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KC Council approves smoking ban
(State News ~ 01/25/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Kansas City City Council on Thursday approved a measure that bans smoking from most restaurants and from the Truman Sports Complex but would allow smoking in bars. The council also repealed an earlier proposal to put that plan on the April 8 ballot...
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Emerson defends earmarks in meeting with community leaders
(Local News ~ 01/25/08)
Finding money for local projects will be tougher this year and in the future because of public reaction against earmarks in federal budget bills, U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson told a gathering of community and business leaders at the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce...
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System failed inmate who killed himself, St. Louis official says
(State News ~ 01/25/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Investigators in St. Louis are trying to determine why Joshua Turner never got the psychiatric evaluation he deserved, and how he was allowed to kill himself. The 18-year-old was found hanging in his cell at the jail known as the workhouse on Monday. He managed to hang himself with a bed sheet even though he was on suicide watch...
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AP Exclusive: Blunt planned campaign just days before quitting
(State News ~ 01/25/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- On the weekend before his State of the State address, Gov. Matt Blunt convened his campaign team for a strategic retreat at a luxury Ozarks resort just south of Branson. Confidence filled the room. Blunt's trusted advisers discussed a fundraising goal that could have shattered the state record, developed a TV ad blitz to begin airing before spring and honed a campaign message for a competitive challenge from Democratic Attorney General Jay Nixon...
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Carnahan considering entering Mo. governor's race
(State News ~ 01/25/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Democratic Secretary of State Robin Carnahan is now considering a run for governor. Carnahan had planned on seeking re-election. But a spokesman says she began thinking about a gubernatorial bid after Republican Gov. Matt Blunt announced he would not run for a second term...
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Former lawmaker enters Republican race for Mo. lieutenant governor
(State News ~ 01/25/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Former Republican House member Jack Jackson says he is running for lieutenant governor. Jackson is from suburban St. Louis and is a retired Marine Corps pilot. In 2006, he lost in a crowded primary for state auditor. He formally announced his candidacy Friday and plans to set up his campaign committee Monday...
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Emerson to announce gubernatorial plans Monday
(Local News ~ 01/25/08)
U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson said Friday morning that she will announce Monday whether she will run for governor of Missouri. Emerson, a Cape Girardeau Republican, has been considering a bid since Gov. Matt Blunt announced he will not seek re-election. Emerson revealed her timetable during a meeting with business and community leaders from around the Southeast Missouri area at the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce...
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AP Exclusive: Blunt planned campaign just days before quitting
(State News ~ 01/25/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- On the weekend before his State of the State address, Gov. Matt Blunt convened his campaign team for a strategic retreat at a luxury Ozarks resort just south of Branson. Confidence filled the room. ...
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Accident reduces I-55 to one lane
(Local News ~ 01/25/08)
Southeast Missourian Southbound Interstate 55 at mile marker 87, near Ramsey Creek, has been reduced to one lane following an accident. An overturned mobile home has blocked traffic. Missouri State Highway Patrol officers are on the scene. Drivers should exercise caution while traveling through the area...
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Fighting with Arnie
(Column ~ 01/25/08)
I don't know why, but I feel like duking it out with editor Arnie Robbins at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch today. And, gentle readers, I must warn you that the topic of our dispute is executioners. Not a pretty thought as you're freshening your corn flakes with another dash of milk...
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New bishop named to area diocese
(Local News ~ 01/25/08)
The Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau named a new bishop Thursday to replace Bishop John J. Leibrecht, who announced his resignation. Monsignor James Vann Johnston Jr., 48, of Knoxville, Tenn., was appointed as the new bishop. Leibrecht will take a sabbatical for several months and then continue to assist in parishes throughout the diocese as needed, according to a news release...
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Sav-A-Lot entrepreneur wins Jackson's Fulenwider award
(Local News ~ 01/25/08)
As John M. Thompson was presenting the R.A. Fulenwider Meritorious Community Service Award on Thursday night in Jackson, he couldn't help but tell a story or two about this year's honoree. Before naming the recipient, Thompson noted that when the winner was a young man working his first job at the old Schaper's Grocery, he tended to stay out late sometimes with his friends. ...
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Nathan Cooper's prison report date changed
(Local News ~ 01/25/08)
Former state representative Nathan Cooper will receive a few extra days of freedom before he must report to federal prison to begin serving a 15-month term. Cooper had originally been scheduled to report Thursday to the minimum security prison camp adjoining the U.S. Penitentiary in Marion, Ill. But the prison's spokesman, Tom Werlich, said no prisoners were scheduled to report when the Southeast Missourian called to ask if Cooper had turned himself in...
