible SVT, leather, power seat, premium alloy wheels, very sharp and low miles!

Stk#376431 only $10,888 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

Pontiac 2008 Grand Prix Certified, Stk#B6652A Sale Price 19,000.

Robert Brogden Olathe Buick - GMC KC’s #1 Low Price Dealer 1500 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS 800-536-5346 913-782-1500 www.brogdenauto.com

Chevrolet 2002 Corvette Convertible, 2Dr. Stk#T96291A Sale Price $27,495

Robert Brogden Olathe Buick - GMC KC’s #1 Low Price Dealer 1500 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS 800-536-5346 913-782-1500 www.brogdenauto.com

Pontiac 2008 Grand Prix, sunroof, spoiler, alloy wheels, great gas mileage and room for the family! Stk#166701 only $10,854.

Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Honda 2005 Civic VP sedan, one owner, great commuter car, great gas mileage, stk#378131 only $9,900 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Hyundai 2009 Sonata 48K, Willow Grey You have the Right to a Lifetime Engine Warranty! www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

Ford 2008 Mustang GT this is one hot ride!

Leather heated seats, Shaker sound system, local trade, very nice!

Stk#58041A2 only $16,654.

Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com Ford 2002 Mustang. Local trade-in in shiny black.

Nice car with automatic and V6. Two owners and only 75K miles. Much recent maintenance done.

Clean interior. See website for photos and more information.

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Smart 2009 For Two Passion. Local one-owner car with only 10K miles! Previous owner moved to asisted living. Beautiful blue and silver. Panorama glass roof, automatic, and very clean. A rare low mile find.

Tremendous gas mileage! See website for photos.

Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6100 24/7

Chevrolet 2006 HHR LT, running boards, alloy wheels, steering wheel controls, power seat, and more, stk#631502 only $10,850.

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TOYOTA 2006 AVALON

Cars-Domestic

Academy Cars

Big Bonus • $4,397 Minimum Any Trade*

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Toyota 2006 Camry LE 65k, Dark Grey Metallic From Lawrence’s Favorite On-line Dealership! www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

Pets

“2012”

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Chevrolet 2005 Tahoe LS SUV, Stk#B6867B Special Price $13,000 Robert Brogden Olathe Buick - GMC KC’s #1 Low Price Dealer 1500 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS 800-536-5346 913-782-1500 www.brogdenauto.com

Ford 2005 Taurus SE Sedan - Silver. T96907A $7991.00 Robert Brogden Olathe Buick - GMC KC’s #1 Low Price Dealer 1500 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS 800-536-5346 913-782-1500 www.brogdenauto.com

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0% FINANCING AVAILABLE on all service contracts.

NO CREDIT CHECKS! CALL FOR DETAILS. 785-843-5200 ASK FOR ALLEN Lincoln 2000 Towncar, Cartier, Excellent condition.

73,350 miles. Has all extras except moonroof. A silver beauty with a lot of good miles left! $6,200.

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Pontiac 2008 G6 sedan, 4cyl, great gas mileage and room for the family, stk#16670 only $10,854.

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Chrysler 2010 Sebring Limited Brilliant Black, 48K Check Out the Cockpit of This Amazing Machine! www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

Toyota 2010 Corolla CE 21K, Barcelona Red Can You Afford to NOT Buy Your Next Car On-Line at Academy? www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

KIA 2006 AMANTI. Stk#T6622A. Sale Price $13,999

Pontiac 2008 G6 Sedan GT Stk#D8757 Sale Price $14,780

Robert Brogden Olathe Buick - GMC KC’s #1 Low Price Dealer 1500 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS 800-536-5346 913-782-1500 www.brogdenauto.com

Pontiac 2009 G6, V6, power seat, ABS, traction control, remote start, 17” chrome tech wheels, GM certified, lots of warranty!

Stk#314521 only $15,444.

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Robert Brogden Olathe Buick - GMC KC’s #1 Low Price Dealer 1500 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS 800-536-5346 913-782-1500 www.brogdenauto.com Mazda 2008 Mazda3 Hatchback. FUN car with heated seats! Dark Gray color, BOSE audio, BRAND new tires, and much more. Super nice condition, lots of options, and a great looking car. Drive Fun. See wbsite for photos.

Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6100 24/7

Dale Willey Automotive 2840 Iowa Street (785) 843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Dodge 2010 Caliber SXT 44K, Inferno Red Are You Drowning In Choices? No More! www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

MERCURY 2005 GRAND MARQUIS Stk#B6902A Special Price $12,000.

