Stefan Petrovic finished third in the National Geographic Bee, and apparently was afforded the opportunity to interview himself afterward.

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Stefan Petrovic, who will attend Lawrence High School, smiles alongside fellow check-holder Brian McClendon, an LHS alum who is vice president for Google Earth and Maps, after the finals of the National Geographic Bee in Washington, D.C., an event for which the National Geographic Society and Google were sponsors.

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Poise under pressure: Stefan Petrovic, who will be an eighth-grader at South Middle School, wants to become U.S. secretary of state someday. He had an opportunity to face some national media after finishing third in the National Geographic Bee, conducted Wednesday, May 25, 2011 in Washington, D.C.

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Stefan Petrovic, who will be an eighth-grader at South Middle School, joins Lawrence High School alum Brian McClendon, vice president for Google Earth and Maps, in holding a $10,000 scholarship check Petrovic won in the National Geographic Bee in Washington, D.C., an event for which the National Geographic Society and Google were sponsors. " ‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek" is the answer to this question under the "Identities" category: "Who is the other guy on stage, in the gray suit?"

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Lawrence sculptor Elden Tefft applies coats of wax to "Sandy the Sandrat" in his studio May 19, 2011. North Lawrence residents who consider themselves "sandrats" were looking for a mascot, and Tefft sketched out Sandy. The annual sandrat reunion in North Lawrence is June 4, and attendees can get an early look at the sculpture in progress.

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Veteran's Park at 19th and Louisiana streets was at one time the site of barracks for military students and trainees before it became a park in 1947 in honor of veterans of all wars.

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Kansas University's Memorial Stadium was constructed as a World War I memorial

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Robinson Park just west of Lawrence City Hall, south of the Kansas River Bridge includes a rock monument honoring Lawrence’s founders.

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Stefan Petrovic, 13, finished third in the 2011 National Geographic Bee in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 25, 2011.

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"Nature's Journey" mobile by Jan See.

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"Matter/Anitmatter" by Margaret Rose.

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"Matter/Anitmatter" by Margaret Rose.

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"Untitled" by Missy Hamilton.

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"Latice Portal" by Laurie Culling.

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Talk about Lions pride: Stefan Petrovic, who plans to attend Lawrence High School in 2012-13, shares the stage with LHS alum Brian McClendon, vice president for Google Earth and Maps, after the finals of the National Geographic Bee in Washington, D.C., an event for which the National Geographic Society and Google were sponsors. Petrovic is looking forward to high school, especially now with his Google connection. "It’ll be really fun. I'll know somebody who's already been."

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Clothing Details: Motorcycle Boots: Vintage, January 2011, gift. Dress: Wildman Vintage, June 2010, $12. Earrings: Forever 21, January 2011, $8.

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Clothing Details: Jeans: Urban Outfitters, March 2010, $65. Shirt: Urban Outfitters, February 2011, gift. Sunglasses: Mykita, Wink, April 2011, gift. Shoes: Sperry, Shark’s Surf Shop, August 2010, gift.

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Total crimes reported to Lawrence Police from 1999 to 2010. This information is reported to the FBI for their annual Uniform Crime Report.

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Robberies reported to Lawrence Police from 1999 to 2010. This information is reported to the FBI for their annual Uniform Crime Report.

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Rapes reported to Lawrence Police from 1999 to 2010. This information is reported to the FBI for their annual Uniform Crime Report.

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Murders reported to Lawrence Police from 1999 to 2010. This information is reported to the FBI for their annual Uniform Crime Report.

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Driving under the influence arrests in Lawrence between 2001 and 2010. Courtesy of the Lawrence Police Department.

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Drug crimes reported to Lawrence Police from 1999 to 2010. This information is reported to the FBI for their annual Uniform Crime Report.

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Burglaries reported to Lawrence Police from 1999 to 2010. This information is reported to the FBI for their annual Uniform Crime Report.