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Crowell plan would allow scholarships for autistic children
(Local News ~ 01/25/08)
State Sen. Jason Crowell, R-Cape Girardeau, has filed a bill that would allow parents of autistic children to use "scholarships" to send their child to a school of choice, public or private. Taxpayers who donate to a charitable organization that grants such scholarships would receive a tax credit equal to 80 percent of their contribution, up to $800,000, under Crowell's plan. The organization would use the monetary donations to cover children's tuition...
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Kinder: 'I'm in' for governor
(Local News ~ 01/25/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Republican Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder says he is running for governor. And unlike the incumbent, Matt Blunt, Kinder vows he won't change his mind. Kinder on Thursday became the first Republican to declare that he is definitely in the governor's race since Blunt's surprising announcement that he will not seek a second term...
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I-55 in Scott County goes to one lane
(Local News ~ 01/25/08)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Starting at 8 a.m. Monday, north and southbound Interstate 55 between the Route HH overpass and Route C will be reduced to one lane. MoDOT crews will be doing routine maintenance on the crossovers. The repairs will be made in the northbound and southbound lanes from Route HH overpass to Route C overpass on I-55...
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Life's lessons
(Editorial ~ 01/25/08)
High school sports teams offer a wealth of life's lessons. For one high school in Alexandria, Va., in 1971, the football team and its coaches learned lessons that are both instructional and revealing about our human capacity to overcome racial barriers...
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Speak Out 1/25/08
(Speak Out ~ 01/25/08)
When to turn; Adult responsibility; King's views; Personal decisions; Inappropriate content; Knocking the economy; Need stitches; More nuclear power; No name-calling; Economic wallowing; Matter of choice; Support for veterans
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Being an American in today's world
(Column ~ 01/25/08)
By Michael Jensen I am an American. Those are proud words, though they once held much more pride across other nations than they do today. But those words still speak volumes to the millions of faceless and nameless world citizens whose lives are better today because America came to their rescue in one form or another...
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East part of Cape no eyesore, unless you have on blinders
(Column ~ 01/25/08)
By Beth Preston This is a response to Irene Stevens' Jan. 17 op-ed column. I was a resident of Cape Girardeau for almost 33 years, but I did not decide to go someplace else. I kept on living and working in Cape Girardeau -- in particular, in the east part of Cape Girardeau...
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Region briefs 1/25/08
(Local News ~ 01/25/08)
Jackson's new taxi fee schedule starts Feb. 1 In one week, Jackson residents who call Cape Girardeau County Transit Authority will pay higher fees. Below is a quick list of the new fee schedule. For rides between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., add $1 to the fare...
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First 'Fun Friday' hosted by River Corridor Task Force today
(Local News ~ 01/25/08)
Spaghetti and hot dogs are on the menu for the initial Family Fun Night at 6 p.m. today at the Salvation Army in Cape Girardeau. The two entrees don't seem compatible, Nancy Jernigan said, but "the kids will love it." Jernigan, executive director of the United Way of Southeast Missouri, is hoping to see hundreds of children and their parents show up...
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Out of the past 1/25/08
(Out of the Past ~ 01/25/08)
County Prosecuting Attorney Larry Ferrell is considering filing new charges against Douglas Wayne Thompson, whose 1966 conviction for the 1961 murder of Cape Girardeau police officer Herbert Goss was overtured yesterday by the U.S. Supreme Court. Two people aboard a Beechcraft Barron escape injury when the aircraft makes a crash landing at the Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport; the landing gear on the two-engine plane fails to function, and the craft crashes and burns on one of the airport's runways.. ...
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Correction 1/25/08
(National News ~ 01/25/08)
n In a story about a rocket on display at a veterans' museum in Thursday's edition, The Associated Press, relying on information from the Maryland State Fire Marshal's office, erroneously reported the rocket was live. The office learned late Wednesday that the Mark 1 rocket was a dummy after it was examined by Army experts, but only disclosed that information Thursday...
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Jackson beating the housing trend
(Local News ~ 01/25/08)
The national news for homebuilders has been dreadful. Housing starts nose-dived 25 percent in 2007. The 1.35 million total was the lowest since 1993. But Jackson bucked the national trend in 2007. The city issued permits for 62 new single-family homes valued at $11 million, an increase from 48 new homes in 2006. ...
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Mo. family wonders about soldier's death in Baghdad
(State News ~ 01/25/08)
CADET, Mo. -- More than a month after Sgt. Austin David Pratt died in Iraq, his family in Missouri still knows little about the circumstances that led to his death. Pratt, of Cadet, a small town about 25 miles northwest of Farmington, Mo., died Dec. 15 in Baghdad, four days before he would have turned 23. At the time of his death, the Army said only that it was not combat-related. Since then, the Army has said the death is under investigation...
