Free State’s Chelsea Casady (32) gets a pass off in front of KC Washington’s Aa’Keila Wells on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, at FSHS.

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Free State’s A’Liyah Rogers runs away with a steal off of Kansas City Washington’s Doniesha Womack during the Firebirds’ 66-21 victory on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, at FSHS.

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Pallbearers carry the small coffin holding six-year-old Tahlia Johnson on her way to her burial Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, in Dallas. According to Dallas health officials, Tahlia's death on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2012, was caused by the flu. It’s unclear if she’d been vaccinated for the flu. State health officials say cases have been reported in more than half of Texas, and the intensity of flu-like symptoms is high.

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Governor Sam Brownback is applauded by House Speaker Ray Merrick and Senate President Susan Wagle as he delivers the State of the State address on Tuesday in the House chamber of the Kansas Statehouse.

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Governor Sam Brownback delivers the State of the State address on Tuesday in the House chamber of the Kansas Statehouse. In his speech, Brownback called for a cut in taxes and changes in the way judges are selected. Directly behind the governor are House Speaker Ray Merrick and Senate President Susan Wagle.

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Governor Sam Brownback shake hands with Connie O'Brien, R-Tonganoxie, as he exits the House chamber following the State of the State address on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 at the Kansas Statehouse. In his speech, Brownback called for a cut in taxes and changes in the way judges are selected. Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo

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Governor Sam Brownback delivers the State of the State address on Tuesday in the House chamber of the Kansas Statehouse. In his speech, Brownback called for a cut in taxes and changes in the way judges are selected. Behind the governor are House Speaker Ray Merrick and Senate President Susan Wagle.

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Governor Sam Brownback waves to lawmakers as he is escorted to the speaker's podium of the House chamber before delivering the State of the State address on Tuesday at the Kansas Statehouse. In his speech, Brownback called for a cut in taxes and changes in the way judges are selected.

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Lowell Freeman, 94, a World War II veteran army ranger matches his hand size with some KU basketball greats while he and Shannon Hielscher, Topeka VA Medical Center RN, tour the Booth Family Hall of Athletics at Allen Fieldhouse, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Freeman and Hielscher and a group of disabled veterans from the VA center toured the KU campus Tuesday with the KU Collegiate Veterans Association.

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Looking for the right fit and style Sarah Bassett, Lawrence, tries on a pair of new glasses at Crandon and Crandon, 1019 Massachusetts Street.

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For a bold change, colored contact lenses like these pictured at Crandon and Crandon Optometrists, 1019 Massachusetts St., are a one-step way to makeover your look.

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A colorful birdhouse hangs on the porch at Julie Trowbridge-Alford’s house. More generally designed houses attract a number of other birds, and a few species will be happy to nest just about anywhere you let them.

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Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, D-Topeka, delivers a rebuttal to Governor Sam Brownback's State of the State address on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 in the Old Supreme Court Room of the Kansas Statehouse. At right is House Minority Leader Paul Davis, D-Lawrence. Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo

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Governor Sam Brownback smiles as he is escorted into the House chamber before delivering the State of the State address on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 at the Kansas Statehouse. In his speech, Brownback called for a cut in taxes and changes in the way judges are selected. Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo

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Senate President Susan Wagle sits next to House Speaker Ray Merrick as the two prepare for Gov. Sam Brownback's State of the State address on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 in the House chamber of the Kansas Statehouse. In his speech, Brownback called for a cut in taxes and changes in the way judges are selected. Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo

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A bluebird birdhouse sits on a fence post ready for residents while two sparrows hang out nearby around the rural Lawrence home of Julie Trowbridge-Alford. Birdhouses designed for bluebirds are widely available and are labeled as such.

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Financial advisers from the Lawrence Well Fargo Advisors LLC office present a check in the amount of $3,260 to Just Food, representing an Investing In Our Communities Grant from Wells Fargo & Co. Pictured from left are Jim Moore, financial adviser; Jeff Ingles, branch manager; Jeremy Farmer, Just Food executive director; Dennis Mattern, financial consultant; Dave Mattern, senior vice president-investment; and Matt Neis, first vice president-investment officer. Ingles submitted the photo.