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Blue Jays flex wings against Cardinals
(Professional Sports ~ 06/25/10)
TORONTO -- Brandon Morrow kept his pitches under control and helped Toronto cruise past the St. Louis Cardinals. Vernon Wells homered twice and Morrow pitched eight sharp innings for his first win since May 31, leading the Blue Jays to a 5-0 victory over Adam Wainwright and the Cardinals on Thursday night...
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Cape man arrested for making bomb threats
(Local News ~ 06/25/10)
On Thursday Cape Girardeau police arrested a local man who they say made bomb threats at West Park Mall and the Walmart in Jackson.
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Big River applying again for stimulus money to provide high-speed Internet
(Local News ~ 06/25/10)
Big River Telephone Co. is trying a second time to receive $24 million in federal stimulus funds to bring high-speed Internet access to seven Southeast Missouri counties. Kevin Cantwell, president of Big River, will learn late this summer if his company's request for a $12 million grant and a $12 million loan as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is approved. Big River is committing $4 million toward the total $28 million project cost...
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Cape man charged with attempted rape bound over for arraignment
(Local News ~ 06/25/10)
A 16-year-old girl and her mother were called to the stand Thursday in a Cape Girardeau County courtroom to testify against a 51-year-old Cape Girardeau man who allegedly broke into their Minnesota Avenue home and allegedly attempted to rape the teenager.
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Downtown golf tournament takes place Sunday
(Local News ~ 06/25/10)
Downtown streets will be turned into a fairway Sunday at the First-Ever Fifth Annual Louis J. Lorimier World-Famous Memorial Downtown Golf Tournament and All-You-Can-Eat Catfish Buffet. This BirdieBall golf tournament features participants hitting golf ball-size plastic discs with golf clubs.
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Jackson band honors longtime director
(Local News ~ 06/25/10)
The Jackson Municipal Band performed an extended concert Thursday night in honor of former director Nick Leist, who began as director in 1968 before retiring earlier this year due to health. Current band director Scott Vangilder said Leist's decades of service to the band deserved recognition...
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Jackson announces holiday garbage collection schedule
(Local News ~ 06/25/10)
In observance of the upcoming Independence Day holiday, Jackson's Sanitation Department will not be operating Monday, July 5. Garbage that would normally be collected Monday, will be picked up Tuesday, July 6. In addition, the Recycling Center will be closed Monday, July 5...
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Shoes For Water
(Submitted Story ~ 06/25/10)
George Hutchings, a retired minister, is a "miracle worker" who changes shoes to water. He collects shoes, gets paid 35 cents a pound, uses the money to buy hydraulic drilling rigs, ships them to Kenya where a charitable group hires Kenyans to drill for clean water. So far over 100 wells bring clean water to thousands of people...
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New Guard recruits compete for Commander's Cup
(Submitted Story ~ 06/25/10)
NEVADA, Mo. -- Hundreds of members of the Missouri National Guard's Recruit Sustainment Program will descend upon Camp Clark for a Commander's Cup competition this weekend. Soldiers representing all nine Recruit Sustainment Program Companies, which are located in St. ...
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Study paints grim picture of New Madrid quake
(Local News ~ 06/25/10)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- A study commissioned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency indicates that a major earthquake on the New Madrid fault would kill 3,500 people and leave millions homeless. The study by the University of Illinois was released this week. It found that more than 80,000 people would be injured by a 7.7-magnitude quake. Researchers estimate about 2.6 million homes would be uninhabitable...
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Mistrial declared in fatal Current River boating accident case
(Local News ~ 06/25/10)
VAN BUREN, Mo. -- A judge declared a mistrial Thursday afternoon in the case of a Poplar Bluff, Mo., woman charged in connection with a boating accident on Current River that left two people dead and three others injured. The Daily American republic reported that Presiding Circuit Judge David Evans issued his ruling after it was determined not enough jurors remained after questioning by the state and defense to select a jury of 12 and alternate(s) for the trial of Radeena Proffer...
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NCAA upholds findings on former SEMO men's basketball coach's rules violations
(Local News ~ 06/25/10)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) -- The NCAA has upheld its finding that a former men's basketball coach at Southeast Missouri State violated rules on benefits and practice times. The NCAA cited Southeast Missouri State last August for violations that included impermissible benefits to basketball players and coaches attending summer strength and conditioning activities. The men's basketball team was ordered to vacate its wins from 2006 to 2008...
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Notre Dame expanding in four-phase plan
(Local News ~ 06/25/10)
Bad economy or not, Notre Dame Regional High School is expanding in more ways than one. "It all comes down to need and money," said development director Tony Buehrle. The school started a capital campaign to fund a $4.5 million expansion about 18 months ago, right as the economy started faltering. The private Catholic high school has still seen its enrollment consistently grow. For the fall, it is preparing for its largest freshman class at 150 students...