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Debate about serial killer's admission rages
(State News ~ 01/25/08)
MOUNT VERNON, Ill. --Police chief Tim Mendenall in Mount Vernon suspected serial killer Timothy Krajcir gave a bogus confession last month to a 1981 knife attack that sent another man to prison. Now the chief thinks he knows where Krajcir got some of the details...
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State ballot proposals would require renewable energy
(State News ~ 01/25/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Environmentalists are proposing a ballot initiative that would force electric utilities in Missouri to make greater use of renewable energy. The group Missourians for Clean and Safe Energy has submitted five versions of a potential initiative to the secretary of state's office...
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Highway patrol vet raising money for Special Olympics
(Local News ~ 01/25/08)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Lt. Jim McNiell has faced many challenges in his 31 years working for the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Before he retires later this year, there's one more challenge he'd like to take -- but he's going to need the public's help to do it...
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Bonne Terre legislator, wife face charges in New Year's Day accident
(State News ~ 01/25/08)
A Missouri lawmaker was charged with a felony Thursday for allegedly driving away after hitting a man with his pickup truck. Meanwhile, the lawmaker's wife is accused of lying to police by saying she was the driver. Authorities say a video surveillance camera at a high school captured state Rep. Brad Robinson, D-Bonne Terre, and his wife, Tara, switching seats in the truck moments after the New Year's morning accident...
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Allan Weller
(Obituary ~ 01/25/08)
Allan H. Weller, 79, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008, at his home. He was born Jan. 18, 1929, in Rochester, N.Y., son of Oscar and Marion Hall Weller. He and Ethel M. Masters were married Oct. 1, 1976. She survives. Allan was an active member of La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Cape/Jackson fire report 1/25/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/25/08)
n At 2:30 p.m., a citizen assist at 2144 Chesapeake St. n At 2:44 p.m., an alarm sounding at 1868 Lakeshore Drive. n At 8:07 a.m., emergency medical service in the 700 block of South Ellis Street. n At 9:13 a.m., an alarm at 297 S. Silver Springs Road...
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Cape police report 1/25/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/25/08)
Arrests
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Births 1/25/08
(Births ~ 01/25/08)
Hasheider; Stroehlein; Niedbalski; Roth; Wigfall; Popham; Brooks; Schilli
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Retirees try to reduce spending as stocks swoon and prices increase
(National News ~ 01/25/08)
The temperature in Lea Wait's home has been falling along with stock prices. Wait, 61, invested the early retirement buyout she took from AT&T Corp. in 1998. As stocks gyrated this winter and the heating bill at her Maine home climbed to $600 a month, she made new investments: Thermal underwear and a wood stove that burns "BioBricks" made of condensed sawdust and wood chips...
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Congress, Treasury secretary announce deal on tax rebates, business breaks to boost economy
(National News ~ 01/25/08)
WASHINGTON -- Congressional leaders announced a deal with the White House on Thursday on an economic stimulus package that would give most tax filers refunds of $600 to $1,200, and more if they have children. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Congress would act on the agreement -- hammered out in a week of intense negotiations and uncustomary bipartisanship -- "at the earliest date, so that those rebate checks can be in the mail."...
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Marine indicted in killing, won't face death if caught in Mexico
(National News ~ 01/25/08)
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. -- A prosecutor offered a deal Thursday to Mexican authorities and a Marine wanted in the killing a 20-year-old pregnant colleague: If he is arrested in Mexico, he won't face lethal injection in North Carolina. Investigators believe Cpl. Cesar Laurean has fled to his native Mexico, which refuses to send anyone back to the United States unless provided assurances they won't face the death penalty...
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Egyptian guards steer border traffic, do little to block flow from Gaza
(International News ~ 01/25/08)
RAFAH, Gaza Strip -- Egyptian border guards wielding clubs and electric prods directed throngs of Palestinians as they crossed into Egypt for a second day Thursday, but made little attempt to block the flow from Gaza. Still, Egyptian officials warned the Gazans' brief bliss of freedom, shopping and visiting relatives will soon come to an end with the resealing of the border...
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In new tactic, Border Patrol agents target immigrant smuggling 800 miles from border
(National News ~ 01/25/08)
PEARL, Miss. -- Detective Nick McLendon, on stakeout duty along a dark stretch of eastbound Interstate 20, noticed a red Chevy Suburban with heavily tinted windows and no light over its rear Texas license plate. The missing light gave him all the excuse he needed to pull the sport utility vehicle over...
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U.N. resolution would increase sanctions against Iran
(International News ~ 01/25/08)
UNITED NATIONS -- Major U.N. Security Council powers have agreed on an incremental increase in sanctions on Iran, including a new restriction on exporters doing business with the country, diplomats said Thursday. A draft resolution also calls for more monitoring of Iran's military and financial institutions, broader travel bans on Iranian nuclear scientists and other key officials, and freezing the assets of people and banks linked to weapons proliferation, Security Council diplomats said...
