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Mo. inmate whose life sentence was commuted to be freed in October
(State News ~ 07/26/07)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A woman who was convicted in the Jefferson City murder of a potential witness in her boyfriend's burglary case will be paroled a year earlier than expected. Betty Coleman is one of three domestic abuse victims whose life sentences then-Gov. Bob Holden commuted in late 2004, making them eligible for early parole. But none of the women was immediately freed, angering domestic violence advocates and sparking litigation...
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Stolen truck ends up in Joplin city pool
(State News ~ 07/26/07)
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) -- An unidentified car thief made a splash, driving a new Ford pickup truck from a dealer's lot into the deep end of a city pool. Joplin officials were forced to close the pool for two to three days for cleaning after draining it to remove the 2007 model truck Wednesday...
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Mo. girl recovering after being bitten by rabid bat
(State News ~ 07/26/07)
An eastern Missouri teenager is expected to make a full recovery after being bitten by a rabid bat, health officials said Thursday. The incident should serve as a reminder for people to rid their homes of bats, even those that appear confined to the attic, and to get to a doctor if they've had contact with them...
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Mo. poultry-to-fuel plant target of mayor, lawsuit
(State News ~ 07/26/07)
CARTHAGE, Mo. (AP) -- A test plant for converting poultry byproducts into fuel oil, heralded by its owners as a new alternative energy source, is in the cross hairs of the city's mayor and a private lawsuit seeking class action status over odors from the facility...
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STORIES TO LOOK FOR FRIDAY
(Local News ~ 07/26/07)
The Missouri Department of Transportation has plans to improve the safety of U.S. 61. Over $1 million will be used to widen the shoulders on the highway and resurface them at points where they have worn down. Roads with high crash rates are targeted for the grant. Where will the highway be improved? What will it mean for local residents? And exactly how unsafe is the highway now? Reporter BRIDGET DiCOSMO finds out...
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Drug bust in Alexander County leads to five arrests
(Local News ~ 07/26/07)
The Alexander County Sheriff's Office, the Southern Illinois drug Task Force, and the Illinois State Police have combined forces to crack down on drugs and drug dealers in Alexander County. A drug sweep Tuesday morning though the Olive Branch and Klondike areas resulted in five arrests, according to a prepared statement by the Alexander County Sheriff's Office, who declined further comment on the incidents...
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Blunt says ag economy strong
(Local News ~ 07/26/07)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Despite natural disasters like a spring freeze and May flooding in other parts of the state, Gov. Matt Blunt expressed optimism about the current agricultural season Thursday in Sikeston. "It appears to be the makings of a pretty good year for agriculture, the bedrock of our economy," Blunt said Thursday to a small crowd at the Sikeston Area Chamber of Commerce. ...
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Van overturned on state highway in Jackson
(Local News ~ 07/26/07)
The Jackson Fire Department is responding to reports of an overturned van on Route PP in Jackson. Check semissourian.com later for more development.
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Police seek man who fled after wreck
(Local News ~ 07/26/07)
Southeast Missourian A suspect fled into a wooded area between Fountain Street and Spanish Street in north-central Cape Girardeau on Thursday after abandoning his car while it was moving. The white Cadillac came to rest against a Chrysler Sebring and a Dumpster behind the Elms Apartments, 510 N. Frederick St. A search of the area between Fountain Street and the Mississippi River failed to turn up the suspect...
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Petty thefts rise in summer
(Local News ~ 07/26/07)
Petty thieves have been busy recently. Last week alone, the Cape Girardeau Police Department received more than 30 reports of petty thefts, break-ins or purse-snatchings. The recent spike in those types of crimes is typical during the summer, said Sgt. Barry Hovis. Warm weather prompts people to let their guards down. Victims often spend more time outdoors and leave their house and car windows open...
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Home construction in Cape Girardeau County slows down
(Local News ~ 07/26/07)
The real estate slowdown, continuing nationwide according to the latest figures from the National Association of Realtors, is also having an impact on home sales and construction in Southeast Missouri. Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Cape Girardeau County figures all point to a slowdown in new home construction. Leaders of two area associations confirm it is more difficult to sell an existing home and that fewer new homes are being built in the area...
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Building and busing
(Local News ~ 07/26/07)
With less than a month to go before the start of fall semester classes, construction crews are still hard at work on Southeast Missouri State University's new cultural arts building while faculty and staff get settled into new offices in the renovated, historic seminary building. At the same time, plans already are in place for taking students to and from the new arts school in shuttle buses...
