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Police to release more shooting information this morning
(Local News ~ 12/04/07)
Jackson police say they will release more information about last night's apparent murder-suicide on Mary Street this morning. Just before 8:30 a.m. Jackson Police Lt. Rodney Barnes said a press release would soon be sent to media outlets that will provide more information on last night's fatal shooting...
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Protection order received minutes before shooting
(Local News ~ 12/04/07)
Less than a half-hour before Katherine Moshiri fled her Jackson residence and ran into the lobby of the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's department, screaming that her husband had shot her, a Cape Girardeau judge faxed an order of protection against Mir Shahin Moshiri to the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office...
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MoDOT conducting traffic safety survey
(Local News ~ 12/04/07)
New stripes and low-tech reminders to stay in one lane are just two safety features added to many Missouri roads. Now MoDOT wants to know if drivers have notice. To get feedback, the state has launched an online survey asking drivers' opinions. According to Brian Chandler, traffic safety engineer for MoDOT, the survey is just one small part of a larger study on whether the changes have truly made roads safer...
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Superbug discussion tonight at Southeast
(Local News ~ 12/04/07)
A presentation on "MRSA -- The Superbug" will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Southeast Missouri Hospital's Harrison Room tonight. Discussion on signs, symptoms, treatment and how to best protect against Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA...
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A rash of crashes in Cape
(Local News ~ 12/04/07)
Cape Girardeau police report seeing an increase in early morning traffic crashes. This morning, two multiple-car crashes injured three people. Sgt. Kevin Orr, of the city of Cape Girardeau's police department, said a two-car crash on U.S. 61, just east of I-55, at 7:10 a.m. sent three passengers from one car, two children and the adult driver, to Saint Francis Medical Center. Orr said one child suffered a broken arm...
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Third shooting victim dies
(Local News ~ 12/04/07)
The death toll in one of the most violent shooting sprees in Southeast Missouri history rose to three Tuesday. Michael R. Jeffers, 16, died Tuesday afternoon at Saint Francis Medical Center, Cape Girardeau County Coroner John Clifton said. He had been shot in the head during the shooting Monday in Jackson that left two others dead and two more in critical condition...
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Second driver from Monday crash dies
(Local News ~ 12/04/07)
A three-car accident has claimed a second life. Jessica D. Cato, 23, of Advance, Mo., was pronounced dead at 3:40 p.m. Tuesday at a St. Louis hospital, according to Cape Girardeau County Coroner John Clifton. Cato was driving southbound on Highway 25, one mile south of Delta, when her 2004 Oldsmobile was struck by a 1998 Toyota driven by Erin L. ...
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Forest Hill cemetery maintenance may soon go to new owners
(Local News ~ 12/04/07)
BENTON, Mo. -- The Missouri Attorney General's Office may be close to relieving Scott County of its charge to maintain the grounds of the Forest Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery near Morley, Mo. County commissioners have talked to the attorney for Jackson resident Dale Birk, who has been named by several sources as the buyer in negotiations to purchase the cemetery -- along with two in Sikeston -- from Houston-based Mike Graham and Associates. ...
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Cape city council acts to fill Dana Corp. building
(Local News ~ 12/04/07)
The Cape Girardeau City Council, on a voice vote with one abstention, unanimously approved the first step in floating up to $5 million in bonds to finance the move of Schaefer's Electrical Enclosures to the city from Advance, Mo. The vote puts the city on a path to assist the 21-year-old company in its bid to purchase the Dana Corp. ...
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Jackson's East Main to open Dec. 17; I-55 ramp may be later
(Local News ~ 12/04/07)
Jackson will open the East Main Street extension to traffic from Oak Hill Road to Interstate 55 on Dec. 17, Mayor Barbara Lohr said Monday morning. The 10 a.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony will be followed by an 11 a.m. dedication of the new East Main Street/LaSalle Avenue interchange on I-55. Lohr said Monday morning that the Missouri Department of Transportation has assured the city that the new interchange will be opened to traffic that morning, "barring some really strange weather."...
