Free State quarterback Kyle McFarland (15) gets a handshake from Shawnee Mission West quarterback A.J. Verdini following the Firebirds' 48-21 loss on Friday.

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Free State's Chris Heller (2) tries stopping Shawnee Mission West's D'Ante Walker on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012.

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Free State's T.J. Cobbs sprints by Shawnee Mission West's Tory Powell for a 78-yard touchdown late in the game on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012.

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Eudora's Andrew Ballock (6) looks for running room as he returns an interception during Eudora's game against Piper in the Kansas Class 4A Sub-state championship, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012 in Eudora.

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Eudora head coach Gregg Webb signals his team during Eudora's game against Piper in the Kansas Class 4A Sub-state championship, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012 in Eudora.

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Eudora's Andrew Ballock (6) hauls in an interception in front of receiver Maverek Dearinger (85) during Eudora's game against Piper in the Kansas Class 4A Sub-state championship, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012 in Eudora.

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Eudora's Nick Becker (61) forces quarterback Tanner Eikenbary (9) to fumble during Eudora's game against Piper in the Kansas Class 4A Sub-state championship, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012 in Eudora.

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Free State wide receiver Tye Hughes gets pushed down by Shawnee Mission West's Cooper Arner on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012.

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Eudora's Andrew Ballock (6) sprints through an opening in the Piper defense during Eudora's game against Piper in the Kansas Class 4A Sub-state championship, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012 in Eudora.

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Piper's Sean Eskina (4) outleaps J.T. Howell (12) to haul in a reception for a touchdown during Eudora's game against Piper in the Kansas Class 4A Sub-state championship, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012 in Eudora.

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Free State quarterback Kyle McFarland gets swarmed by Shawnee Mission West defenders on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012.

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Eudora's Markis Hill (25) pulls down Matt McDonald for a loss during Eudora's game against Piper in the Kansas Class 4A Sub-state championship, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012 in Eudora.

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Eudora's Gabe Cleveland (7) plows through Dalton Hays (3) and into the end zone for a score during Eudora's game against Piper in the Kansas Class 4A Sub-state championship, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012 in Eudora.

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Free State running back T.J. Cobbs gets stopped by Shawnee Mission West's Marquan Osbey (55) at the line of scrimmage on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012.

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Free State's Tye Hughes (14) stops Shawnee Mission West's Brett Sterbach for a loss on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012.

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Free State quarterback Kyle McFarland tries to escape Shawnee Mission West's Brett Sterbach (27) on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012.

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Free State senior Tye Hughes (14) nearly mishandles a punt on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012.

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Free State running back Joe Dineen breaks free on a first-half run against Shawnee Mission West on Friday at Shawnee Mission South District Stadium.

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Shawnee Mission West's Ben Lake (10) scoops up a Free State punt from Kyle McFarland (15) that deflected off the back of Firebirds punt protector Joe Dineen on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. Lake scored a touchdown on the play.

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Thousands gather for the lighting of the Plaza Lights at the Country Club Plaza shopping district in Kansas City, Mo., Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011. The Plaza Lights, which began as 16 lights hung over a doorway in 1930, now include over 80 miles of lights with 280,000 multi-colored bulbs.

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Free State running back Joe Dineen (12) looks for some yards against the Shawnee Mission West defense on Friday in the 6A state semifinals at Shawnee Mission South District Stadium.

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Free State senior Cody Stanclift (74) helps junior Joe Dineen (12) up after Dineen's four-yard touchdown run in the first quarter on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012.

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Free State quaterback Kyle McFarland (15) warms up prior to the Friday night's 6A football semifinals game against Shawnee Mission West at Shawnee Mission South District Stadium.

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Roy McMean's son Mark was a seventh-grader at Arrowhead Junior High in Kansas City, Kan., when he became a victim of sexual abuse by vice-principal James Jackson. Roy remember that the only tangible step taken after they contacted school officials was the addition of a window in Jackson's office. State laws now in place - but not in 1975 - would have required schools to report the allegations to police.

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Recent sunny days have made for warm temperatures and lengthy shadows. This view looks south from Kansas University’s Wescoe Beach.

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Jack Winerock, Kansas University professor of music.

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Diana McKinley from the Seattle local 9 pickets on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012 at Hostess plant in Sacramento, Calif. She is a 33 year employee of Hostess in Seattle. Hostess, the maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread, says it will announce that it's going out of business if striking workers don't come back to their jobs by this afternoon. The local Hostess plant near Arden Fair employs about 300 people.

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Mark McMeans, 51, Meeker, Oklahoma, was a seventh-grader at Arrowhead Junior High in Kansas City, Kan., when he became a victim of sexual abuse by vice-principal James Jackson. "(I) didn't say a word, too scared, too embarrassed," McMeans said. "In those days, you know, we were raised to respect your elders."

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Mark McMeans, 51, Meeker, Oklahoma, was a seventh-grader at Arrowhead Junior High in Kansas City, Kan., when he became a victim of sexual abuse by vice-principal James Jackson.

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Mark McMeans, 51, Meeker, Oklahoma, was a seventh-grader at Arrowhead Junior High in Kansas City, Kan., when he became a victim of sexual abuse by vice-principal James Jackson.

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Winnie Dunn, Kansas University professor of occupational therapy.

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Philip Barnard, Kansas University professor of English.

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Paul Hanson, KU professor of chemistry.

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The Horsefeather at The Bourgeois Pig, 6 E. Ninth St.

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Kansas University students and fans unveil a large KU banner and cheer on the Jayhawks before the start of the football game against TCU on Sept. 15 at Memorial Stadium. KU has no plans to begin selling alcohol at its games, unlike new Big 12 addition West Virginia University.

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Adaptive PE teacher Kirk Matthew runs the 2012 Liberty Memorial Central Middle School Fun Run with student Luther Fuller. Michel Loomis, of Lawrence, of Lawrence, submitted the photo, which was taken by Elizabeth Laufer.