Lawrence resident Iain Ellis has recently released his debut book, “Rebels Wit Attitude: Subversive Rock Humorists.”

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Junior Danielle Husted bowled a personal best Thursday with a 246. Lawrence High School bowling team hosted a varsity tri meet at Roayl Crest Lanes Thursday with Oskaloosa and Leavenworth.

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Junior Ben Wyatt has been one of the strong players for LHS. Lawrence High School bowling team hosted a varsity tri meet at Roayl Crest Lanes Thursday with Oskaloosa and Leavenworth.

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Students in the enrichment class at Pinckney Elementary dropped eggs from a second story window Thursday. Thomas Becker watches his egg structure fall after he released it. It did not survive.

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Encased in a special structure, Julia Pfannenstiel (from left), Samantha Grinage and Molly Weisgrau watch as it is released. Their egg was the only one to survive the fall. Students in the enrichment class at Pinckney Elementary dropped eggs from a second story window Thursday.

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Students in the enrichment class at Pinckney Elementary dropped eggs from a second story window Thursday. One of the eggs that did not survive.

Photo by Kevin Anderson

Lawrence High senior Chebon Dawes makes his way from the court following the Lions' loss to Lincoln High (Denver) Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009 at Highland Park High School in Topeka.

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Lawrence High senior Dorian goes airborne to the bucket against Lincoln High (Denver) in the first half Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009 at Highland Park High School in Topeka.

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Whitney Bloom, KU soph., Hutchinson, and Kayla Baya, Overland Park sophomore, study under sunny skies in Marvin Grove Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009. Temperatures reached the low 60's Thursday but will cool down considerably by Friday and may dip below freezing by the weekend.

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Pictured are the Sweet Sasha, left, and Marvelous Malia dolls made by Ty Inc., the creators of the Beanie Babies at Lamont's gift shop inside the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Chicago, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009. The daughters of President Barack Obama are the inspiration for the latest in the TyGirlz Collection.

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In this Dec. 17, 2008 file photo, Caroline Kennedy, daughter of former President John F. Kennedy, listens to a reporter's question during a news conference at City Hall in Buffalo, N.Y. In a statement released early Thursday, Jan. 22 Kennedy says she told Gov. David Paterson that she is abandoning her attempt to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton for personal reasons.

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A Pakistani man holds two sheep on a motorcycle a long a road on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009.

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Aretha Franklin performs at the swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. Many people are now trying to find similar hats to purchase.

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