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Region's DMH workers won't be privatized
(Local News ~ 12/04/07)
Department of Mental Health caseworkers in Southeast Missouri will remain on the state payroll and will not be privatized, DMH director Keith Schafer wrote in a letter to state legislators late last month. Plans to transition case managers to local control were met by an onslaught of concerns raised by parents, who worried they would lose services, and caseworkers, who feared they would lose their jobs. ...
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Thanks for positive reporting
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/04/07)
To the editor:In response to the story "Building unity: Jehovah's Witnesses work crews develop fellowship, wow inspectors during five-day construction project": What a nice article. Today so many are quick to find fault with the way Jehovah's Witnesses worship our Creator -- and, yes, there is an intelligent design. ...
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Speak Out 12/4/07
(Speak Out ~ 12/04/07)
Ethics questioned; Bring back old movies; Great light display; Delta church display; Doing manual labor; Keep them separate
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Scalping is legal
(Editorial ~ 12/04/07)
In simple terms, scalping occurs when someone offers to sell tickets to sporting events, concerts or anything else that requires a ticket for admission at a price higher than the face value. For the last 18 years, scalping has been illegal in Missouri. ...
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Two die in Jackson shooting
(Local News ~ 12/04/07)
An adult man and a child were found shot to death in a Jackson home Monday afternoon in one of the most violent shooting sprees in Southeast Missouri in recent memory, leaving three more severely wounded in what police are calling an apparent murder suicide...
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Bicycles would make the season bright
(Local News ~ 12/04/07)
Donations for Toybox can be dropped off at the Southeast Missourian office at 301 Broadway and should include the name of their recipient. Those who wish to donate cash or a check should make it payable to Toybox, P.O. Box 4, Cape Girardeau, Mo., 63702...
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Altercation on university campus results in injuries to one
(Local News ~ 12/04/07)
Two Southeast Missouri State University students became embroiled in a confrontation in a Magill Hall restroom just before 9 a.m. Monday, which resulted in one being transported to Saint Francis Medical Center. One student allegedly pushed another into the glass window divider. That student sustained injuries from the broken glass but was released later Monday after treatment, said Art Wallhausen, spokesman for the university...
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Region briefs 12/4/07
(Local News ~ 12/04/07)
Poplar Bluff police seize suspected crack cocaine POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Already on parole for drug distribution charges, a Hayti, Mo., man may face federal charges after local authorities seized about 3/4 of a pound of suspected crack cocaine from his vehicle Friday, according to the Daily American Republic. ...
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Panel will oversee Blunt's new MOHealthNet program
(State News ~ 12/04/07)
ST. LOUIS -- Tension is building over the role and makeup of a state committee set up to keep tabs on Gov. Matt Blunt's new health-care program for the poor. The group, which debuts today, is charged with overseeing Blunt's transformation of Medicaid into a prevention-oriented system called MOHealthNet...
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Puxico woman killed in head-on crash
(Local News ~ 12/04/07)
A Puxico, Mo., woman was killed and her infant son was injured Monday afternoon when their car struck another vehicle in a head-on crash on a Cape Girardeau County highway. The driver of the second car suffered serious injuries, while the driver of a third car, which struck the second from behind, was treated for minor injuries...
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Language of parks tax ballot approved by Cape Girardeau council
(Local News ~ 12/04/07)
Cape Girardeau's city council approved the first reading of ballot language for the parks and storm-water tax Monday. Voters will cast ballots April 8 to determine whether the half-cent sales tax will be adopted. Three-eighths of the tax would be levied for 10 years; the remaining one-eighth percent would have no sunset and be used to pay for operating costs...
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Out of the past 12/4/07
(Out of the Past ~ 12/04/07)
A near-record flood crest is rolling down the Mississippi River and will bring a stage of 45.5 feet to Cape Girar-deau Thursday; Cape Girardeau police begin advising residents north and south of the Main Street Levee District to leave their homes. Hundreds of acres are flooded and numerous homes are endangered as a levee protecting the Dutchtown area from the flooded Hubble Creek gives way in the afternoon; floodwaters rush through about five breaks in the Hubble Creek and Diversion Channel levee, threatening Dutchtown and Allenville.. ...