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Chrysler 2009 PT Cruiser 40K, Surf Blue Pearl You Have the Right To Love Your Car! www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED NADA retail price $9650 Buy it NOW for $6200 Full Mechanical Condition Report Available online All Will Sell To The Highest Bidder, only at

Go to ljworld.com or call 785-832-1000.

UP TO FOUR PACKAGES TO CHOOSE FROM!

Mercury 2008 Milan White Suede Pearl, 34K Academy Cars: Where You Have the Right To Love Your Car!

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2008 MAZDA Stk#T96620B Special Price $15,000 Robert Brogden Olathe Buick - GMC KC’s #1 Low Price Dealer 1500 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS 800-536-5346 913-782-1500 www.brogdenauto.com

Mitsubishi 2008 Ecplise GS 48K, Sunset Pearl Metallic You Have the Right to a Fear-Free Car-Buying Experience! www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

Nissan 2005 Altima SE, 69K, White, V6, Alloys, Leather, Moon Roof, Sonoma Metallic.

You Have the Right To the Most Money For Your Trade-In www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

Ford 2009 Escape Limited, leather, ABS, alloy wheels, steering wheel controls, roof rack, stk#588491 only $17,653 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Kia 2010 Sportage LX Black Cherry, 49K Lifetime Engine Warranty? Yes!!! www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

Volkswagen 2009 Passat Sedan 4dr Auto Komfort FWD Sedan Stk#T6696A Sale Price $20,995

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TOYOTA 2004 Prius Hatchback HYBRID - no photo.

Stk#T7056A Sale Price $12,000

Mazda 2007 Mazda 5 Sport 46K, Brilliant Black 6 Passenger Comfort, Can You Imagine?

And Fuel Economy Too! www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

Cars-Imports Chrysler 2010 Sebring LTD Leather, Alloys, 38K, Inferno Red! Credit so Easy a Child Can Do It! www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

Toyota 2010 Corolla, CE Barcelona Red, 48K Can you believe It?! www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

Chevrolet 2006 Uplander LT, FWD, leather heated seats, dual power seats, ABS, traction control, alloy wheels, steering wheel controls, DVD, XM radio, & more, stk#117531 only $12415 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

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Roommates

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Cars-Imports

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Jacket, Awesome condition! Black on black youth girl’s North Face jacket, size Medium. No rips, tears or scratches. $45 Call Nakai at 785-691-9173.

Mens leather blazer. Size 54-Tall, brown. Nice condition. $25.00. Please call 785-331-7022.

Dodge 2007 Magnum Stone White, 57K. Love Your Car!

Cars-Domestic

Fitness EquipmentThis Nordic Track fitness equipment is in excellent condition. $95 Call 785-841-6519.

Building Materials

1BR farm house, near Lawrence. Stove, refrig., W/D hookups. NO PETS! $560/ mo. +deposit. 785-842-3626 Leave name, phone#, msg.

4BR, 3-1/2 bath home at 6333 Candy Lane.

1700 sq. ft., 1 car garage.

Pets ok w/pet deposit. www.garberprop.com 785-841-4785

Miscellaneous

Snowsuit- Carters 6 to 9 months Snow Suit $25, Television- Zenith TV, an never worn.

Call “oldie but goodie”. Works 785-393-0749 great!

Remote control, etc. $50 Call 785-842-6456

Houses

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Complete Toilet.

Bowl height 10”, new this is a $275 from Lowes. Clean and dry, ready to go for $100 firm. (785) 550 0085 Located in west Lawrence.

(3) Pianos, Winter Company Spinet or Acrosonic Spinet, $525.

Sterling Spinet, $175. Price includes tuning and delivery. Call: 785-832-9906

Cars-Domestic

Don’t see what you want? Give us a call and we can help you find it!

Dale Willey Automotive, just ask for Doug at 785-843-5200 2840 Iowa St. Lawrence.

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Household Misc.

Music-Stereo

Baby & Children's Items

www.mallardproperties lawrence.com

Table- Office table, Laminate top, metal frame with shelf. 41w X23.5d X30.5H. See online picture. $30/Offer. Please call 785 840-0282

LOCOMOTIVES- 4 BRITISH LOCOMOTIVES. GOOD RUN- Cadillac 2007 DTS very NING ORDER. PLEASE CALL nice, very luxurious! $100 or With 10 Acres, 3mi. W. of 785-945-4094 out the luxury Lecompton on paved rd., SENSINBLE OFFERS. price! Stk#164601 only water avail. Lynn Realty, $14,956.

