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O. Newton King, a pioneer in reviving the art of compounding drugs by community pharmacists, is retiring and selling his King Pharmacy business, 1112 W. Sixth St., to Brad Grant.

Photo by Mike Yoder

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Alan Russell Hinds, 6, spends time with his dog, Buddy, and pony, Kattie. He is the son of Mark and Bobbie Ward Hinds, Minburn, Iowa, and the grandson of Gloria Ward, rural Lawrence, who submitted the picture.

Lansing resident Stacy Cook shows off the box of Stacy's pita chip snacks that was delivered to her just days before her birthday. She later learned that she was a recipient in a nationwide marketing blitz by Stacy's in which the chips were sent to people named Stacy.

Chris Wristen/Lansing Current Photo

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Dan Jones, tribal chairman of the Ponca Tribe of Okla-homa, left, and Larry Wright Jr., the tribal chairman of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska exchange gifts Wednesday in a ceremony at Haskell Indian Nations University. The men gathered at for an official meeting between the tribes, the first since the tribes were separated in the 1880s.

Photo by Mike Yoder

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The American Heart Association held its Go Red For Women luncheon at the Lawrence Holidome on Wednesday while, from left, Brittnee Taylor, Megan Barry and Kassi Rabon modeled red dresses from Weaver's. The women are relatives of people who suffered from heart disease or a stroke.

Photo by Richard Gwin

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Two Eagles nest in December just northeast of Lawrence. The birds' population has made a comeback in the last 40 years, and eagles could be taken off the federal endangered and threatened species list later this year.

Photo by Richard Gwin

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Ray Atkins, 7, left, and Terranie Robinson, 10, snack on Valentine's Day candy as their mother Shirlrene McGruder braids the hair of Rae'Chel Akins, 7.

Photo by Megan True

DaChae Atkins, 8, left, opens his mouth and his brother Ray Atkins, 7 tosses candy into his mouth as their mother Shirlrene McGruder fixes the hair of her daughter Terranie Robinson, 10, Wednesday night in their motel room. McGruder is a single mother of five and is considered homeless.

Photo by Megan True

Terranie Robinson, 10, left, Ray Atkins, 7, and DaChae Akins, 8, snack on Valentine's Day candy as their mother Shirlrene McGruder braids the hair of Rae'Chel Akins, 7, Wednesday night in their motel room.

Photo by Megan True

Terranie Robinson,10, left, reads a homework assignment as her mother Shirlrene McGruder fixes her hair Wednesday night in their motel room. McGruder is a homeless single mom with five kids. Her eldest son is 13 and her youngest daughter is 7 years old.

Photo by Megan True

Moles damage a lawn visually with soil piles and runs, which can be very evident when a heavy rain causes erosion by washing out their tunnels.

Photos courtesy of Todd Olson

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Moles thrive in cool and shady areas. The good news is they're loners, so if you have one, it's probably the sole culprit of your lawn woes.

Photos courtesy of Todd Olson

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Robert Green with students; July 1971

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Robert Green

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Robert Green

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Robert Green is shown at work in this 1958 file photo. The former Kansas University art professor died Feb. 5.

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Artist Robert Green taught painting and drawing at Kansas University from 1946 to 1979, but the highlight of his career came in 1995, when the Smithsonian Institution decided to acquire eight of his works for its American Art Museum collection. Green died Feb. 5 at age 97.

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A U.S. soldier from the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment of the Second Infantry Division greets a child in the Shaab neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. Troops were conducting a house-to-house search on Wednesday.

Maya Alleruzzo/AP Photo

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A Dairy Queen sign advertises the "Blizzard of the Month" as piles of snow surround the parking lot in Sidney, Ohio. Much of Ohio was shut down Wednesday when snow and ice closed schools for a second day and many workers heeded warnings to stay off treacherous roads.

Erin Pence/Sidney Daily News Photo

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Kansas' Marija Zinic tries to get a shot up against Missouri's Marchele Campbell during the second half. Kansas played Missouri Wednesday evening at Allen Fieldhouse.

Photo by Megan True

Kansas' Taylor McIntosh prepares to put a shot against Missouri's Tiffany Brooks during the second half. Kansas played Missouri Wednesday evening at Allen Fieldhouse.

Photo by Megan True

Kansas' Kelly Kohn tries to get by Missouri's EeTisha Riddle during the second half. Kansas played Missouri Wednesday evening at Allen Fieldhouse.

Photo by Megan True

Photo by Megan True

Missouri's EeTisha Riddle tries to put up a shot against Kansas' Taylor McIntosh and Danielle McCray during the first half. Kansas played Missouri Wednesday evening at Allen Fieldhouse.

Photo by Megan True

Kansas University's Shaquina Mosley, left, tries to drive on Missouri's Blair Hardiek. Despite a career-high 22 from Mosley, the Jayhawks fell to the Tigers, 67-57, Wednesday at Allen Fieldhouse.

Photo by Megan True

Residents Betty Cable, from left, Inge Berliner and Doris Bebb, dine at San Francisco Towers retirement community in San Francisco. As residences designed for a generation that came of age during the Great Depression make way for one that entered adulthood amid postwar prosperity, more and more retirement communities are experiencing culture clashes.

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The Green family, from left, Trejeonna, 6 months, Eileene Miller-Green, and her husband, Darcel, are among an increasing number of Lawrence families who are homeless. Forced out of their apartment because of financial reasons, they sought assistance from The Salvation Army shelter, where they slept on the floor of the sanctuary. Trejeonna contracted a respiratory illness and was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital, where they were pictured on Wednesday.

Photo by Thad Allender