Fire crews responded to a fire outside of an apartment door on the third floor of this Cedarwood Apartment building Sunday shortly before 4 a.m. The fire was just the recent in a string of 10 suspected arsons in the area.

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Fire crews responded to a fire outside of an apartment door on the third floor of this Cedarwood Apartment building Sunday shortly before 4 a.m. The fire was just the recent in a string of 10 suspected arsons in the area.

Photo by Shaun Hittle

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Case #4: 9:20 p.m., Oct. 29, 1722 W. 24th St.

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Case #10: 3:46 a.m., Nov. 11, 1703 W. 24th St.

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Case #9: 4:57 a.m., Nov. 7, 1018 W. 24th St.

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Case #8: 7:03 p.m., Nov. 6, 2414 Cedarwood Drive.

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Case #7: 4 a.m., Nov. 4, 2350 Ridge Court.

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Free State basketball players, from left, junior John Gregory, senior P.J. Bannister and junior Cole Moreano run drills on the first day of winter sports practice on Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, at FSHS.

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Case #5: 1:35 a.m., Oct. 30, 1733 W. 24th St.

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Case #3: 1:49 a.m., Oct. 27, 1732 W. 24th St.

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Case #2: 3:58 a.m., Oct. 24, 2429 Redbud Lane.

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Case #1: 11:15 p.m., Oct. 19, 2340 Murphy Drive

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Lawrence High senior Derrick Williams goes in for a layup during the first day of basketball practice on Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, at LHS.

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Jim Wilkins, with the city public works department, wheels out a cart of purchased remainder items at the former Borders bookstore Monday. The building is being readied for the Lawrence Public Library to move in to temporarily during the library’s expansion project.

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Chester Nez, 91, the last survivor of the original 29 World War II Navajo Code Talkers, received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Kansas University on Monday in a recognition ceremony at the Lied Center pavilion. Code Talkers transmitted messages in a code based on the Navajo language that was never broken. Nez was a Marine serving in the Pacific Theater.

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A concept rendering of a sculpture of pieces of art glass that would hang from the atrium area of the new Lawrence Public Library.

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A concept rendering of how art glass panels could be added to the exterior of the propose city parking garage as part of the Lawrence Public Library expansion project.

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A concept plan for a glass fountain in the plaza area between the Lawrence Public Library and the city parking garage.

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This photo combo shows, at left, actress Judy Garland as Dorothy in a scene from "The Wizard of Oz," and at right, is an Oct. 16, 2012, file photo showing the dress Garland wore in the movie, on display in London. On Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012, auction house Julien's Auctions said the gingham dress fetched the highest price of any item during a two-day auction of Hollywood memorabilia that attracted bids from around the world, selling for $480,000.

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Thinking about going the handmade route for gifts this year? There are plenty of ideas and tutorials online. If you need more help, take a class.

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The Christmas List app, 99 cents for iPhone

Selecting a Wine for Dummies app, free for iPhone

Lawrence KS app, free for iPhone

Chow Thanksgiving Dinner Coach app, free for iPhone

Vanja Mehmedovic works as a exterminator for Haley Pest Control. On Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, he looked under cupboards and sinks seeking out where pests might hide.

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Smartphone apps offer a range of services that might come in handy for the holidays.

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These two cranberry dishes both come together quickly and require few ingredients. At left is Megan’s quick cranberry relish; at right is Sarah’s sweet and nutty cranberry chocolate bowl.

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Ainsley Novak, 7, of Overland Park, and some of her stuffed animal friends enjoyed reading the Sunday edition of the Lawrence Journal-World with her grandfather, Allen Wiechert. Ainsley and her sister, Addy, 5, were spending a summer weekend with their grandparents in Lawrence. Sandra Wiechert, of Lawrence, submitted the photo.

Willie, left, a shih tzu-poodle, and Beau, a shih tzu, wait for a cooler day so they can go out and play. Willie belongs to Jeanie, William and Jim Henson, and Beau belongs to Merald, Shirley and Tim Tice. Shirley Tice, Tonganoxie, submitted the photo.