LLC. Call Don 913-915-4194 Tires- Three Firestone DesDale Willey 785-843-5200 tination LE tires; P225/70 www.dalewilleyauto.com 16; no patches. Worn, but enough tread to make Chevrolet 2002 Cavalier, good spares. $15 cash for Automatic 2 door in very all three. 785-842-7419. clean condition. A very

3BR Townhomes Avail.

* 1 BR, 870 sq. ft.

Covered Parking * 2 BR, 1,300 sq. ft.

2-Car Garage

$75

Buick 2008 Lucerne CX, 46K, Dark Crimson Metallic A Car For The People from The “Dealer For The People” www.academycars.com 785-841-0102

Acreage-Lots

Adam Ave. - 2 bath, 2 car, GE Single Door Refrigera1,700 sq. ft., some with tor /freezer, white, ex. cond.

24”Wx23.5”Dx57”H. fenced yards, $995/mo. $50/offer. Electrolux vacuum w/2 hoses, power Pets okay nozzle, sidekick, 2 floor with paid pet deposit wands, & bags. $25/offer. www.garberprop.com See online pictures on 785-841-4785 both items. Please call 785-840-0282 3BR, 2-1/2 bath, W/D hookups, new carpet, no pets. Kenmore Upright Freezer, $900/mo.

785-749-6768 white, excellent condition 785-577-5561 28”Wx28.5”DX59”H. $75 or offer See online picture Apartments, Houses & Please call 785 840-0282 Duplexes. 785-842-7644 www.GageMgmt.com

NEWER - LUXURIOUS

Sofa- Sofa for sale, Call 785-893-4301

Indoor Lights, Box full of misc. indoor lights. You 3BR house, 2 baths, Remod- may find just the right eled, Fenced back yard. strings to complete your $15.

Call 317 Stockade. $144,900 decor.

913-362-6902 785-979-5023

3BR, 2 bath, 2 car garage.

Newer spacious unit. All Refrigerator, Whirlpool, appls. No pets. Avail. now. Black with icemaker. 20.9 $895/mo. Call 785-766-9823 cubic feet. Runs great, bought new one. $250/offer AVAIL. Now Please call 785-542-2661 3BR, 2 bath, major appls., Dishwasher Kenmore Ultra FP, 2 car.

785-865-2505 Wash dishwasher, black. $30 Call 785-843-1207

VILLAS & TOWNHOMES

Recliner- Recliner for sale.

Excellent condition! $85 Please call 785-893-4301

Lawrence

Grand pianos from $3288 for your new home!

Mid-America Piano Manhattan 800-950-3774 www.piano4u.com 2BR, 2 bath, fireplace, CA, W/D hookups, 2 car with opener. Easy access to I-70. Includes paid cable.

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Office Table, Laminate top, metal frame with shelf.

41WX23.5DX30.5H. See online picture. $19 offer Please call 785 840-0282

Holiday Decor

www.lawrencerentals.com

Townhomes

Cars-Domestic

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3 BEDROOMS

Apartments, Houses & Duplexes. 785-842-7644 www.GageMgmt.com

Furniture

Robert Brogden Olathe Buick - GMC KC’s #1 Low Price Dealer 1500 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS 800-536-5346 913-782-1500 www.brogdenauto.com

2004 Land Cruiser 2 to choose View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

Volvo 2002 S80 T6. silver exterior, leather interior, power everything, moon roof, heated seats, CD changer, temperature controls, lots of extras, Great condition, 86,600 miles, private seller, $7,585. Call 785-393-0781.

Pontiac 2006 Grand Prix GT, this is a fantastic luxury sedan, plenty of room for the family and power for the driving enthusiast!

Stk#424761 only $9,412.

Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

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under $100 WorldClassNEK.com

2007 RAV4 2 to choose View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

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Auctioneers

Carpets & Rugs

Computer Running Slow?

Viruses/Malware?

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Computer Questions, Advise?