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Missouri plan is model
(Column ~ 07/26/07)
By C. Ronald Baird If you ever find yourself in a courtroom, I know exactly what you will expect: a fair and impartial judge who will make a decision based on the facts of the case and the applicable law. It is extremely important that our system for selecting and electing or retaining judges provides our state with judicial candidates who can meet that expectation...
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Speak Out 7/26/07
(Speak Out ~ 07/26/07)
Class scheduling; SHE magazine rocks; A big issue; No justice; Parking fines; Paradise?; Short lunches; Legal propaganda; Electric rates; Voting students; Something nice; Consumer complaints; Year-around school; Lucky wife; Taxing issues; Taking shortcuts; Giving extra; Memorial location; No more taxes; Iraq's borders
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Later hours for downtown shops
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/26/07)
To the editor:In Cape Girardeau to see a movie Saturday, I decided to drive downtown and check out Old Town Cape afterward. It had been a number of years, and I thought, "What the heck." So I embarked on my journey. After arriving downtown, I was so excited to see all the people, the cars, the cafes with outdoor tables (and filled with diners, might I add). ...
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Lohan declares innocence in e-mail
(Entertainment ~ 07/26/07)
LOS ANGELES -- Lindsay Lohan says she's innocent. The 21-year-old actress was arrested and released on bail for investigation of misdemeanor driving under the influence and with a suspended license, and felony cocaine possession, early Tuesday in Santa Monica, Calif., less than two weeks after completing her second trip to rehab...
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Panel calls for better veterans care
(National News ~ 07/26/07)
WASHINGTON -- A presidential commission Wednesday urged broad changes to veterans care that would boost benefits for family members helping the wounded, establish an easy-to-use Web site for medical records and overhaul the way disability pay is awarded...
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Judicial panel names Mo. Supreme Court finalists
(State News ~ 07/26/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Matt Blunt will have three state appeals court judges to choose from when making his first appointment to the Missouri Supreme Court. A special judicial selection panel late Wednesday recommended Eastern District appellate Judge Nannette Baker along with Patricia Breckenridge and Ronald Holliger, both of whom are judges on the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District...
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Out of the past 7/26/07
(Out of the Past ~ 07/26/07)
Concern over a falling water table and future water needs at Cape County Farm Park has prompted the County Court to consider digging a deeper well or tapping onto Missouri Utilities' water lines; city water would be preferable and would provide better fire protection at the park...
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Man kills grandson in self-defense
(State News ~ 07/26/07)
AVA, Mo. -- A grandfather shot and killed his grandson Wednesday morning after the teenager began stabbing the man and his wife, authorities said. William Andrew Nation, 18, came to his grandparents' bedroom while they were sleeping at their home about 20 miles south of Ava. He started shouting that he couldn't take it anymore and then started stabbing them with a kitchen knife, said Douglas County chief deputy Trampus Taylor...
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Sallie Sterling
(Obituary ~ 07/26/07)
Sallie Leuer Sterling, 93, of St. Louis died Tuesday, July 24, 2007, at Delmar Gardens of Meramec Valley in Fenton, Mo. She was born Oct. 16, 1913, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Harry Foote and Zoe Constance Rozier Leuer. Mrs. Sterling was a homemaker...
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Pansy Hellman
(Obituary ~ 07/26/07)
Pansy M. Hellman, 71, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, July 24, 2007, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born July 29, 1935, at Daisy, daughter of Vester and Beulah Propst Crites. She and Herman Hellman were married June 3, 1950. He died Nov. 1, 1989...
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Lula Brinkman
(Obituary ~ 07/26/07)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Lula Mae "Ponnie" Brinkman, 81, formerly of Perryville, died Monday, July 23, 2007, at Manor Grove Nursing Home in Kirkwood, Mo. She was born May 28, 1926, at Lithium, Mo., daughter of Harold A. and Sophia Lorenz Graff. She and Loyd R. Brinkman were married July 6, 1947. He died March 25, 1997...
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Copper rustlers
(Editorial ~ 07/26/07)
As if farmers don't have enough problems, those who rely on irrigation systems must now contend with copper thieves. The electric-power watering systems use wiring that can be a quarter-mile long or longer. Every three feet of copper wire weighs about a pound. Local scrap-metal dealers are paying around $2.50 a pound. You do the math. A quarter-mile of copper wire from a farmer's irrigation system will fetch more than a thousand dollars...
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Clarence Brant
(Obituary ~ 07/26/07)
KELSO, Mo. -- Clarence J. Brant, 83, of Kelso passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2007, at his home, after a battle with cancer. He was born Jan. 11, 1924, in Cape Girardeau, son of Elva and Martha Ellen Lampkins Brant. He and Virgie LeDure were married Jan. 18, 1964, in Jackson...
