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Brownback calls special session on sentencing law By Peter Hancock phancock@ljworld.com

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has called for a special legislative session starting Sept. 3 to address legal questions about the state’s so-called “Hard 50” sentencing law. State Attorney General Derek Schmidt had asked for a special session because of a recent U.S.

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Supreme Court ruling that struck down a similar federal sentencing law. “The ‘Hard 50’ sentence is a vital public safety tool that has been in Brownback place for more than 10 years,” Brownback said in a statement

released Friday. “The sudden absence of the ‘Hard 50’ sentence poses a real and present danger to the public safety of all Kansans.” Republican leaders of the Kansas Senate quickly issued a statement supporting the call for a special session. “I appreciate the assessment of the situation by the Governor and the Attorney General, and

support their decision,” Senate President Susan Wagle, a Wichita Republican, said in the statement. “After learning about the circumstances of the pending cases, and recognizing the critical time element involved with the appeals process, it’s clear we must act. The Senate will respond quickly and efficiently to protect public safety.” Under the Kansas statute,

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Riders barrel through competition Only one

developer interested in Clinton resort

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Today’s forecast, page 10B

INSIDE

By Chad Lawhorn

SPORTS

KU football team sports offbeat attire Friday morning marked the final workout of the summer offseason for the Kansas University football team. And thanks to some wild imaginations, the Jayhawks went out in style. Page 1B

people convicted of premeditated murder can be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for 50 years if the trial judge finds certain aggravating factors. Otherwise, those defendants are typically given a sentence of 25 years to life. The U.S. Supreme Court, however, issued a ruling in June

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I didn’t know why he was standing up and there was a camera, so I thought he was going to interview me for a school project.” — 23rd Street Brewery waitress Jessica Betts, who was surprised Friday by a customer who left her a $500 tip. That customer, Seth Collins, is going around the country and leaving large tips as a tribute to a brother who died last year. Page 3A

INDEX Business 2A Classified 1C-6C Comics 8B Deaths 2A Events listings 2B, 10B Horoscope 5C Movies 4A Opinion 9A Puzzles 5C Society 8A, 10A Sports 1B-7B Television 2B, 10B, 5C Vol.155/No.209 26 pages

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The idea of a Clinton Lake resort may not be quite as popular as proponents had hoped. State officials received just one developer proposal prior to Friday’s deadline for the project, which could include a 175-room hotel, resort and conference facility. Overland Park-based LodgeWell Resorts submitted the lone proposal to But it build a resort at an undis- just takes closed site at one good Clinton Lake proposal.” State Park. “But it just takes one good — Chuck Knapp, proposal,” said director of Chuck Knapp, operations for director of the Kansas operations for Department of the Kansas Administration Department of Administration, which is overseeing the proposal process. Details on LodgeWell’s proposal were not released by the state. According to the company’s website, its leadership team includes Dave Mashburn, who led an effort in the early 2000s to build a resort at the state park. An attempt to reach Mashburn on Friday afternoon was not successful. According to its website, Mashburn’s LodgeWell Group has been involved in the development of several hotel and conference centers, including the Sheraton Hotel and Overland Park Convention Center; the Renaissance Hotel, Spa and Conference Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.; and the Holiday Inn Hotel and KCI Expo Center in Kansas City, Mo. Several development firms had attended a preproposal meeting for the project earlier this month. At the meeting, officials shared the results of a feasibility study that found support for a 175-room hotel, about 15,000 square feet of conference space, three res-

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REGAN ZAREMBA, 15, of Lawrence, rounds the third barrel while competing in Jackpot Barrel Racing on Friday at the Douglas County Fair.

Opening event sets pace for this year’s fair By Meagan Thomas mthomas@ljworld.com

Atop her chocolatebrown horse, Hank, Regan Zaremba faced the obstacle course of the barrel race at the Douglas County Fair Friday night. The 15-year-old rode Hank to the right of the course around the the first barrel, then across the oval and around the second barrel. She finished up galloping around the third barrel, in the required cloverleaf pattern, in under 17 seconds — a good time. But there was bad news: Regan and Hank had knocked over the second barrel. Her time was disallowed. “A blink of an eye can determine if you win or lose,” said Regan’s mom, Darby. Regan and Darby, the barrel racing coordinator for the Douglas County Fair, both competed in the fair’s Jackpot Barrel Racing Competition Friday night. Alas, Darby, like her daughter, also knocked over a barrel. A fourth-generation rider, Regan learned all she knows about horses from her mother — including how to barrel race.

BAYLIE MOON, OF LAWRENCE, rounds the final barrel while competing in Jackpot Barrel Racing on Friday at the Douglas County Fairgrounds.

Today at the fair 4-H Horse Show, 9 a.m., at the Community Building. The Douglas County Fair runs through Aug. 3. For more information go to www.dgcountyfair. com “We go to weekend barrel races together, and it’s fun to spend that quality time together,” Darby said. LESLIE HOWELL, OF KANSAS CITY, KAN., sits atop her Barrel racing is a pehorse as she waits for her turn to warm up before the start of Jackpot Barrel Racing on Friday. Please see BARREL, page 2A

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