In this photo from Nov. 28, 2012, SMU head coach Larry Brown instructs his team against Utah in Salt Lake City. The well-traveled coach — who led Kansas University to the 1988 NCAA crown — has SMU off to a 9-4 start.

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Kansas Registered Offender Christopher Savio Box.

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Kansas Registered Offender Richard John Bowman.

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Kansas Registered Offender Darrell Alan Blue.

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Kansas Registered Offender James Warren Blackburn.

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Kansas Registered Offender John Hayden Bevan.

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Kansas Registered Offender Christopher James Berry.

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Kansas Registered Offender Latasha Benford.

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Photos from some of the Lawrence Journal World's most-read stories of 2012

Hutch CC place-kicker Michael Mesh, left, and offensive lineman Colby Hamel have announced they will walk on to Kansas' football team for the 2012 season.

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Hundreds of kids were in attendance for the annual KU men's basketball clinic on Thursday December 27, 2012, at Allen Fieldhouse.

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Hundreds of kids took part in the annual KU men's basketball clinic on Thursday, December 27, 2012, at Allen Fieldhouse.

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Kansas Registered Offender James Francis Auten.

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Austin Schwarz, 12, of Olathe, looks for a player to autograph his picture of Allen Fieldhouse during the annual KU men's basketball clinic on Thursday, December 27, 2012.

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Kansas Registered Offender Ray Charles Atkins.

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Kansas Registered Offender Blake Clifford Eugene Asher.

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Kansas Registered Offender Jeffery James Arnaud.

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Kansas Registered Offender Raju Ahmed.

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KU freshman Andrew White III signs the shirt of Caleb Beery, 11, of Parsons, during the annual KU men's basketball clinic on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at Allen Fieldhouse.

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KU coach Bill Self, celebrating his 50th birthday, smiles during the annual KU men's basketball clinic on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at Allen Fieldhouse.

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KU freshman Evan Manning huddles with youngsters on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at Allen Fieldhouse.

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KU freshman Ben McLemore stretches among hundreds of kids in attendance at the annual KU men's basketball clinic on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at Allen Fieldhouse.

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Miles Roggero 7, of Lawrence, shows off his dribbling skills to KU freshman Ben McLemore on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at Allen Fieldhouse.

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KU senior Travis Releford gets a low-five from Camden Ridinger, 8, Eudora, during the annual KU men's basketball clinic on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at Allen Fieldhouse.

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Donna Ginther, a professor of economics and director of the Center for Science Technology and Economic Policy at Kansas University.

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KU senior Travis Releford gets a high-five from one of the hundreds of kids in attendance at the annual KU men's basketball clinic on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at Allen Fieldhouse.

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KU coach Bill Self oversees the annual KU men's basketball clinic on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at Allen Fieldhouse.

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Permanent residents of Campground 3 at Clinton State Park take measures to insulate trailers from the winter temperatures, such as adding skirting around the base like this one. Some trailers are better equipped than others, and a few less fortuante residents stay in tents or vans.

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With the daytime temperature in the mid-20s, Gene Wallace walks around his RV at Campground 3 at Clinton State Park. Unlike some of the permanent residents at the campsite, Wallace, his wife and their two cats — who lived in Lawrence before becoming full-time RV residents in August 2011 — were not prepared to weather the winter in their vehicle but found themselves stuck after transmission repairs and a hotel stay set them behind financially.

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Gene and Diane Wallace are living in their recreational vehicle at Campground 3 at Clinton State Park with their two cats. Unlike some of the permanent residents at the campsite, the Wallaces — who lived in Lawrence before becoming full-time RV residents in August 2011 — were not prepared to weather the winter in their vehicle, below, but found themselves stuck after transmission repairs and a hotel stay set them back financially.

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Campground 3 at Clinton State Park is home to more than a dozen year-round residents, who must haul in their own water in the wintertime because campsite water sources are shut off. Some of the residents want to be there and have well-equipped RVs or campers. For others, including a few who stay in tents, it's a last resort to being homeless.

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Clothing details: Sweater: JCPenney, a month ago, $10; Shirt: Express, a year ago, free!; Jeans: Urban Outfitters, a year ago, $40; Shoes: Sharks, Vans, six months ago, $40; Scarf: H&M, a month ago, $8.

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Clothing details: Hat: Urban Outfitters, a couple of months ago, $5; Cardigan: Forever 21, two years ago, $13; Dress: Leavenworth Salvation Army, a week ago, $4; Boots: They were my mom’s from the ’90s; Tights: Urban Outfitters, a year ago, $10

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The West Middle School wrestling team celebrates its City Championship. The West Middle School Warhawks defeated the South Middle School Cougars in the finals of the City Quadrangular Meet on Dec. 11. This was the first time since 2004 that South had been defeated at the City Quad. West Middle School finished the season with three undefeated wrestlers: Tate Steele, Gage Foster and Sky Carey. The team was coached by Josh Hanson and Derek Phillips. Hanson submitted the photo.