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Fire report 1/20/09
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/20/09)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday: n At 5:53 p.m., alarm at 914 S. Sprigg St. n At 7:19 p.m., box alarm at 1525 N. West End Blvd. n At 11:27 p.m., emergency medical service in the 1500 block of McDonald Street...
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Beth Rodgers
(Obituary ~ 01/20/09)
Elizabeth Ann "Beth" Rodgers, 40, of Centralia, Ill., formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009, at her home. She is the daughter of Charles and Janet Wood Lemons. Survivors include two daughters, Alexsa (Aaron) Johnson of Poplar Bluff, Mo., Paige Rodgers of Centralia; a son, Michael Rodgers of Centralia; her mother and stepfather, Janet and Jerry Klenn of Doniphan, Mo.; her father of Dallas; a brother, Mark (Stephanie) Lemons of Peachtree City, Ga.; three grandchildren, Maliek Clinton and Aaryn Johnson; life partner, Teddy Phillips; his son, Billy (Erica) Phillips of Richmond, Ky., and their children, Lexie and Zoe Phillips and Trey Lowery.. ...
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Ways to test your fitness at home
(Community ~ 01/20/09)
Signing up for a new exercise program may lower the level of guilt, but that alone won't get the work done. While most gyms offer a fitness assessment, you might want to skip the full-on fat pinching appointment and start with an amateur analysis. A few trainers offered simple tests you can do at home or on the way to work to check your strength, aerobic fitness, balance and all the other stuff we want to keep intact. Some are pretty basic. Others are a bit more challenging...
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Illinois man crowned king of Elvis impersonators
(National News ~ 01/20/09)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- An Illinois man has been crowned The King -- of the Elvis impersonators. Bill Cherry of Collinsville, Ill., took home the $3,200 prize this weekend in Springfield at the "Annual Midwest Tribute to the King Competition" for his Elvis impersonating skills...
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Redhawks post strong numbers at SIU meet
(College Sports ~ 01/20/09)
The Southeast Missouri State track and field program had several strong performances over the weekend during a meet at Southern Illinois-Carbondale. Tyler Terry, a Central High School product, finished third in the long jump as his distance of 24 feet 1 inch was the best by a collegiate athlete...
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Mildred Hitt
(Obituary ~ 01/20/09)
Mildred Hitt PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Mildred Francis McMillan Hitt, 79, of Perryville passed away Monday, Jan. 19, 2009, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. She was born Sept. 22, 1929, at Neelys Landing, daughter of August and Louise Hesse Ackman. She and Melvin G. McMillan were married Oct. 11, 1946. She and Harold Hitt were married Nov. 23, 1976. He preceded her in death Feb. 5, 2001...
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Lorene McAllister
(Obituary ~ 01/20/09)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. — Lorene McAllister, 85, of Oak Park, Mich., formerly of Olive Branch, died Monday, Jan. 19, 2009, at Beaumont Hospital in Oak Park. Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Ill., is in charge of arrangements.
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Health calendar 1/20/09
(Community ~ 01/20/09)
Today n Arthritis education program: 6:30 p.m. in the Saint Francis Health and Wellness Center, conference room 1. The Southeast Missouri Regional Arthritis Center will host "Tips and Products for Living Independently and Driving Safely." To register, call 331-5880 or 888-216-3293...
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Police report 1/20/09
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/20/09)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Edward E. Messmer, 38, of Chaffee, Mo., and Mark Allen Messmer, 36, of 2857 Themis St., Apt. 5, were arrested on suspicion of stealing. Wal-Mart, 3439 William St., reported a theft of baby food and packaged meat in connection with the incident...
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Warren Reynolds
(Obituary ~ 01/20/09)
BENTON, Mo. — Warren Boone "Doug" Reynolds, 85, of Benton, formerly of Charleston, Mo., died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009, at the home of a daughter near Benton. He was born Oct. 9, 1923, at Portageville, Mo., son of Fred A. and Betty L. Hanks Reynolds. He and Reva Autia Robinson were married July 4, 1946. She died July 21, 1963...
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Recognition for Jackson School Board members
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/20/09)
The Jackson community benefits every day from the dedicated energies and countless hours devoted by the members of the Jackson School Board. Our school board members are elected by local constituents and do not receive compensation for their tireless efforts. Jackson School Board members work with school staff and community members to ensure that decisions about Jackson's public schools are made as close to the needs of our children and community as possible...