We Can Help — 785-979-0838

BILL FAIR AND COMPANY AUCTIONEERS SINCE 1970 800-887-6929

Automotive Services Auto Maintenance and Repair

AFTER THE FIRST CLEARANCE SALE! BIG Mark-downs in EVERY department!

www.lawrenceautodiag.com

785-842-8665

Computer/Internet

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First Come - First Served

Concrete CONCRETE INC. Your local concrete repair specialists Sidewalks, Patios, Driveways

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1-888-326-2799 Toll Free

Driveways, Parking Lots, Paving Repair, Sidewalks, Garage Floors, Foundation Repair 785-843-2700 Owen 24/7

Bryant Collision Repair Mon-Fri. 8AM-6PM We specialize in Auto Body Repair, Paintless Dent Repair, Glass Repair, & Auto Accessories.

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Cash Paid. Free Tow. U-Call, We-Haul!

Call 785-633-7556

Dale and Ron’s Auto Service

Family Owned & Operated for 37 Years Domestic & Foreign Expert Service 630 Connecticut St

785-842-2108

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Jennings’ Floor Trader 3000 Iowa - 841-3838 9-5 Mon-Sat. 12-5 Sun.

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- Corporate Events, Private Parties, Weddings-

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785-887-6936 http://oakleycreek.com

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Over 25 yrs. exp.

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Call Billy Construction Decks, Fences, Etc. Insured. (785) 838-9791 www.billyconstruction.com

Stacked Deck

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785-550-5592

Rich Black Top Soil No Chemicals Machine Pulverized Pickup or Delivery

lawrencemarketplace.com/ harrisauto

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K’s Tire

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Tires, Alignment, Brakes, A/C, Suspension Repair Financing Available 785-841-6050 1828 Mass. St lawrencemarketplace.com/ performancetire

No Job Too Big or Small

Int. & Ext. Remodeling All Home Repairs Mark Koontz

Bus. 913-269-0284

All Your Banking Needs

ADVANCED SYSTEMS Basement & foundation repair Your hometown company Over three decades 785-841-0145 mybasementiscracked.com CONCRETE INC Your local foundation repair specialist!

Waterproofing, Basement, & Crack Repair

Electric & Industrial Supply Pump & Well Drilling Service

Motors - Pumps Complete Water Systems 602 E 9th St | 785-843-4522

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For Everything Electrical Committed to Excellence Since 1972 Full Service Electrical Contractor www.quality-electric.net

1-888-326-2799 Toll Free

FOUNDATION REPAIR

Mudjacking, Waterproofing. We specialize in Basement Repair & Pressure Grouting.

Level & Straighten Walls & Bracing on wall. BBB .

Free Estimates Since 1962

Wagner’s 785-749-1696 www.foundationrepair.com

Get Lynn on the line!

785-843-LYNN www.lynnelectric.com

Employment Services

Burma’s Cleaning since 1987. Great Gift! Move Kansas Carpet Care, Inc. cleans, wkly. biwkly. mo.

Your locally owned and Refs. Free est. 913-579-4730 operated carpet and Office* Clerical* Accounting upholstery cleaning Light Industrial* Technical company since 1993!

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Sue Bee’s Cleaning 785-841-2268

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Holistic, individualized treatment. The Quantum Method is interactive and honors your uniqueness 1203 Iowa St. (970)749-3554

• Garage Doors • Openers • Service • Installation Call 785-842-5203 or visit us at Lawrencemarketplace.com /freestategaragedoors

785-841-3088

• Garage Doors • Openers • Service • Installation

Heating & Cooling

Breathe Holistic Life Center

Yoga is more than getting on the mat.

Live Passionately Yoga Nutrition Classes Relaxation Retreats 1407 Massachusetts 785-218-0174 lawrencemarketplace.com/ breathe

“Your Comfort Is Our Business.”

Installation & Service Residential & Commercial (785) 841-2665

Temporary or Contract Staffing Evaluation Hire, Direct Hire Professional Search Onsite Services (785) 749-7550 1000 S Iowa, Lawrence KS lawrencemarketplace.com/e xpress

We provide door-to-door transportation as well as many additional services to residents of Douglas County living with disabilities.

Call to schedule a ride: 843-5576 or 888-824-7277 Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 3:30 pm We ask for $2.00 each way.

Even if you don’t have a disability and you live outside the Lawrence City limits, we can help.

