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JOY IN JAYHAWK NATION
To all of you late-merging mo-torists, just in time for
orange-bar-
rel season, take heart in the factthat someone is sticking up
foryou.
That would be Linus L. Baker,who was ticketed last year after
he
merged near the front of a line ofcars in a construction zone in
Over-land Park. He fought that citationand won, but hes not
stopping
there: Now he wants his victory toapply to others who he thinks
wereunfairly ticketed and fined.
In a lawsuit seeking class-actionstatus, the Stilwell lawyer is
chal-
lenging the way Overland Park ap-plied its no-passing zones
ordi-nance in highway constructionzones, asking that the city
bebanned from enforcing the law onhighways.
Not only that, he wants the city to
reimburse thousands of dollars infines and fees paid by possibly
hun-dreds of drivers prosecuted under
HIGHWAY HEADACHES | The tale of one drivers crusade
KEITH MYERS | THE KANSAS CITY STAR
These cars were merging recently on Kansas 7 at State Avenue in
Wyandotte County. But seemingly
ever-present construction zones raise questions of law and et
iquette regarding how to merge.
Merge zone? Be politezone? A twilight zone?Those late-merging
drivers infuriate some of us, but seehow one motorist fought a
ticket in the season of barrels.
By ROBERT A. CRONKLETONThe Kansas City Star
SEEMERGING| A6
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TOMORROW IN FOOD: DO-IT-YOURSELF MOZZARELLA
128TH YEAR | NO. 205 | 7 SECTIONS
INSIDE THE STAR
Its opening day at the K!
Skipper Trey Hillman leadsthe 4-2 Royals against theYankees.
Game time 3:10
this afternoon. | C4
THE ROYALS
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AN ANTONIO | Kansas coach
Bill Self wasnt going to
become another sad Jay-hawk statistic. He called a timeout
late in the second half and gath-
ered his team
around him.
This is the
last time yall
are going to
lace them up
together, Self
told them.
How do you
want to leave
on the court?
Do you want to
leave cham-
pions or doyou want to
leave losers?
The Jay-
hawks had a re-
sounding answer for Self: It would
be champions.
Mario Chalmers nailed an im-
probable three-pointer with 2 sec-
onds left to tie the game at the end
of regulation. It was all Kansas af-
ter that as the Jayhawks scored the
first six points of overtime and de-
feated Memphis 75-68 in the
NCAA championship game.
The Jayhawks shocked theyouthful and resilient Tigers to
RICH SUGG |THE KANSAS CITY STAR
National championship
comes in overtime for
a team that Bill Self
trained to play in
a selfless style.
By J. BRADY McCOLLOUGHThe Kansas City Star
TODAYS WEATHER: HIGH 46, LOW 41. MORNING RAIN. FORECAST | C20
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The Kansas City schoolboard has decided the time isripe to sell
its downtown head-quarters building next to theSprint Center.
The district apparently hasat least one suitor: the city.
The block could be con-verted into a City Hall annexwith a
500-plus space under-ground parking garage forSprint Center suite
holders. Ifvoters approve, the city couldadd a light-rail
station.
There is no reason itcouldnt be all of those things,Kansas City
Mayor MarkFunkhouser said Monday. Ithas potential. There is lots
toconsider and lots to explore.We have to give it serious
andcareful consideration.
Al Mauro, former schoolboard president, had urged thedistrict to
sell the building at
Schoolboard
plansHQ saleCity is interested in the11-story building forSprint
parking, an annexand a light-rail station.
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By JOE ROBERTSONand DEANN SMITH
The Kansas City Star
SEEBUILDING | A6
Whitlock: A
game for the
ages.
Posnanski:
Marios miracle
shot.
Comprehensive
game coverage
begins on C1.
@ Go toKansasCity.com
for a photo
gallery and video
from Mondays
game, plus video
from the reaction
in Lawrence and
a Final Four blog.
SEE HAWKS | A6
Local elections and issues fill the bal-
lots today in Missouri. Kansas Cityvoters will consider a
smoking banand a transportation sales tax. Polls
are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. | B1
VOTE TODAY
At the Liberty Memorial,
GOP presidential candidateJohn McCain said that a hastyU.S. exit
from Iraq would lead
to a re-invasion. | A4