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Herbert Huggins
(Obituary ~ 07/26/07)
Herbert Huggins, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, July 25, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Dec. 13, 1929, in Greenfield, Tenn., son of Talma and Ethel Richmond Huggins. He and Margy Poe were married Aug. 17, 1952, in Cape Girardeau. She died Sept. 27, 2002...
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Mary Waterman
(Obituary ~ 07/26/07)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Mary DeLaine Pearce Waterman, 87, of McClure died Sunday, July 22, 2007, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 27, 1919, in Gale, Ill., daughter of Clyde and Margaret Pearce. She and Earl Waterman were married in 1941 in Jackson. He died Sept. 20, 1985...
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Cape/Jackson police report 7/26/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/26/07)
Arrests; DWI
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Birth 7/26/07
(Births ~ 07/26/07)
Lovett
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Bomb threat forces Northwest flight to return to Seattle airport
(National News ~ 07/26/07)
SEATTLE -- A man who had missed his flight Wednesday said there was a bomb aboard the plane, forcing it to return to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport even though authorities did not believe the threat was legitimate, an airport spokeswoman said...
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Local group wins second in national contest
(Local News ~ 07/26/07)
The Byrd Settlement Society of the Children of the American Revolution was recently named the second most outstanding society in the nation for 2006-2007. In March, the group entered a Gold Merit Award contest that documented its activities, which included a celebration of George Washington's 45th birthday at Valley Forge. The party was held at a farm in Bollinger County in February under conditions similar to those facing the troops at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777...
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Pyrenees wine label brings in donations to Humane Society
(Local News ~ 07/26/07)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Tower Rock Winery in Altenburg began making donations to the Humane Society in 2006 from sales of a wine featuring their dog on the label. Owners Bob and Cheryl Breuer created Pyrenees Blanc, a white Missouri table wine, named for Casper, a Great Pyrenees. The winery donates $1 to the Humane Society for each bottle of the Pyrenees Blanc sold...
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Community digest 7/26/07
(Community News ~ 07/26/07)
Car wash at Sonic to raise awareness; Collectors club holding convention this week; Nussbaum family reunion set for Sunday; SEMO Iris Society holding auction
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Hospice cat predicts deaths of nursing home residents
(National News ~ 07/26/07)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Oscar the cat seems to have an uncanny knack for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up next to them during their final hours. His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It usually means they have less than four hours to live...
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Committee Dems approve contempt citation against two presidential aides
(National News ~ 07/26/07)
WASHINGTON -- The House Judiciary Committee voted contempt of Congress citations Wednesday against White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and President Bush's former legal counselor, Harriet Miers. The 22-17 party-line vote -- which would sanction the pair for failure to comply with subpoenas on the firings of several federal prosecutors -- advanced the citation to the full House...
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SIUE student accused of threatening Va. Tech-style rampage
(State News ~ 07/26/07)
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- A college fraternity president and aspiring rapper who had a history of trying to buy and sell guns online pleaded not guilty Wednesday to making a terrorist threat after a note was found in his car that threatened a "murderous rampage" similar to April's deadly shooting spree at Virginia Tech...
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Suicide bombers attack soccer celebrations
(International News ~ 07/26/07)
BAGHDAD -- The dream run of Iraq's national soccer team captivated an otherwise despairing nation. But even in its moment of joy -- the Iraqis are in the Asian Cup finals for the first time -- violence struck Wednesday. Two suicide bombings killed at least 50 cheering, dancing, flag-waving Iraqis celebrating their national triumph. More than 130 other revelers were wounded...
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Southern Europe swelters through second heat wave
(International News ~ 07/26/07)
ATHENS, Greece -- Southern Europe sweltered under the summer's second major heat wave Wednesday as firefighters battled blazes raging in Greece, Italy and Macedonia. Officials blamed some fires on arson motivated by the desire to clear land for development...
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Third Central grad joins Southeast baseball team
(College Sports ~ 07/26/07)
The Southeast Missouri State baseball program added its third 2007 Cape Girardeau Central High School graduate. Blake Slattery, who projects as an outfielder in college, will join high school teammates Matt Hester and Brad LaBruyere with the Redhawks after signing a national letter of intent...
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Area sports digest 7/26/07
(Community Sports ~ 07/26/07)
Capahas manager not elected The 2007 induction class for the National Baseball Congress Hall of Fame was announced this week on the organization's Web site. It includes five people -- but Plaza Tire Capahas manager Jess Bolen is not one of them. Bolen, who has a 1,304-338 record in 41 seasons, had earlier this summer been nominated for the NBC Hall of Fame for the second time...
