function getCookie(cookiename) {
  var cookiestring=""+document.cookie;
  var index1=cookiestring.indexOf(cookiename);
  if (index1==-1 || cookiename=="") return ""; 
  var index2=cookiestring.indexOf(';',index1);
  if (index2==-1) index2=cookiestring.length; 
  return unescape(cookiestring.substring(index1+cookiename.length+1,index2));
}

function getUsername() {
  var usernameString = getCookie("fresnobee_user_auth");
  if (usernameString) {
    var usernameArray = usernameString.split('|');
    return usernameArray[0];
  } else {
    return false;
  }
}