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Two Advance residents charged with meth-related crimes
(Local News ~ 06/25/10)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Stoddard County Sheriff Carl Hefner has reported the discovery of a methamphetamine lab in the Bell City/Advance area, the Daily Statesman newspaper reported. The bust comes as the result of an ongoing investigation by Deputy Keith Haynes, who is assigned to the SEMO Drug Task Force, and the Stoddard County Sheriff's Department...
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Three days of music, games, fireworks and more planned for July 4 celebration
(Entertainment ~ 06/25/10)
A three-day Fourth of July celebration will be highlighted by a country concert, a fireworks display and interesting games July 2, 3 and 4. The U.S.A. Veterans have planned activities -- from games for young and old to live music from local bands and recording artist Darryl Worley -- to appeal to the whole family at this year's U.S.A. Veterans Independence Day celebration at Arena Park in Cape Girardeau...
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ARTifacts 6/25/10
(Entertainment ~ 06/25/10)
Arts and entertainment briefs
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Comic Jeff Allen keeps his humor clean
(Entertainment ~ 06/25/10)
Jeff Allen was lured into the comedy business by its appealing hours. While working for a jewelry company, he was at a trade show in Chicago and went to a comedy club around the corner from the hotel. "I immediately fell in love with the prospect of working one hour a day," he said...
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Michael Kors - with two lifetime awards - ready for more
(Entertainment ~ 06/25/10)
NEW YORK -- Twenty-nine years is a lifetime in fashion, yet Michael Kors' enduring youthfulness makes his two lifetime achievement awards this month seem a little surreal. At 50, Kors is still the guy who bounces down the runway with a bona fide grin on his face. He's the one who calls his mom his muse, the one who likes to do red carpets, the one who gabs it up with customers at trunk shows...
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St. Louis' President Casino closes early due to flooding
(State News ~ 06/25/10)
ST. LOUIS -- The President Casino in St. Louis, scheduled to give up its license and close by next week, is shutting down early because of flooding. The casino has been closed because of the flooding Mississippi River since June 18. The river Thursday was 4 feet above flood stage and rising...
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Jury selection begins in fatal Current River boat crash trial
(Local News ~ 06/25/10)
VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Jury selection began Thursday morning in Carter County in the trial of a Poplar Bluff, Mo., woman charged in connection with a boating accident on the Current River that left two people dead and three others injured.
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Louisiana woman seriously injured in Scott County accident
(Local News ~ 06/25/10)
Toni L. Dodson, 27, of Boyce, La., was seriously injured after the car she was driving crossed the median and struck a guard rail on Interstate 55 six miles north of Sikeston, Mo.
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In federal court: Jackson man pleads guilty in Christmas Eve domestic violence incident
(Local News ~ 06/25/10)
The following information was released Thursday by the federal prosecutor's office for defendants appearing in federal court before U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel. PLEADED GUILTY Name: James H. Douglas Age: 29 Residence: Jackson Charge: One felony count of interstate domestic violence. One felony count of being a felon in possession of a firearm...
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Nixon signs research grant, education bills
(State News ~ 06/25/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon has signed into law bills allowing parents to be charged fees for an education program and allowing larger grants for spinal cord research. Currently, the Parents as Teachers program is free. The fees would help sustain the program, which has been cut deeply in the state budget that takes effect next week. The legislation also gives school districts more budget flexibility in coping with funding shortfalls...
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Lawmakers hold special session on Ford aid
(State News ~ 06/25/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers convened a special session Thursday to consider whether to give money to automakers and take it away from future state employees. The plan to channel incentives to Ford Motor Co. seemed to have majority support. But its drive toward passage depends on whether lawmakers can resolve disagreements about how to revamp Missouri's main pension systems...
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Great air show
(Editorial ~ 06/25/10)
Spectators who braved heat advisories to attend the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival last weekend were not disappointed. The lineup of aerial displays was first-rate. Comments about the show were enthusiastic. The 16,000 people who attended the show got front-row seats, but so did hundreds of others who took advantage of parking lots near the airport. ...
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On being an American
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/25/10)
I think this is very timely, with the Fourth of July coming up. "Theodore Roosevelt's ideas on immigrants and being an American in 1907: "In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes and American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. ...
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Labor Department helps illegals
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/25/10)
One year ago, the Obama administration began a heavy crackdown on employers who hired illegal immigrants. Over 600 businesses were served notices of inspection in order to audit the authenticity of workers' documents. One year later, the U.S. Department of Labor's website, www.dol.gov/wecanhelp, is now defending illegal workers' rights to fair wages and is encouraging them to file their complaints with the department's Wage and Hour Division...