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Motor vehicle thefts reported to Lawrence Police from 1999 to 2010. This information is reported to the FBI for their annual Uniform Crime Report.

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Aggravated assaults reported to Lawrence Police from 1999 to 2010. This information is reported to the FBI for their annual Uniform Crime Report.

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Katie Becker, a retired Hillcrest Elementary teacher, continues to work for children as a court-appointed special advocate working with abused and neglected children.

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This photo taken by Jess Hansen, @justjesh on Twitter, shows the back side of a storm that produced multiple tornadoes in Kansas City Wednesday, May 25, 2011. Hansen took this photo in Lenexa.

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KU Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little, state Sen. Carolyn McGinn, and Gov Sam Brownback on Wednesday share a laugh after Brownback signed into law measures aimed at increasing the number of engineering graduates in Kansas.

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Clouds lower over Lee's Summit, Mo. Monday, May 25, 2011, in this photo submitted via Twitter by @Heycameraman. Multiple tornado touchdowns were reported in the Kansas City area.

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Ominous clouds can be seen northwest of 107th Street and Nall Road in Kansas City on Wednesday, May 25, 2011.

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This photo Tweeted by @Heycameraman shows thunderstorms in the Kansas City area Wednesday, May 25, 2011. Multiple tornado warnings were in effect in the Kansas City metro.

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This photo, taken by Mike Illig, shows a funnel cloud forming over Leawood near I-435 and Mission Road Wednesday, May 25, 2011.

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Lynly Craig submitted this photo of storm clouds hovering over Prairie Park Neighborhood May 25, 2011. Tornado touchdowns were reported in the Kansas City metro area.

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Matthew Kelso, left, and Victoria Lehmann spent some time Wednesday scraping fencing used for livestock at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2110 Harper St. About 10 members of Eudora High School National Honor Society volunteered their time to help get the fencing ready for painting.

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Gas prices in Lawrence are currently above the national average and well above neighboring cities' gas prices. There is no explanation for why the prices are currently so much higher.

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Lawrence resident Hank Cotton is pictured with his storm shelter, which is built into his garage at Lake View Villas in West Lawrence. Cotton and other neighbors are concerned that their storm shelters may not be as safe as they were led to believe.

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But Bobby Sauder, who co-founded the Whatever Forever Tapes music label with Rolf Peterson, fellow member of the band Karma Vision, says that cassette tapes are the way of the future in underground music. Their label, while limited to only 100 copies of each pressing, is embracing cassette recording as part of their do-it-yourself nature.

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A 10-inch waterline installed in 1922 by the city. The 10-inch pipe has about five to six inches of corrosion inside of it.

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Title: "Barn Interior" by David Van Hee Medium: aluminum, acrylic paint, paper, ink Size: 16" x 10"

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Title: "Amongst the Trees" Medium: Intaglio print, softground, engraving, drypoint, watercolor Size: 7”x9.75”

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Jodi Brown "The Lost Disciple" Graphite and gouache on paper 18" x 12"

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Killeen (Texas) High quarterback Michael Cummings throws against Killeen Shoemaker on Sept. 4, 2010, at Leo Buckley Stadium.

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Bill James talks with people about his new book "Popular Crime" at the Lawrence Public Library Tuesday evening. James, who's known for his work with baseball statistics, has been interested in crime since reading the newspaper when he was 10 years old.

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Lawrence High triple jumpers Steven Hill, left, and Austin Flory will be heading to Wichita this weekend to compete in the Class 6A state championships.

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Lawrence High starting pitchers Alex Laughlin, left, and Garrett Cleavinger are geared up for the state tournament Friday, May 27, 2011 against Shawnee Mission West at Kansas University’s Hoglund Ballpark.

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On a roll: From left, Emma Warren, Emilie Rodman, Jillian Decker and Skyler Scrivner, all of Lawrence, won first place in the March 13 Classic Bowling Tournament in Topeka. Dutch Heffner, Emilie’s grandmother, submitted the photo.