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Possible dogfighting ring uncovered in Bootheel
(Local News ~ 01/20/09)
STEELE, Mo. -- A six-month investigation by the Steele Police Department and the Caruthersville, Mo., Humane Society has resulted in the discovery of a possible dogfighting ring at Steele. On Friday morning, officers with the Steele police executed a search warrant at 504 Railroad St. in Steele that police say resulted in the seizure of five pit bulls, a large amount of cash, drug paraphernalia and possible dogfighting paraphernalia...
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Southeast Missouri narcotics police step up pressure on methamphetamine production
(Local News ~ 01/20/09)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- With methamphetamine production back on the rise, Southeast Missouri narcotics officers say they're rounding up offenders and pushing for tighter restrictions on substances used to manufacture illicit drugs. "Pseudoephedrine is a 'must have' ingredient if you want to make methamphetamine -- there is no substitute for it," said Kevin Glaser, supervisor of the SEMO Drug Task Force. ...
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Cardinals avoid arbitration with Wellemeyer, Duncan
(Professional Sports ~ 01/20/09)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals on Monday avoided arbitration with pitcher Todd Wellemeyer and outfielder Chris Duncan, agreeing to terms of one-year contracts. Wellemeyer will make $4.05 million next season, while Duncan will earn $825,000, plus the ability to receive an additional $500,000 in performance bonuses...
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Confessions, abuse allegations at Gitmo court
(International News ~ 01/20/09)
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -- Two alleged orchestrators of the 2001 attacks on America declared their guilt Monday in a raucous and perhaps final session of the Guantanamo war crimes court. This week's military hearings could be the last at Guantanamo -- president-elect Barack Obama has said he would close the offshore prison and many expect him to suspend the military tribunals and order new trials in the U.S...
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Message of hope: Local events celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day
(Local News ~ 01/20/09)
It's an annual event, but this year, the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast and Humanitarian Luncheon at the Osage Community Centre fell on the eve of history, and attendees and presenters weren't afraid to express their joy. "In less than 24 hours, we'll have our first African-American president inaugurated," organizer Debra Mitchell-Braxton said before the luncheon. "That's something to be proud of, isn't it?"...
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Kathy Hahs
(Obituary ~ 01/20/09)
Kathy L. Hahs, 51, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, Jan. 19, 2009, at Monticello House in Jackson. She was born Feb. 2, 1957, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of the late Truman P. and Frances Kasten Hahs of Oak Ridge. Kathy was a 1975 graduate of Oak Ridge High School. ...
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Paul Storm
(Obituary ~ 01/20/09)
THEBES, Ill. — Paul Raymond Storm, 79, of Thebes died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009, at his home. He was born Sept. 15, 1929, at Thebes, son of Henry Lee and Gertrude Mansfield Storm Sr. He married Roswitha Knott. Storm was a retired truck driver with Unimin Specialty Minerals in Tamms, Ill...
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Pujols says his elbow surgery was successful
(Professional Sports ~ 01/20/09)
ST. LOUIS -- Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols said Monday that the October surgery on his problematic right elbow was successful. "I'm 100 percent healthy," Pujols said after signing autographs at the 13th annual Cardinals Winter Warm-Up at a downtown hotel. "With my elbow, obviously, there's some scar tissue there. I didn't do anything for two months as I was rehabbing. I don't feel any pain around my elbow. Everything is looking good."...
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Riverboat companies to shut down cruises on Mississippi
(Local News ~ 01/20/09)
The Queens are dead. The Majestic America Line's flagship sternwheel riverboats, the American Queen and the Mississippi Queen, will not cruise the big rivers of the central United States this year. And the Majestic America Line's main competitor, RiverBarge Excursions, has also called it quits, ending the cruises of its River Explorer...
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Cape Girardeau receives dusting of snow
(Local News ~ 01/20/09)
Cape Girardeau residents woke up this morning to a dusting of snowfall. Rooftops, streets, parking lots and vehicle windshields were covered with a small amount of snow. The Cape Girardeau Regional Airport reported light snowfall at 3:53 a.m. A chance of flurries is in the forecast throughout the morning, with a high of 29 degrees...
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Out of the Past 1/20/09
(Out of the Past ~ 01/20/09)
25 years ago: Jan. 20, 1984 The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department announces the lagoon in Capaha Park is ready to receive ice skaters; it is the second time this winter ice has reached a depth of 4 1/2 inches, the minimum thickness for skating...
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Cattle theft going up in southwest Missouri
(Local News ~ 01/20/09)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The souring economy has led to a surge of cattle thefts in southwest Missouri, and according to one local sheriff's department, "cattle rustling" is beginning to present a problem in Southeast Missouri as well. What makes these thefts so frustrating is how difficult stolen cattle are for law enforcement to track, said Bollinger County Sheriff Leo McElrath...