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Marion Petitt
(Obituary ~ 12/04/07)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Marion W. Petitt, 68, of McClure died Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 24, 1939, in Thebes, Ill., son of Herman and Essie Meyer Petitt. He married Marie Kelley Oct. 5, 1971, in Cairo, Ill...
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Alfreda Simmons
(Obituary ~ 12/04/07)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Alfreda Simmons, 85, of Charleston died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007, in Sikeston, Mo., at the home of a daughter. She was born Oct. 8, 1922, in Light, Ark., daughter of Charlie and Ada Gibbons Smith. She married Thomas E. "Red" Simmons June 13, 1944. He died Aug. 3, 1984...
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Aaron Hain
(Obituary ~ 12/04/07)
ANNA, Ill. -- Aaron S. Hain, 72, of Anna died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007, at Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born Dec. 19, 1935. He is survived by a brother, Frank Hain, of Vermillion, Ohio. Graveside funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Anna Cemetery, with the Rev. Bobby Richardson officiating...
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Wanda Carey
(Obituary ~ 12/04/07)
BENTON, Mo. -- Wanda Kaye Carey, 48, of Benton died Monday, Dec. 3, 2007, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. She was born March 20, 1959, at Sycamore, Ill., daughter of Frank and Georgia Hicks. She and Gerome Carey were married Jan. 22, 1996, at Van Buren, Mo...
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Cape/Jackson police report 12/4/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/04/07)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department reported the following incidents. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A juvenile was cited into juvenile court. n Patricia D. Cody, 19, 2837 Themis St., Apt. 4, was arrested on a Scott County warrant for promoting child pornography and on a Sikeston, Mo., police department warrant for contempt of court...
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Cape fire report 12/4/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/04/07)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday: n At 7:38 p.m., a carbon monoxide alarm in the 2500 block of Lisa Street. n At 11:22 p.m., a box alarm at 1900 Perryville Road. Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:...
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Dog auctions in Mo. incite passions for and against
(State News ~ 12/04/07)
JACKSONVILLE, Mo. -- The wire fox terrier trembled as she stood at the front of the room. A woman steadied the dog, stood the animal on her hind legs and showed the dog's belly to the crowd. The dog was pregnant, due at any moment, and wore a collar that identified her as No. 145...
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Research: A spoonful of honey helps children's coughs go away
(National News ~ 12/04/07)
CHICAGO -- A teaspoon of honey before bed seems to calm children's coughs and help them sleep better, according to a new study that relied on parents' reports of their children's symptoms. The folk remedy did better than cough medicine or no treatment in a three-way comparison. Honey may work by coating and soothing an irritated throat, the study authors said...
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Rain and wind slam Northwest, knocking out power, blocking roads
(National News ~ 12/04/07)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Hurricane-force winds and heavy rain battered the Northwest for a second day Monday, killing at least two people and leaving entire communities dark and isolated as the storms blocked roads with trees, power lines, high water and mud...
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Storm dumps rains, sleet, snow in Norteast
(National News ~ 12/04/07)
STOWE, Vt. -- A winter storm that wreaked havoc on the upper Midwest began its snowy assault on the East on Monday, spelling trouble for travelers but elation for ski resorts that suffered through an abysmal winter last year. Drivers in much of the region had to navigate a mix of rain, sleet and snow as the storm -- which was blamed for at least 17 deaths -- lumbered eastward, blanketing northern New England overnight and threatening to dump as much as 20 inches in places...
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Am I old?
(Column ~ 12/04/07)
All of this nonsense about 50 being the new 30, 70 being the new 50. It all sounds like a boomer-inspired trick to confuse us about whether or not we are actually getting old. By the way, when exactly are we old? From my 87-year-old mother's perspective, I am just a whippersnapper (whatever that is). ...
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More bad news about secondhand smoke
(Community ~ 12/04/07)
Of course smoking is bad for you -- even when you're not doing the puffing directly. Still more evidence of the damage that secondhand smoke can cause was presented this week in Chicago during the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America...