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Speak Out 6/25/10
(Speak Out ~ 06/25/10)
I have talked to several SB40 Board members from three surrounding counties, and none is straining financially. All three counties are able to support their workshops plus other units that help the disabled. They're particular on what the Senate Bill 40 tax money is spent for, because it is the taxpayers' money. They don't build fancy buildings. They supply what is needed. Senate Bill 40 funds are not just for sheltered workshops...
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Passion for playing
(Column ~ 06/25/10)
Passion is a powerful emotion. It can influence people to make rash decisions and even endure torture. In this particular case, I'm talking about community theater, where one rash decision to audition -- just for the heck of it -- pulls a person into an intimate group of people devoted to putting on the best possible show with its resources...
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Prayer 6/25/10
(Prayer ~ 06/25/10)
Watch over and protect, O God, those who travel for business or pleasure. Amen.
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Keeping cool
(Column ~ 06/25/10)
When you consider all the ways our lives have changed in the past century, you have to wonder if we humans, as organisms, haven't been modified in the process. We used to be shorter, for example. My generation, born near the end of World War II, produced a fine crop of basketball stars. Adults in my parents' generation attributed the growth spurt to fallout from the atomic bomb. Others pointed to an abundance of food...
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Yes! The visitors guide has it right
(Column ~ 06/25/10)
Are the residents and businesses of Cape Girardeau really committed to quality service and sincere hospitality as the visitors-guide brochure states? After viewing the fantastic air show, complete with the Blue Angels on Saturday, we decided to have a look at the "Missouri Wall of Fame" mural on the floodwall before we returned to our home in Illinois. ...
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Mortgage rates at lowest since mid-'50s
(National News ~ 06/25/10)
WASHINGTON -- Mortgages are cheaper today than they've been in a half-century. If only most people had the job security, the credit score and the cash to qualify. The average rate for a 30-year fixed loan sank to 4.69 percent this week, beating the low set in December and down from 4.75 percent last week, Freddie Mac said Thursday. Rates for 15-year and five-year mortgages also hit lows...
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Alaskan survives 2 attacks by grizzly
(National News ~ 06/25/10)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The bearded, sandy-haired geologist was on a job in the remote Alaska wilderness when a grizzly bear suddenly emerged from the brush just yards away. So Robert Miller did what he was trained to do -- he fell to the ground, clasped his hands around his neck to protect it and played dead...
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Cap back on leaking Gulf oil well
(National News ~ 06/25/10)
NEW ORLEANS -- Earlier this month, BP predicted the oil gushing from the bottom of the sea would be reduced to a "relative trickle" within days, and President Barack Obama told the nation last week that as much as 90 percent would soon be captured. But those goals seemed optimistic Thursday after another setback a mile underwater this week...
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Wreck of steamship found after 112 years
(National News ~ 06/25/10)
MILWAUKEE -- A great wooden steamship that sank more than a century ago in a violent Lake Michigan storm has been found off the Milwaukee-area shoreline, and divers say the intact vessel appears to have been perfectly preserved by the cold water...
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Senate GOP defeats jobless aid measure
(National News ~ 06/25/10)
WASHINGTON -- Republicans on Thursday defeated Democrats' showcase election-year jobs bill, including an extension of weekly unemployment benefits for millions of people out of work more than six months. The 57-41 vote fell three votes short of the 60 required to crack a GOP filibuster, delivering a major blow to President Barack Obama and Democrats facing big losses of House and Senate seats in the fall election...
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Fire report 6/25/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/25/10)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:...
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Police report 6/25/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/25/10)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Harold Landgraf Sr.
(Obituary ~ 06/25/10)
Harold Eugene Landgraf Sr., 82, of Jackson died peacefully Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at Monticello House, after a brief battle with cancer. He was born Oct. 5, 1927, at Pocahontas, son of Ruben Christian Edward and Ruby Gertrude Sachse Landgraf. He and Betty Lou Wood were married April 9, 1948, at the Presbyterian Church in Jackson...
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Claudia Gadberry
(Obituary ~ 06/25/10)
BLODGETT, Mo. -- Claudia Gadberry, 72, of Blodgett died Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 10, 1938, in Dover, Ark., daughter of Omer and Ruby Mason Freeman. She and Doye F. Gadberry were married Nov. 15, 1952. He preceded her in death Oct. 9, 2005...
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David Snell
(Obituary ~ 06/25/10)
David Snell of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Out of the past 6/25/10
(Out of the Past ~ 06/25/10)
A 22-minute power outage yesterday morning in portions of West Cape Girardeau, a large part of Jackson, and along U.S. 61 between the two cities was caused by a black snake climbing into an electrical substation between Cape Girardeau and Jackson. A new union representation election has been scheduled by the National Labor Relations Board for July 19 at the Tri-Con Industries Ltd. Inc. plant here, where the United Auto Workers lost a close election last year...