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Cubs rough up Wainwright
(Professional Sports ~ 07/26/07)
ST. LOUIS -- Adam Wainwright was such a force over the first three innings, striking out six of his first 10 batters, that Ted Lilly figured he would have to be on his game. Then the Chicago Cubs' offense kicked in. Lilly won his seventh straight decision in a romp as Cliff Floyd and Mike Fontenot both drove in two runs in a 7-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night...
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La Russa understands trades will likely change face of club
(Professional Sports ~ 07/26/07)
ST. LOUIS -- One loss into what was viewed as a crucial seven-game homestand against the two teams they're chasing, St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa was already musing about players who might be attractive at the trade deadline. Outfielder Juan Encarnacion and closer Jason Isringhausen are likely to draw interest among the defending World Series champions, who were near sell mode Wednesday. St. Louis was 45-51 and in third place in the NL Central, nine games behind the Brewers...
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No Shape Up Cape results
(Community ~ 07/26/07)
Editor's note: Shape Up Cape scores were not available for the week of July 15 to 21. Results for the week of July 22 to 28 will be printed Aug. 2. Shape Up Cape is a community fitness project sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce. Teams from local businesses accumulate points based on weekly exercise. The competition, in its fourth year, began May 19 and ends Aug. 18...
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Health briefs/calendar 7/26/07
(Community ~ 07/26/07)
Heart Walk teams start recruiting members The American Heart Association kicked off the Heart Walk on Tuesday. Team leaders were chosen and given the goal of recruiting 10 to 15 walkers or more per team. Each team has a fund-raising goal to meet before the Heart Walk. ...
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Researchers find obesity can spread in social circles
(Community ~ 07/26/07)
Watch out if your best friend gets pudgy. A new study suggests obesity can spread like an infectious disease and that your odds of becoming obese are much greater if your friends and family put on weight. By studying a social network of 12,067 people who have been closely tracked for the past three decades, researchers found that when one person became fat, those close to them gained as well. ...
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Reaching their goal
(Community ~ 07/26/07)
Kenneth Cassout rides his bike 10 miles a day now. He's lost 71 pounds in the 20 weeks he has been following the Starting Point program, a weight loss program offered by Southeast Missouri Hospital's HealthPoint Plaza. At their last meeting of the program, Cassout's fellow members unofficially declared him the valedictorian. The group has slowly dwindled to eight in the last week of the Starting Point program. But for those eight, sticking with it has paid off...
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Dunklin County's 10-8 win pushes Scott County into loser's bracket
(Community Sports ~ 07/26/07)
If the Scott County American Legion baseball team is going to win its second straight district title, Post 369 will have to do it the hard way. Top-seeded Scott County was pushed into the losers bracket of the District 14 tournament as third-seeded Dunklin County rallied for a 10-8 victory Wednesday night at Capaha Field...
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Engineer: Ameren repeatedly denied repair request
(State News ~ 07/26/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- An Ameren Corp. engineer testified Wednesday that he tried day after day to get approval to fix water level sensors at the Taum Sauk reservoir but was repeatedly denied by the company several weeks before the reservoir failed...
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Cape grabs win when Sikeston forfeits
(Community Sports ~ 07/26/07)
The Cape Girardeau Ford & Sons American Legion baseball team kept alive its hopes of winning a district title without taking the field. Cape, which is hosting the District 14 tournament, earned a forfeit victory in Wednesday's scheduled 5 p.m. losers bracket game against Sikeston...
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Love and revolution
(Column ~ 07/26/07)
July 26, 2007 Dear Patty, Going to California for a visit can end up being more like a pilgrimage than a vacation. Our friends Gail and Charlie have returned from their first trip there. Gail's son lives in Oakland. They put 2,212 miles on their rental car, zooming south to Los Angeles and north to Arcata, the town where I lived in Northern California...
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Noon Optimists help add playground near park's soccer fields
(Local News ~ 07/26/07)
The last of William "B.W." Harrison's legacy will help add playground equipment to Shawnee Park Sports Complex. His $40,000 donation to the parks' soccer fields included a shelter, but a little more than $13,600 remained when the work was done. Those funds, along with $5,000 from Cape Area Youth Soccer Association and $25,000 from the Cape Gir-ardeau Noon Optimist Club will be used to buy an elaborate playground complex, according to Lonnie Lusk, a board member of the service club...
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Teen opens, closes first night of Homecomers talent contest
(Local News ~ 07/26/07)
Myriah Miller opened and closed the first night of the Homecomers Talent Show on Wednesday. But despite her distinctive positioning in the performance order -- the Scott City 14-year-old opened with fellow Scott City 14-year-old Tyler Schwettman and closed with her solo act -- Miller wasn't nervous. She was in it for the fun, she said...
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