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Blood drives 12/4/07
(Community ~ 12/04/07)
Today Church of Christ, Jackson, 310 N Shawnee, 3 to 7 p.m. First State Community Bank, 2527 William St, Cape Girardeau, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday Lowes Home Improvement Warehouse, 3440 Lowes Drive, Cape Girardeau, 1 to 5 p.m.
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Health calendar 12/4/07
(Community ~ 12/04/07)
Today n Flu shot clinic: 7 to 10 a.m. at Fitness Plus. Cost is $25. Medicare and insurance not accepted. No appointment necessary. Call 331-5316 for more information. n "Staying Afloat Through Life's Storms": 6:30 p.m. in the Harrison Room at Southeast Missouri Hospital. ...
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Chimp beats college students in short-term memory game
(National News ~ 12/04/07)
NEW YORK -- Think you're smarter than a fifth-grader? How about a 5-year-old chimp? Japanese researchers pitted young chimps against human adults in tests of short-term memory and, overall, the chimps won. That challenges the belief of many people, including many scientists, that "humans are superior to chimpanzees in all cognitive functions," said researcher Tetsuro Matsuzawa of Kyoto University...
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Teen whose prosecution led to protests pleads guilty
(National News ~ 12/04/07)
JENA, La. -- A black teenager whose prosecution in the beating of a white classmate led to one of the largest civil rights protests in years pleaded guilty Monday to a battery charge. Mychal Bell, 17, originally was charged as an adult with attempted murder in the beating of Justin Barker in December 2006. That charge was reduced before a jury convicted him in June of aggravated second-degree battery. An appeals court threw that verdict out in September and ordered Bell retried as a juvenile...
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British teacher leaves Sudan after pardon in teddy bear case
(International News ~ 12/04/07)
KHARTOUM, Sudan -- A British teacher jailed for letting her students name a teddy bear Muhammad as part of writing project headed home Monday after being pardoned, ending a case that set off an international outcry and angered many Muslims. The incident was the latest in a tense relationship between the West and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, an Islamic hard-liner who has been accused by the United Nations of dragging his feet on the deployment of peacekeepers to the country's war-torn Darfur region.. ...
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Iran's nuclear weapons program stopped in 2003, U.S. officials say
(National News ~ 12/04/07)
WASHINGTON -- A new U.S. intelligence report concludes that Iran's nuclear weapons development program has been halted since the fall of 2003 because of international pressure -- a stark contrast to the conclusions U.S. spy agencies drew just two years ago...
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Canada says its ambassador to Iran has been expelled
(International News ~ 12/04/07)
OTTAWA -- Iran has ordered Canada's ambassador to leave the country, the Canadian foreign minister said late Monday, calling the move entirely unjustifiable. Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier suggested the expulsion of Ambassador John Mundy, who was recently appointed and yet to have his credentials accepted, was a tit-for-tat move by the government in Tehran...
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Heigl on 'Grey's' affair: 'I really don't know Izzie very well right now'
(Entertainment ~ 12/04/07)
NEW YORK -- Katherine Heigl is still adjusting to the change in her "Grey's Anatomy" character, Dr. Izzie Stevens. As "Grey's" watchers know, Izzie has been having an open affair with her married best friend, Dr. George O'Malley, causing a world of pain for his surgeon-wife, Callie...
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ND's Williams leads all-state soccer honors with player of the year
(High School Sports ~ 12/04/07)
Notre Dame's Ty Williams considers the two Class 2 titles he won playing for the Bulldogs the highlight of his high school soccer career. But he added that the 2007 Class 2 player of the year award he received Monday also feels really sweet. "The state championships are better, but it's nice to to be honored like this, especially since my high school soccer career is over," he said. "It is nice to be honored with that award."...
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Whitney X-rays are negative
(College Sports ~ 12/04/07)
All things considered, Southeast Missouri State women's basketball coach John Ishee felt relieved Monday after hearing the injury news regarding Missy Whitney. X-rays revealed that Whitney, the Ohio Valley Conference preseason player of the year, does not have a broken foot...