Funded in part by KDOT Public Transit Program

Full Remodels & Odd Jobs, Interior/Exterior Painting, Installation & Repair of:

Music Lessons

Decks Drywall Siding Gutters Privacy Fencing Doors Trim

KEYS of JOY

Insured 20 yrs. experience

913-488-7320

Instruction and Tutoring Origins Interior Design

• Color & Design • Space Planning • Furniture Layouts • Trade Discounts • Project Management 785-766-9281 originsinteriordesign.com

Adorable Animal Designs

Full Service Grooming All Breeds & Sizes Including Cats!

Flea & Tick Solutions • Unsightly black streaks of mold & dirt on your roof?

• Mold or Mildew on your house?

• Is winter salt intrusion causing your concrete to flake?

785-842-7118 Lawrencemarketplace. com/adorableanimaldesign

Mobile Enviro-Wash LTD

785-842-3030 Free Quote

I COME TO YOU!

Water, Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration • Odor Removal • Carpet Cleaning • Air Duct Cleaning •

Dependable & Reliable Holiday pet sitting, feeding, overnights, walks, more!

References! Insured!

785-550-9289

One Company Is All You Need and One Phone Call Is All You Need To Make (785) 842-0351

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Free Estimates on replacement equipment! Ask us about Energy Star equipment & how to save on your utility bills.

Roger, Kevin or Sarajane

785-843-2244

www.scott-temperature.com www.lawrencemarketplace. com/scotttemperature

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Low Maintenance Landscape, Inc.

1210 Lakeview Court, Innovative Planting Design Construction & Installation www.lawrencemarketplace. com/lml

785-550-5610

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Serving the Douglas & Franklin county areas

785-594-3357

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Complete Roofing

Tearoffs, Reroofs, Redecks * Storm Damage * Leaks * Roof Inspections

Plumbing

We’re There for You!

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“When You’re Ready, We’re Reddi” •Sales •Service •Installations •Free Estimate on replacements all makes & models Commercial Residential Financing Available

Re-Roofs: All Types Roofing Repairs Siding & Windows FREE Estimates (785) 749-0462 www.meslerroofing.com

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A. B. Painting & Repair

Salon & Spa

Int/ext. Drywall, Tile, Siding, Wood rot, & Decks 30 plus yrs. Refs. Free Est.

Al 785-331-6994 albeil@aol.com

Inside - Out Painting Service

• Hair styling /Coloring • Soft Curl Perms • Nails & Eye Lashes 785-856-9020 2400 Franklin Rd., Suite E LawrenceMarketplace. com/ruffends

Complete interior & exterior painting Siding replacement

785-766-2785

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Int/Ext/Specialty Painting Siding, Wood Rot & Decks Kate, 785-423-4464 www.kbpaintingllc.com

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Bill Morgan 816-523-5703

Interior/Exterior Painting

Call Lyndsey 913-422-7002

Professional Painters Home, Interior, Exterior Painting, Lead Paint Removal Serving Northeast Kansas 785-691-6050 http://lawrencemarket place.com/primecoat

Specializing in new homes & Residential interior and exterior repaints Power Washing Deck staining Sheet Rock Repair Quality work and products since 1985

Supplying all your Painting needs.

Serving Lawrence and surrounding areas for over 25 years.

Locally owned & operated.

Free estimates/Insured.

Travel Services Lawrence First Class Transportation Limos Corporate Cars Drivers available 24/7

785-841-5466

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Quality Work Over 20 yrs. exp.

Lawn, Garden & Nursery Green Grass Lawn Care

www.ah-air.com

Complete Roofing Services Professional Staff Quality Workmanship http://lawrencemarketplace. com/lawrenceroofing

Painting

913-585-1846

Commercial &Residential 24 hour Service

785-865-0600

Call Calli 785-766-8420

www.cnnmobilepetsalons.com

Sub-Contracting, Roofing work needed. 2 man crew, own tools & truck.

30 yrs exp.

Brad Brock 913-553-7021 Randy Ziesenis785-840-4132

Riffel Painting Co.

Fast Quality Service

Stress Free for you and your pet.

785-331-8369

Landscaping Air Conditioning/ & Heating/Sales & Srvs.

Professional Service with a Tender Touch

MAGILL PLUMBING • Water Line Services • Septic Tanks / Laterals 913-721-3917 Free Estimates Licensed Insured.

Insurance

For all your Heating, Air Conditioning and Plumbing needs

www.independenceinc.org

Piano Lessons 4704 W. 24th St Learn to play 30-50 songs in the first year!

http://lawrencemarketplace. com/rivercityhvac

785-856-GOLD(4653) Jewelry, coins, silver, watches. Earn money with broken & Unwanted jewelry Accessible and General Public Transportation

Haul Free: Salvageable items. Minimum charge: other moving/hauling jobs.

