The day in photos, July 27, 2011

photo by: AP Photo/Matt Strasen

Missouri safety Kenji Jackson, left, and defensive lineman Jacquies Smith joke around between questions during NCAA college football Big 12 Media Days, Monday, July 25, 2011, in Dallas.

photo by: AP Photo | Charlie Riedel

Civil War re-enactors carry the cremains of Civil War veteran Pvt. George McCarthy to his final resting place at the national cemetery at Fort Leavenworth Tuesday, July 26, 2011.

photo by: Nick Krug

Leaders at the Lawrence Community Shelter are once again looking at a vacant warehouse building at 3701 E. 25th St. A deal by the county to purchase the property adjacent to the warehouse has reopened the possibility for the shelter to relocate there.

photo by: Kevin Anderson

Douglas County administrator Craig Weinaug received the Champion of Independence award during a luncheon Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at Maceli's in downtown Lawrence.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Journey January, 8, and volunteer Jennifer Grimes go on a Back-to-School Shopping Spree, courtesy of Target and The Salvation Army. Twenty Lawrence K-12 students were provided gift certificates to shop at Target in preparation for school.

photo by: Mark Fagan

Negotiators for the Lawrence Education Association, seated at the table at left, and representatives for the Lawrence school district, seated at the table at right, go through potential language for the 2011-12 master agreement, which would govern compensation and working conditions for 926 licensed educators in the district. This session was July 21, 2011, at district headquarters, 110 McDonald Drive.

photo by: Kevin Anderson

Traffic stopped along Clinton Parkway just west of Iowa Street near Shenk Sports Complex.

photo by: AP Photo | Charlie Riedel

Civil War re-enactors Bob Wande, right, from Lawrence, and Perry Marks, from Holton, Mo., carry the cremains of Civil War veteran Pvt. George McCarthy to his final resting place at the national cemetery at Fort Leavenworth Tuesday, July 26, 2011. McCarthy died at age 102 in Missouri, but for almost 70 years his ashes went unclaimed, resting on a shelf a funeral home storage facility in Kansas City.