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Retailers change strategy to draw consumers
(National News ~ 01/20/09)
NEW YORK -- For years, retailers could afford to be sloppy about running their businesses because customers kept buying. No more. Stung by the worry that shoppers -- who cut spending by the most dramatic amount in at least 39 years in the 2008 holiday season -- may not start spending again for a long time, stores are making drastic changes. ...
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To regain populist footing, Oscars may turn to 'Dark Knight'
(Entertainment ~ 01/20/09)
NEW YORK -- The Oscars are at a crossroads and Batman is standing right in the middle of the road. Like the Scarecrow says in "The Wizard of Oz" (not "the Scarecrow" in "Batman Begins"), the Oscars can go this way, or they can go that way. In recent years, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has increasingly honored independent films that haven't exactly done huge box office business. ...
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Blues win shootout after goal in final second of regulation
(Professional Sports ~ 01/20/09)
BOSTON -- David Backes didn't swing and miss on his team's last chance. Backes scored the tying goal with eighth-tenths of a second left in regulation and the St. Louis Blues went on to beat the Boston Bruins 5-4 in a shootout Monday. With the clock winding down and the Blues close to yet another road loss, Backes saw the puck pop up in front of him. Positioned at the right post, he batted it out of the air and into the net as the siren sounded...
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Loveta Long
(Obituary ~ 01/20/09)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. — Loveta M. Long, 85, of Marble Hill died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009, at Elder Care of Marble Hill. She was born July 30, 1923, in DeLassus, Mo., daughter of William and Ellen Thompson Wiley. She and Paul Kinder were married May 6, 1946. He died May 17, 1963. She and Curtis Long were married Jan. 27, 1981. He died March 22, 2006...
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Attire shows respect for God
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/20/09)
Where has the respect for our Lord gone? I see pictures of a preacher and members of the Cowboy Church wearing cowboy hats. Churches, in an effort to draw new members, are bowing to the casual lifestyle of the country. I feel this is not the proper way to honor our Savior. I have been born again and have been told to give my best to the Lord. That includes Sunday (church) attire...
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Jets hire Ryan after Ravens' loss
(Professional Sports ~ 01/20/09)
NEW YORK -- The New York Jets are confident Rex Ryan was worth the wait. The Baltimore Ravens' defensive coordinator was hired Monday as New York's coach, three weeks after the Jets fired Eric Mangini following a late-season collapse. "We got the right man for the job," owner Woody Johnson said in a statement...
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Martha Ziegler
(Obituary ~ 01/20/09)
Martha Jo Ziegler, 68, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009, at her home. She was born March 6, 1940, in Kelso, Mo., daughter of Beno and Margaret Welter Westrich. She and Donald S. Ziegler were married Oct. 24, 1959, in Cape Girardeau. He died Nov. 27, 2008...
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Obama steps to door of the White House - and history
(National News ~ 01/20/09)
WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama stood at the threshold of the White House on Monday, summoning fellow Americans to join him in service as tens of thousands flocked to the nation's capital to celebrate his inauguration as the first black president. "Tomorrow we will come together as one people on the same Mall where Dr. King's dream echoes still," said the president-elect, invoking the memory of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the national holiday in his honor...
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Cardinals downplay Boldin's outburst
(Professional Sports ~ 01/20/09)
TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Arizona Cardinals called receiver Anquan Boldin's sideline shouting match with the offensive coordinator a "normal thing," and coach Ken Whisenhunt insisted the outburst would in no way disrupt the team. Boldin and Todd Haley were seen arguing on television during the Cardinals' late touchdown drive in a 32-25 win against Philadelphia in the NFC championship game Sunday...
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Hall nets 39 points in Kelly's rout
(High School Sports ~ 01/20/09)
Kelly senior Debra Hall scored 39 points before a home crowd as the Hawks defeated Scott City 59-36 in girls high school basketball Monday. Londyn Backfisch added 15 points for Kelly (12-1). Stephanie Essner led Scott City with nine points...
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ND overtakes Bluff with 23-0 quarter
(High School Sports ~ 01/20/09)
All the members of the Notre Dame girls basketball team watched the movie "Miracle" at coach Renee Peters' house Sunday night. The players, with the movie in their minds, put together a miracle third quarter Monday night. It was at a time when they needed a miracle after scoring just 12 points in the first half...
