Lawrence students and cheerleaders rushed the field after the Lions held on to beat Gardner-Edgerton, 34-32, in a first-round Class 6A state playoff game on Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in Gardner.

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Lawrence fans cheer after a field-goal try by Gardner-Edgerton came up short in the final seconds to give the Lions the victory in their Class 6A state playoff game on Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in Gardner.

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Free State's Demarko Bobo (23) stiff arms Olathe North's Lamont Neely (24) as he tries to turn the corner during Free State's game against Olathe North, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 at FSHS. The Firebirds defeated the Eagles 38-22 and advanced to the next round in the playoffs.

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Free State's TJ Cobbs, left, tries to break through a tackle by Olathe North's Marcel Spears during Free State's game against Olathe North, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 at FSHS. The Firebirds defeated the Eagles 38-22 and advanced to the next round in the playoffs.

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Free State's Demarko Bobo (23) tries to strip the ball away from Olathe North's Elbert Johnson (3) during Free State's game against Olathe North, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 at FSHS. The Firebirds defeated the Eagles 38-22 and advanced to the next round in the playoffs.

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Free State's Blake Winslow (7) hugs teammate Tye Hughes from behind following Hughes' touchdown during Free State's game against Olathe North, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 at FSHS. The Firebirds defeated the Eagles 38-22 and advanced to the next round in the playoffs.

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Free State's Tye Hughes (14) walks in for an easy touchdown as Olathe North's Jake Reed (2) reacts during Free State's game against Olathe North, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 at FSHS. The Firebirds defeated the Eagles 38-22 and advanced to the next round in the playoffs.

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Free State's Chris heller (2) makes a leaping grab in front of Olathe North's Lamont Neely (24) during Free State's game against Olathe North, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 at FSHS. The Firebirds defeated the Eagles 38-22 and advanced to the next round in the playoffs.

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Free State's Stan Skwarlo, right, gets a forearm to the facemask as he tries to bring down Olathe North's Venus Triplett (5) during Free State's game against Olathe North, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 at FSHS. The Firebirds defeated the Eagles 38-22 and advanced to the next round in the playoffs.

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Free State's Khadre Lane (5) and Zach Bickling (82) team up to bring down Olathe North's Venus Triplett (5) during Free State's game against Olathe North, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 at FSHS. The Firebirds defeated the Eagles 38-22 and advanced to the next round in the playoffs.

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Free State's TJ Cobbs (42) breaks through the line and into the Olathe North secondary for a long gain during Free State's game against Olathe North, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 at FSHS. The Firebirds defeated the Eagles 38-22 and advanced to the next round in the playoffs.

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Free State's TJ Cobbs, left, outruns Olathe North's Marcel Spears on his way to the end zone during Free State's game against Olathe North, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 at FSHS. The Firebirds defeated the Eagles 38-22 and advanced to the next round in the playoffs.

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Free State's Kyle McFarland (15) and Tye Hughes (14) celebrate McFarland's touchdown during Free State's game against Olathe North, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 at FSHS. The Firebirds defeated the Eagles 38-22 and advanced to the next round in the playoffs.

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LHS quarterback Brad Strauss scrambles during the Lions' Class 6A state playoff game Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, at Gardner.

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Lawrence's Erick Mayo (27) rumbles to the end zone untouched for a touchdown in the second half of a Class 6A state playoff game on Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in Gardner.

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Lawrence High's Will Thompson (20) takes off for the end zone in the first half of a state playoff game Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in Gardner.

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Quixotic Fusion, seen here during in a 2011 file photo, returns to the Lied Center Nov. 9.

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Actual vs. Estimated Enrollment at Lawrence Elementary Schools. Source: Actual counts from Kansas State Department of Education. Projections from RSP and Associates.

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Suffragettes in Governor Walter Roscoe Stubb's automobile, going after the vote in Topeka, Kansas. The women are identified as: (l to r) Laura Clay, President of Kentucky Equal Rights Association; Lucy B. Johnston; Sarah A. Thurston; Helen Eacker; and Stella H. Stubbs. They were all members of the Kansas Equal Suffrage Association.

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A man leaves the media center for the New York City Marathon in New York's Central Park, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg canceled the race Friday amid criticism stemming from the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy.

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Winners of the 2012 Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards are, from left, Susan Lunte, distinguished professor of chemistry and pharmaceutical chemistry, who received the Dolph Simons Award in Biomedical Sciences; Rolfe Mandel, professor of anthropology, who received the Irvin Youngberg Award for Applied Sciences; and Judy Wu, distinguished professor of physics, who won the Olin Petefish Award in Basic Sciences. The three Kansas University faculty members attended the Higuchi awards ceremony Friday at the Lied Center. The awards, which include $10,000 in research support for each, are the state’s most prestigious research prize. Jonathan Mayhew, professor of Spanish, who received the Balfour Jeffrey Award in Humanities and Social Sciences, was unable to attend the ceremony.

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Kansas Democratic Party Chair Joan Wagnon on Friday shows the mailer on tax cuts put out by Gov. Sam Brownback's administration. Democrats say the brochure was an inappropriate use of tax dollars.

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Carolyn Campbell, a member of the state board of education, chats on LJWorld.com prior to the 2012 election.

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Tricia Venters, Lawrence, instructs her son Zach Venters, 10, on how to fill out her ballot Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, as she participated in advance voting at the Douglas County Courthouse. Zach, a student at Quail Run elementary will participate in Kids Vote at school Tuesday. Advance voting will continue at the courthouse Saturday from 9 to 3 p.m. and Monday 8-12 p.m.

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Julia Barnard, a 2012 Kansas University graduate and a 2007 Lawrence High graduate, is a Rhodes Scholar finalst.

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William Renfro, a volunteer at the Lawrence Community Shelter, takes a break from cleaning up on Friday in preparation for the shelter’s move from its downtown site. The homeless shelter will move into larger quarters in southeast Lawrence near the Douglas County Jail shortly after Christmas.

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Friends and members of the Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation prepare blintzes for the LJCC’s 48th annual Blintz Brunch, which will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the center, 917 Highland Drive. Pictured from left are Laurel Krider, Paige Lawrence, Ron Schorr and Shelley Skie, all of Lawrence. Terri Rosen, of Lawrence, submitted the photo.