Also Maintenance/Cleaning (785) 550-1565 for home/business, mmdownstic@hotmail.com inside/out plumbing / Lawrencemarketplace.com/tic electrical & more. www.a2zenterprises.info Retired Carpenter, Deck 785-841-6254 Repairs, Home Repairs, Interior Wall Repair & Painting, Doors, Wood Rot, STARVING ARTISTS MOVING Powerwash 785-766-5285 15yr. locally owned and operated company.

Professionally trained staff. We move everything from fossils to office and household goods.

Call for a free estimate.

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Legal substances can distort drug test results Annie’s Mailbox

are allowed to have long hair, but not me.

So my question is, why can girls have their hair any length they want, but boys have to cut it short? I don’t think that’s fair. — Dreaming of Long Hair Dear Dreaming: Like it or not, people judge others by their appearance, and for some, long hair on a boy can seem effeminate, unprofessional or the sign of a slacker. anniesmailbox@comcast.net It also is an unconventional generally produce false-posi- look, and this may be why tive results in 5 to 10 percent your parents object. You of cases. Some perfectly legal could ask for a compromise substances, including certain foods and prescription medications, can produce false positives (e.g., poppy seed bagels, some cold medications, antidepressants, antibiotics and pain meds). The National Institutes of Health encourages anyone who may require a drug screening to ask your pharmacist or health provider about specific medications that might give a false-positive result.

Inform your potential employer in advance, and request that they confirm the results through gas-chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS).

Dear Annie: I am a 14-yearold boy and have always wanted really long hair, but my parents won’t let me grow it out. My two sisters

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— perhaps grow it a little longer. But otherwise, you simply will have to wait until you are out of the house and can grow your hair as long as you wish. But regardless of length, please keep it clean and well-groomed.

Marcy Sugar and Kathy Mitchell

Do shows like “Shipping Wars” (8 and 8:30 p.m., A&E) celebrate free enterprise?

Or give it a bad name?

Economists use the term “race to the bottom” to describe (and decry) trade practices that destroy industries, economies and societies. Countries lower their standards of living to compete, only to fall victim to competitors willing to work for even less. The fruits of this process can be found at a Walmart near you. ‘‘Shipping Wars” is all about the race to the bottom. It follows four independent trucker/shippers who try to make a living transporting items too big, too unwieldy or too strange for established shippers to handle.

They try to undercut one another while bidding through an online shipping auction house. The trick is in knowing how low you can bid and still make money on the job after taking into account time and expenses, such as gas and insurance. Bidders often are too eager or inexperienced to strike that balance. Sometimes the experienced truckers goad the rookies into disastrous lowball bids just to “mess with them.”

Once the job is “won,” the truckers confront their tasks and shenanigans ensue. The notion of mining comedy from the slipping and sliding of unprofessional shippers is at least as old as Laurel and Hardy shorts, or silent movies. ‘‘Shipping Wars” is not the first series on cable, or even A&E, to showcase and celebrate cutthroat competition as entertainment. In fact, “Shipping Wars” airs between four episodes of “Storage Wars” (7, 7:30, 9 and 9:30 p.m.). Remember “Storage Wars”? That’s the program where they make a sport of bidding on the contents of lockers once rented by people too poor or unlucky to keep up their payments. What fun! Congratulations, A&E. What a programming sandwich! A dollop of desperation between slices of exploitation!

What’s next, A&E? “Eviction Wars”?

“Fun With Foreclosures”? “I Wanna Sell My Kidney (To Pay Off My College Loans)”? How low can you go?

Billy the Kid wasn’t even named “Billy the Kid.” His real name was Henry McCarty. The Wild West legend was born to Irish immigrants in a New York slum. And, as a young teen in New Mexico, he was more smitten with that territory’s Hispanic culture than with its cowboy ways. The 24th season premiere of “American Experience” (8 p.m., PBS) explores the facts behind the myth.

Tonight’s other highlights

Jocks and singers join forces on “Glee” (7 p.m., Fox).

Brandon Routh, Jesse Bradford and Sophia Bush star in the straight-to-DVD romantic comedy “Table for Three” (7 p.m., CW).

A sight Jess can’t unsee on “New Girl” (8 p.m., Fox).