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Smith returns from injury, wins 400 meters in opener
(College Sports ~ 12/04/07)
The Southeast Missouri State track and field program had several strong performances during its opening meet of the indoor season, Saturday's Arkansas State Kickoff Classic. More than 600 athletes from 12 schools participated in the non-scoring meet in Jonesboro, Ark...
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Hawks, Rams claim tourney wins
(High School Sports ~ 12/04/07)
Top-seeded Kelly rolled over eighth-seeded East Prairie in the opening round of the Lady Devils Invitational on Monday night, collecting a 62-32 victory at Chaffee High School. Londyn Backfisch had a game-high 19 points to lead the Hawks (2-0). Kayla Cissell netted 17 points and Sarah Ruff added 15...
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Thousands attend funeral for Taylor
(Professional Sports ~ 12/04/07)
MIAMI -- Thousands filled a university arena for Sean Taylor's funeral Monday, with his coach praising his "excitement for life" and the NFL commissioner telling mourners the Washington Redskins star "loved football and football loved him back."...
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Internet suicide case leads to extreme consequences
(State News ~ 12/04/07)
The Associated Press ST. LOUIS -- While there will be no criminal charges in the case of a 13-year-old girl who killed herself after receiving cruel messages on the Internet, there have certainly been heavy consequences. St. Charles County prosecutor Jack Banas said Monday he could not find statutes allowing him to charge anyone in the case, weeks after federal authorities came to the same conclusion...
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Police: 'Toad smoking' new high
(State News ~ 12/04/07)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Police have discovered that people are willing to go to great lengths to get high, including a troubling new method that features a frightened toad. "Toad smoking," a substitute for "toad licking," is done by extracting venom from the Sonoran Desert toad of the Colorado River. The toad's venom -- which is secreted when the toad gets angry or scared -- contains a hallucinogen that can be dried and smoked to produce a buzz...
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Patriots nip Ravens to improve to 12-0
(Professional Sports ~ 12/04/07)
BALTIMORE -- The New England Patriots are still perfect, but looking mighty vulnerable. New England pulled off its greatest escape thus far to become the sixth team in NFL history to start a season with 12 victories. For the second straight week, it was a struggle against a losing team, but the incredibly resourceful Patriots got Tom Brady's 8-yard touchdown pass to Jabar Gaffney with 44 seconds left to beat the Baltimore Ravens 27-24 Monday night...
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Late commissioner Kuhn gains entrance into HOF
(Professional Sports ~ 12/04/07)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- At last, Bowie Kuhn beat Marvin Miller at something. The late commissioner was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Monday while Miller was rejected by a revamped Veterans Committee stacked with those he regularly opposed -- and beat -- in arbitration and bargaining sessions that altered the history of the game...
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Scientists: Teen brain still maturing
(Community ~ 12/04/07)
NEW YORK (AP) -- The teenage brain, Laurence Steinberg says, is like a car with a good accelerator but a weak brake. With powerful impulses under poor control, the likely result is a crash. And, perhaps, a crime. Steinberg, a Temple University psychology professor, helped draft an American Psychological Association brief for a 2005 case in which the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed the death penalty for crimes committed before age 18...
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Drilling into the past
(Local News ~ 12/04/07)
During the past two years, scientists in Antarctica have drilled more than 4,215 feet into the Earth's core and more than 20 million years back into its sedimentary history in an effort to understand how the planet's climate has changed through geologic time. The object of their search this year, evidence of the changes that occurred 14 and 15 million years ago, has been called the Rosetta Stone of global climate change...
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Blunt: Some Taum Sauk settlement will go toward new state park
(State News ~ 12/04/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Matt Blunt said Monday he has instructed the Department of Natural Resources to use some of the Taum Sauk settlement money to develop a new state park in Shannon County. "This will help compensate the citizens of Missouri for the loss of natural resources when the reservoir breach flooded Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park," he said in a statement...
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Road-weary Redhawks begin OVC at home
(College Sports ~ 12/04/07)
Southeast Missouri State men's basketball coach Scott Edgar believes his team is sufficiently battle-tested as it prepares to open Ohio Valley Conference play. Edgar also knows he and the Redhawks will relish being inside the Show Me Center this week, after they had only two of their first eight games at home...
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