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Brooklyn, N.Y., shopper brings home frog in leaves of organic lettuce
(National News ~ 01/25/08)
NEW YORK -- You just don't want to eat some greens. That's how a Brooklyn mom felt when she found a tiny frog comfortably nestled in the leaves of organic lettuce she was preparing to eat. "I jumped away," said 39-year-old Yvonne Brechbuhler, who described the green critter as no bigger than the tip of her pinky finger...
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Hooked on science: Turn a soda can into a Hero engine
(Community ~ 01/25/08)
Don't pitch that soda can -- you can create your own hero engine like Hero of Alexandria did in the first century. Ingredients n Empty soda can n Nail n String Instructions STEP 1: Using the nail, carefully punch four equally spaced holes along the bottom of the can. Before removing the nail, push the nail toward the left causing the hole to slant in that direction...
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Redhawks' OVC losing streak hits five games
(College Sports ~ 01/25/08)
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team played an impressive final four minutes Thursday night. But it's what happened during the other 36 minutes that had the Redhawks feeling so blue. Morehead State built a 20-point second-half lead and held off a furious Southeast charge to post an 82-78 victory...
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Southeast women keep pace with 66-58 victory
(College Sports ~ 01/25/08)
Tarina Nixon has been a clutch performer throughout her Southeast Missouri State basketball career. Missy Whitney has made a habit of getting to the free-throw line in recent games. Both players continued those trends Thursday night as the host Redhawks beat stubborn Morehead State 66-58...
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Indians' Keith repeats late feat vs. ND
(High School Sports ~ 01/25/08)
Jackson senior Kelci Keith attended the Jackson at Notre Dame boys basketball game Jan. 11, when her classmate Jake Leet swished a 17-foot jumper with 8 seconds left to beat the Bulldogs. She thought that game-winning shot was exciting. Little did she know that the next time the Indians and Bulldogs girls teams played each other, she would do the same thing Leet did...
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Perryville girls pummel Woodland
(High School Sports ~ 01/25/08)
The Perryville girls basketball team continued to roll as it earned a 74-27 victory against Woodland on Thursday. The Pirates held the Cardinals under 10 points in three of the four quarters. Perryville (13-4) led 42-10 at halftime. Alyssa Bauwens scored 18 points, while Alicia Kueker had 14 to lead Perryville...
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Majerus reiterates his pro-choice beliefs in response to archbishop
(Professional Sports ~ 01/25/08)
ST. LOUIS -- A Roman Catholic archbishop's call this week for Saint Louis University to discipline its popular basketball coach for publicly supporting abortion rights has put the Jesuit school in a bind. If the university takes action against Rick Majerus, no stranger to controversy throughout his career, it risks criticism for clamping down on the free exchange of ideas...
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Tiger stalks lead in his season debut
(Professional Sports ~ 01/25/08)
SAN DIEGO -- Tiger Woods delivered the score he expected in his 2008 debut, just not the game. Despite playing from the sand, rough and behind a few trees early in his round, Woods began a much-anticipated season Thursday with a 5-under 67 on the tougher South Course at Torrey Pines. That left him two shots behind Troy Matteson, and gave him a strong presence on the leaderboard as he goes for his fourth straight title in the Buick Invitational...
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Appeals court upholds investigators' use of names, test results
(Professional Sports ~ 01/25/08)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Federal investigators can keep using the names and urine samples of about 100 major leaguers who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. After agreeing to reconsider its own ruling granting access to the evidence, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the decision, which overturned three lower court rulings barring authorities from accessing the names, would stand...
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neXt: The next generation, covered now
(Community ~ 01/25/08)
Some art never makes it past the refrigerator, but a few dozen area high school art students have pieces now hanging in the Crisp Museum at the River Campus. The 30th annual High School Art Exhibit opens Sunday and features 90 different pieces by juniors and seniors in Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois...
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Blues suffer 3-2 loss in shootout
(Professional Sports ~ 01/25/08)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Daniel Sedin scored in the shootout to complete Vancouver's first third-period comeback of the season and end a seven-game winless skid as the Canucks beat the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Wednesday night. Roberto Luongo got a break when rookie David Perron hit the post behind him in the third round of the shootout, but made a glove save off Keith Tkachuk to preserve the win after Sedin scored on a nifty deke. ...
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Tsonga stings Nadal, reaches Aussie final
(Professional Sports ~ 01/25/08)
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had been compared to a young Muhammad Ali only because of an uncanny likeness to the boxing great. That was until he skipped across Rod Laver Arena, arms up in a biceps-flexing pose, thumbs pointing at his head after knocking out Rafael Nadal in the semifinals and getting a title shot at the Australian Open...
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