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Speak Out 1/20/09
(Speak Out ~ 01/20/09)
Humbled, inspired I work out at a health facility in Cape Girardeau. All the older people and those with disabilities who work out there are an inspiration to me. I am trying to lose weight and get in shape and have a pity party for myself some days. ...
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Prayer 1/20/09
(Column ~ 01/20/09)
Help us, O God, to look for the good in others and to encourage positive actions. Amen.
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Bush commutes sentences of ex border agents
(National News ~ 01/20/09)
WASHINGTON -- In his final acts of clemency, President Bush on Monday granted early prison releases to two former U.S. Border Patrol agents whose convictions for shooting a Mexican drug dealer fueled the national debate over illegal immigration. Bush, responding to pressure from Republican and Democratic lawmakers alike, commuted the prison sentences of Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. ...
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Two restaurant buildings in Cape Girardeau up for sale
(Local News ~ 01/20/09)
The owners of Jimmi's Restaurant and Bar and Stevie's Steakburger have put their restaurants up for sale, but the future for both eateries is uncertain. Owner Terry Bozzay said 2008 was a roller-coaster year for Jimmi's. Since he opened the Cape Girardeau restaurant in late 2007, Bozzay has retooled his business approach to adapt to the recession. The restaurant at 2406 William St. has eliminated lunch to cut costs and rented out space for private parties to increase its profits...
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Births 1/20/09
(Births ~ 01/20/09)
Kassinger Daughter to Nathan Wade and Micaela Lynn Kassinger of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:32 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. Name, Aubry Jo. Weight, 7 pounds, 9 ounces. First child. Mrs. Kassinger is the former Micaela Shaffar, daughter of Michael and Linda Shaffar of Jackson. She is employed at Bootheel Counseling Services in Sikeston, Mo. Kassinger is the son of Gary and Shelby Beardsley of Advance, Mo. He is employed at Oak Tree Furniture in Cape Girardeau...
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MeLena Broglin
(Obituary ~ 01/20/09)
ST. LOUIS — MeLena Zerlinda Broglin, 31, of St. Louis died Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to service time Wednesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jeremy Clayton officiating...
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Study: Women less able to suppress their hunger
(Community ~ 01/20/09)
WASHINGTON -- Faced with their favorite foods, women are less able than men to suppress their hunger, a discovery that may help explain the higher obesity rate for females, a new study suggests. Researchers trying to understand the brain's mechanisms for controlling food intake said they were surprised at the difference between the sexes in brain response...
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Spagnuolo: The Rams' new man
(Professional Sports ~ 01/20/09)
ST. LOUIS -- At the start of the St. Louis Rams' coaching search, Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo was not really on the list. General manager Billy Devaney assumed New York would be back in the Super Bowl and didn't think he could afford to wait for Spagnuolo...
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Our new president
(Editorial ~ 01/20/09)
Every presidential inauguration is special, but today's swearing in of Barack Obama as our nation's 44th president is especially significant. As the first black president, Obama fulfills, in a large way, the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who hoped that one day in American every person would be judged on his own merits, not by the color of his skin...
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School closings list
(Local News ~ 01/20/09)
The following school districts have reported to the Southeast Missourian they will have no classes today:Perry County School District No. 32
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Giants promote assistant to fill spot
(Professional Sports ~ 01/20/09)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Less than two days after Steve Spagnuolo left to become coach of the St. Louis Rams, Tom Coughlin promoted linebackers coach Bill Sheridan to replace him as the New York Giants' defensive coordinator. "Bill is a very good football coach," Coughlin said Monday. "He does an excellent job of teaching, of reinforcing what we aspire to be with our defensive team. He's coached our linebackers, he's given a big assist to Steve in all that he has done."...
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Bush bids goodbye at Capitol, begins trip to Texas
(National News ~ 01/20/09)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- With one last handshake to President Barack Obama, George W. Bush boarded a helicopter on Tuesday at the Capitol and began his post-presidential life, closing a two-term administration marked by war, recession and the biggest terrorist attack on U.S. soil...
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Obama's day starts with church, coffee with Bush
(National News ~ 01/20/09)
Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — As massive crowds swarmed the National Mall on Tuesday to witness Barack Obama's inauguration as president, the man at the center of the maelstrom began the day quietly and reverently, at a church service across the street from the White House...
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Biden sworn in as vice president
(National News ~ 01/20/09)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 47th vice president of the United States. Biden raised his right hand and took his oath of office Tuesday from Associate Justice John Paul Stevens. In that moment, he became second-in-command to both Barack Obama and to a nation eager for change...