“Dance Moms” (8 p.m., Lifetime) returns.

Amy Sedaris guest-stars on “Raising Hope” (8:30 p.m., Fox).

A suspect gets under Carrie’s skin on “Unforgettable” (9 p.m., CBS).

Press coverage vexes Crosby on “Parenthood” (9 p.m., NBC).

Murder undercover on “Body of Proof” (9 p.m., ABC).

JACQUELINE BIGAR’S STARS For Tuesday, Jan. 10: You could feel touched by the many gestures of good will this year. A key relationship will deepen, encouraging greater trust and caring. If you are single, you will meet someone quite significant.

Greet a sudden change with optimism — in the long run, you will see many benefits. You could opt for changes around your home and family. Some of you will add to your household, remodel your home or change residences. The new factor will reflect where you are in life. Leo understands you nearly too well.

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) You have answers when others don’t.

Your natural ingenuity emerges no matter what you are doing. Tonight: Go with your heart.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Honor your priorities, and you will find that you won’t be thrown by a sudden insight. Make family and your personal life your highest priority.

Tonight: At your pad.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

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You have pushed far and beyond the obvious. You might not be sure what to do next.

Tonight: Favorite place, favorite people.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) Understand your liabilities if you follow the suggested course. What might be excellent for the majority might not be workable for you. Tonight: Just don’t go overboard.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) You seem destined toward excess.

Surprising news comes forward, allowing for unthought-of possibilities. Tonight: Let the good times roll.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) You might be inclined to play down a situation, making less of it than need be. Once relaxed, you can move forward and make a big difference. Tonight: Play it low-key.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) A meeting easily points to a new direction. You might want to reverse a present situation.

Tonight: Zero in on what is important.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You could feel betrayed in some sense

or pushed to the max. You might want to get more of an impression as to where someone else is coming from. Tonight: Follow the crowd.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22Dec. 21) Keep reaching out for more information.

You will get just that, but you might need to detach a little, too. Tonight: Get tickets to a play or a concert.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) A direct interaction confirms many of your thoughts. Both you and the other party will flourish.

Tonight: Ask for what you want.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Sometimes others are challenging and difficult. Today is no exception. Tonight: Sort through what you want first.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Get as much accomplished as you can.

Sooner rather than later, you will find a reason to let your mind wander. Tonight: Honor your energy levels.

— The astrological forecast should be read for entertainment only.

BIRTHDAYS Opera singer Sherrill Milnes is 77. Blues artist Eddy Clearwater is 77.

Rock singer-musician Ronnie Hawkins is 77.

Baseball Hall-of-Famer Willie McCovey is 74.

Singer Scott McKenzie is 73. Movie director Walter Hill is 72. Singer Frank

Sinatra Jr. is 68. Singer Rod Stewart is 67. Rock singer-musician Donald Fagen (Steely Dan) is 64.

Actor William Sanderson is 64. International Boxing Hall of Famer and entrepreneur George Foreman is 63. Roots rock singer Alejandro Escovedo is

ACROSS 1 Slumbered 6 Deliverer of many pkgs.

10 Spasm of pain 14 F.D.R.’s affliction 15 Casino card game 16 Apple orchard spray, once 17 Page of “Juno” 18 Face-to-face exam 19 Civil rights pioneer Parks 20 Gets rid of 22 “Easier said ___ done” 23 Paramedics give it 24 Seasoned seaman 26 Mule on the Erie Canal 29 Have trouble saying “S” 32 “That hurts!”

33 Nautical speed unit 35 Concerning the ear 37 Loses crispness, as celery 41 Lacking importance 44 Coin of Pakistan 45 “Knit one, ___ two” 46 Angel’s overhead item 47 What an obedient dog may do

42 One wet behind the ears 43 Nudge 48 Nervous laugh 50 Title for a nun 52 Old battle clubs 53 Girl who chased a rabbit 54 Memorize, as lines 55 Fail in the clutch 57 Sweatshirt size 60 Marine hazard 61 Numbers on horses 62 Wiggles, as a tail 63 Away from the wind, on a ship 64 Easily maneuvered, at sea

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Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

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LNAAV LALTEB CEETFD Answer :

61. Rock musician Scott Thurston (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) is 60.

Singer Pat Benatar is 59. Hall of Fame race car driver and team owner Bobby Rahal is 59. Rock musician Michael Schenker is 57. Singer Shawn Colvin is 56.