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Francis Biri Jr.
(Obituary ~ 06/25/10)
Francis M. Biri Jr., 78, formerly of Jackson died Monday, June 21, 2010, at his home in Groves, Texas. Visitation was Wednesday at Clayton Thompson Funeral Home in Groves. The funeral was Thursday at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Groves. Announcement courtesy of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson...
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James Reed
(Obituary ~ 06/25/10)
CAIRO, Ill. -- James J. Reed, 84, of Cairo died Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at Mount Vernon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Mount Vernon, Ind. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Coast Guard. There is no visitation. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Spencer Heights Cemetery in Mounds, Ill., with the Rev. John Agbasiera officiating...
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Elizabeth Moore
(Obituary ~ 06/25/10)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Elizabeth A. Moore, 28, of St. Louis, formerly of Perryville, died Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to service time Saturday at the Gathering Space of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church...
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Rev. Carl Land
(Obituary ~ 06/25/10)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- The Rev. Carl W. Land Jr., 66, of Jonesboro died Wednesday, June 23, 2010, after a long battle with heart and kidney complications. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro...
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Joan Reed
(Obituary ~ 06/25/10)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Joan Reed, 80, of Cairo died Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Spencer Heights Cemetery in Mounds, Ill., with the Rev. John Agbasiera officiating...
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Jackson police/fire report 6/25/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/25/10)
POLICE The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Theft FIRE...
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Obama, Medvedev say 'reset' United States-Russia relations
(National News ~ 06/25/10)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama declared Thursday that he and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev have "succeeded in resetting" the relationship between the former Cold War adversaries that had dipped to a low in recent years. Obama directly acknowledged differences in some areas, such as Moscow's tensions with neighboring Georgia, but said "we addressed those differences candidly." And he announced that the U.S. ...
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Capahas roll past newcomer Perryville
(Community Sports ~ 06/25/10)
The Plaza Tire Capahas posted an 8-1 win over first-year program Perryville Thursday night but Capahas manager Jess Bolen was impressed with the home team. The Capahas (11-5) led just 4-1 before breaking things open with four runs over the final three innings...
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Cape police investigate Hempies burglary
(Local News ~ 06/25/10)
Cape Girardeau police are still investigating a burglary at Hempies, a head shop at 111 N. Main St. Owners of the business reported the break in to police just before 11 a.m. Wednesday, after noticing a back entrance door damaged and display cases rummaged through...
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Two men suffer moderate injuries in Cape Girardeau accident
(Local News ~ 06/25/10)
Two men were injured Wednesday afternoon in a two-car accident in the 4600 block of County Road 513.
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Best bet: Downtown golf tournament
(Entertainment ~ 06/25/10)
For a bit of entertainment in the outdoors the First-ever Fifth Annual Louis J. Lorimier Memorial Downtown Golf Tournament and All-You-Can-Eat Catfish Buffet will be Sunday. Registration starts at 12:30 p.m. and players tee off at 1:30. A tournament that started as a joke with the Southeast Missourian's then-editor Joe Sullivan, the event has grown into a treasured fundraiser for the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Louis Lorimier Red House Foundation. ...
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Blagojevich judge says court ruling won't stop trial
(State News ~ 06/25/10)
CHICAGO -- A federal judge refused to delay Rod Blagojevich's corruption trial Thursday after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that could affect some of the charges against the former governor, telling defense attorneys that it "may not offer a lot of hope for you."...
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Area digest 6/25/10
(Community Sports ~ 06/25/10)
Cape Senior Legion sweeps pair The Cape Girardeau Ford & Sons Senior American Legion baseball team won both of its games Thursday at the Paducah, Ky., tournament. Josh Hiett's first home run in organized baseball at any level proved the game-winner in Post 63's 9-7 win over Dyersburg, Tenn...
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Aaron Masters
(Obituary ~ 06/25/10)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Aaron Keith Masters, 26, a believer in Jesus Christ, died suddenly at his home in St. Charles, Mo., Saturday, June 19, 2010. Aaron was the husband of Eva Zych Masters and the father of Zane Aaron Keith Masters, who was born four days after his father's death...
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Apple works to keep up with iPhone demand
(National News ~ 06/25/10)
SEATTLE -- The iPhone 4 has arrived, but for some people the wait continues as Apple sprints to keep up with demand for its latest gadget. From Tokyo to San Francisco, some stores started selling out of Apple Inc.'s newest iPhone just hours after it went on sale Thursday. Some would-be buyers walked away disappointed; tensions grew at Apple stores that hadn't run out...
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