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Obama's home state celebrates inauguration
(State News ~ 01/20/09)
CHICAGO (AP) -- Mattie Moore remembered childhood trips to the South, being relegated to separate drinking fountains and bathrooms for black people. She thought of trips to Saks Fifth Avenue with her mother, where salespeople would not let them touch dresses until they were purchased...
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Text of the inaugural invocation
(National News ~ 01/20/09)
Text of the invocation by Rev. Rick Warren for President Barack Obama's inauguration, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions: ------ Let us pray. Almighty God, our father, everything we see and everything we can't see exists because of you alone. It all comes from you, it all belongs to you. It all exists for your glory. History is your story...
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Cape Girardeau's Plaza Conference Center closes
(Local News ~ 01/20/09)
The economy has claimed another business in Southeast Missouri. Plaza Conference Center ceased day-to-day operations and closed earlier this month. John Echimovich, director of operations of the hotel division at Midamerica Hotels Corporation based in Cape Girardeau, said the closure was based on a combination of factors...
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Bushes greet Obamas at White House
(National News ~ 01/20/09)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President George W. Bush welcomed President-elect Barack Obama at the White House on Tuesday with a few hearty pats on the arm, a symbolic gesture to the transfer of power soon to take place. Obama and his wife, Michelle, walked up the steps of the North Portico and exchanged handshakes, smiles and pecks on the cheeks with the outgoing president and first lady Laura Bush...
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Obama parades to White House after historic oath
(National News ~ 01/20/09)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Stepping into history, Barack Hussein Obama grasped the reins of power as America's first black president on Tuesday, declaring the nation must choose "hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord" to overcome the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression...
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Obama appeals for 'hope over fear' in address
(National News ~ 01/20/09)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Stepping into history as America's first black president, Barack Hussein Obama said in his inaugural address Tuesday that the nation must choose "hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord" to overcome the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression...
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Roberts, Obama stumble reciting 35-word oath
(National News ~ 01/20/09)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Both Chief Justice John Roberts and President Barack Obama stumbled slightly over wording of the presidential oath of office on Tuesday, providing a brief, awkward moment in an otherwise smooth inauguration ceremony. Initially, Obama interrupted Roberts midway through the opening line, in which the president repeats his name and solemnly swears...
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A historic moment unfolds in frigid temps
(National News ~ 01/20/09)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A vast, excited crowd of more than 1 million bore witness Tuesday to a transfer of American power like none before it. The blare of regal trumpets and thunder of cannon were familiar. The transition from Republican to Democrat, and gray hair to dark, had happened before...
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Bomb threats cause two-hour lockdown at Poplar Bluff schools
(Local News ~ 01/20/09)
By MICHELLE FRIEDRICH Daily American Republic POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Law enforcement officers will maintain a presence at each Poplar Bluff school today after bomb threats were called in earlier this morning to the schools and the Butler County Courthouse...
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This afternoon on seMissourian.com
(Local News ~ 01/20/09)
The big news of the day is of course the inauguration of our 44th president, Barack Obama. Festivities got under way early this morning, and the new president was sworn in at noon.The day has mostly gone off without a hitch, with one exception. ...
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Frenetic street scene awakens capital before dawn
(National News ~ 01/20/09)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Mall filled with America's expectations Tuesday as excited crowds clogged mass transit lines and security checkpoints to witness Barack Obama's swearing-in as the nation's 44th president. Energized by the historic moment, hundreds of thousands of people turned this city's orderly grid of streets into a festive party scene. ...
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Doctors say fatigue caused Kennedy's seizure
(National News ~ 01/20/09)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Doctors are blaming fatigue for the seizure that Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, ill with a brain tumor, suffered during a post-inauguration luncheon for President Barack Obama. Dr. Edward Aulisi, Washington Hospital Center's neurosurgery chairman, says Kennedy is awake, talking with family and friends and feeling well...
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Byrd, Kennedy taken from luncheon with Obama
(National News ~ 01/20/09)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sens. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., and Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., have been taken from an inauguration luncheon for President Barack Obama. A Capitol police officer stood up at the luncheon and said medical attention was needed. The 76-year-old Kennedy, who had been attended Obama's oath-taking on the Capitol's West Front, has been battling a brain tumor...
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Sikeston to play Scott County Central
(High School Sports ~ 01/20/09)
The Sikeston and Scott County Central boys high school basketball squads will face each other this season, Toby Carrig is reporting on his Semoball.com blog today.Most likely this highly anticipated matchup between Southeast Missouri's elite teams will take place on Feb. ...
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