12 Congestedsounding 13 Research funding 21 The Cisco Kid’s farewell 25 Opposite of up 26 Decide not to attend 27 Role for Jodie Foster 28 Sets in geometry 30 Procedure part 31 Excite, as interest 34 Deep-sixes 36 Parallelparking sidewall scuffer 38 One with his pants on fire?

39 Uncle Remus offering 40 Barely edible fare

49 Weakens, as support 51 Bodybuilder’s unit 52 Evil 56 Corn byproduct 58 Malted beverages 59 Trashes 65 Goodbye, in Italy 66 ___ the line (obeyed) 67 Carefree song syllables 68 Neutral tone 69 ___ out a living (barely got by) 70 Certain Halloween vandal 71 Mailed 72 They assess penalties (Abbr.)

73 Call again, in poker DOWN 1 Something to work on?

2 Entertainer Falana 3 Building wings 4 Michelangelo masterpiece 5 It’s stuck in your throat 6 Sci-fi film vehicles 7 Rani’s wear 8 Madrid museum 9 Exclusively 10 Gives away 11 Hawaiian greeting

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With ‘Shipping’ A&E races to the bottom

— Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to Annie’s Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190 Chicago, IL 60611.

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

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Dear Annie: A few years ago, I was ready to begin a new job pending a drug test and was told to call a few days after for my start date.

I live cleanly and don’t touch drugs or alcohol.

I contacted the company and left a voicemail. I called again the next day. This went on for a week until I finally managed to get a real person on the phone. She said my drug test was positive, and I was ineligible for employment. I protested and asked for a re-test. She said they wouldn’t do that, and the job had already been given to someone else.

Now I am in the job market again and rightly am concerned about drug testing. I still don’t know what caused my false positive. I’ve researched the issue and found that cold medicines, pain relievers, prescription medication and even an individual’s normal body chemistry could cause a false positive.

So here’s my dilemma: If I should be offered a job contingent upon a drug test and I decline to take the test, I won’t get the job. But if I take the test and get a false positive, I risk losing the job and also losing my unemployment benefits. What should I do? — Innocent While “Proven” Guilty Dear Innocent: Drug tests

11 Hawaiian greeting

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(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: BAKED POKED SESAME DECENT Answer: The fight at the laundromat would result in someone getting this — SOCKED

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or dormant corporations; the unknown executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, successors and assigns of any defendants that are or were partners or in partnership; the unknown guardians, conservators and trustees of any defendants that are minors or are under any legal disability; and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of any person alleged to be deceased, and all other persons who are or may be concerned.

Testamentary was filed in this Court by Alan D. Bender, as heir, devisee, and legatee and one of the co-executors named in the Last Will and Testament of Glenn L. Bender, deceased, requesting the will filed with the petition be admitted to probate and record; co-executors named be appointed without bond and Letters Testamentary be granted.

(First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World January 3, 2012)

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In the Matter of the Estate of Janice Colman, Deceased.

Case No. 2011 PR 111 Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59.

NOTICE OF HEARING THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed on December 29, 2011, in this court by Carolyn Rogers, the duly appointed, qualified and acting Executor of the Estate of Janice Colman, deceased, praying that her acts be approved, that her account be settled and allowed, that the Will be construed and the estate be assigned to the persons entitled thereto; that attorneys’ fees, fees and expenses be allowed; that the administration of the estate be closed; that the Executor be discharged and that she be released from further liability.

All creditors of the decedent are notified to exhibit their demands against the Estate within the latter of four months from the date of first publication of notice under K.S.A. 59-2236 and amendments thereto, or if the identity of the creditor is known or reasonably ascertainable, 30 days after actual notice was given as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be for- You are required to file ever barred. your written defenses thereto on or before the Alan D. Bender, 26th day of January, 2012, Petitioner at 10:00 o’clock A.M. of said day, in said court, in the PREPARED AND City of Lawrence, Douglas APPROVED BY: County, Kansas, at which STEVENS & BRAND, L.L.P. time and place said cause 900 Massachusetts, Ste. 500 will be heard. Should you Lawrence KS 66044-0189 fail therein, judgment and (785) 843-0811 decree will be entered in Attorneys for Petitioners due course upon the peti________ tion.

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and all those defendants who have not otherwise been served are required to plead to the Petition on or before the 13th day of February, 2012, in the District Court of Douglas County,Kansas. If you fail to plead, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition.

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