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Huntsman quits GOP presidential race
(National News ~ 01/16/12)
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) -- Jon Huntsman abandoned his once-promising campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Monday and endorsed Mitt Romney as the man "best equipped to defeat Barack Obama'" in the fall. The former Utah governor coupled his announcement with an appeal to the remaining contenders to stop attacking one another in television commercials. ...
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Missouri hunters kill 239,000 deer
(Local News ~ 01/16/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri's Conservation Department says hunters took nearly 239,000 deer during the 2011-2012 firearms hunting season. Conservation officials said the season's total was up about 7,400 from last year, but roughly 13,000 below the 10-year average...
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Jackson to hold public hearing on quarry annexation Tuesday
(Local News ~ 01/16/12)
Jackson residents will have the opportunity Tuesday night to hear the pros and cons of annexing a quarry into the city to prepare them to vote on the issue Feb. 7. Owners of a tract of about 240 acres north of Jackson containing Heartland Materials' quarry applied to join the city in October and city officials approved a resolution to annex the area Oct. ...
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Motion filed to delay trial on music festival drug charges
(Local News ~ 01/16/12)
The musician charged with owning and operating land used for illicit drug transactions is set to stand trial next month, but scheduling conflicts may push the federal court date back. Jimmy Tebeau, 44, of St. Louis was charged in June not with using or selling drugs but with operating a campground where he allegedly facilitated the sale of cocaine, marijuana, LSD, psychedelic mushrooms, Ecstasy and opium...
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Fire damages Cape home Sunday morning
(Local News ~ 01/16/12)
Fire ravaged a Cape Girardeau home early Sunday morning. Cape Girardeau firefighters responded to a report of fire around 4 a.m. at a home in the 400 block of South Pacific Street. The blaze started in a bedroom and spread through the rest of the house, extensively damaging the home, according to a news release...
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Southeast Missourian print subscribers get unlimited digital access
(Local News ~ 01/16/12)
Subscriptions to the printed Southeast Missourian will now include unlimited access to content across digital platforms, publisher Jon K. Rust announced today. Rust details the business decision in a column that appears on today's opinion page . ...
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Cardinals optimistic about life after Pujols
(Professional Sports ~ 01/16/12)
ST. LOUIS -- Albert Pujols is long gone, and the St. Louis Cardinals seem just fine about defending their World Series title without him. Their fans, too. General manager John Mozeliak got a favorable reception at the team's annual Winter Warmup this weekend when he revisited the negotiations. Chairman Bill DeWitt is bullish about the moves made with the Pujols money...
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Nearly 100 attend evening King tribute at St. James
(Local News ~ 01/16/12)
The crowd at St. James AME Church clapped, danced, sang and stomped to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday Sunday evening. Nearly 100 people attended the 22nd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration and were treated to songs by a men's choir, a performance from a local dance troupe and testimony about King from two local pastors...
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First deer
(Submitted Photo ~ 01/16/12)
Nicholas Taylor, age 10, shot his first deer during the youth hunt on Jan. 8 near Marble Hill, Mo. It weighed 150 pounds. He is the son of Gary Taylor.
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Expanding charter schools in Missouri considered
(State News ~ 01/16/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Some Missouri lawmakers are seeking to allow charter schools throughout the state and tighten the oversight for them, hoping to improve the quality of education while boosting the options available to parents. The state has allowed charter schools for more than a decade, but the schools have been limited to students in the St. ...
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Analysis: Missouri lawmakers may target judiciary
(State News ~ 01/16/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- An agitated state Sen. Kevin Engler pulled a reporter into his Capitol office, laid out a large color-coded map of the new House districts in eastern Missouri, and directed a staff member to grab a laptop computer and zoom in on street-by-street photos of the area...
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Butler County presiding commissioner intends to run for sheriff
(Local News ~ 01/16/12)
The Butler County presiding commissioner wants to try his hand at law enforcement. Ed Strenfel announced in a news release that he intends to file for sheriff in the upcoming Republican primary. "As presiding commissioner, I have seen firsthand how the problems in the sheriff's office have affected nearly every aspect of county government, and I have decided that I am going to run for sheriff because I feel that I have the unique experience and personal qualities to straighten things out," he said in the release.. ...
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New signs mark water route of Trail of Tears
(Local News ~ 01/16/12)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- New signs placed along New Madrid's riverfront now mark the Trail of Tears' water route of the Cherokee Indian tribes. The National Park Service signs were erected by the New Madrid city employees earlier this month. Carol S. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/16/12)
Today is Monday, Jan. 16, the 16th day of 2012. There are 350 days left in the year. This is the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 16, 1912, a day before reaching the South Pole, British explorer Robert Scott and his expedition were bitterly disappointed to find evidence in the form of a rock cairn and dog sled tracks showing that Roald Amundsen of Norway and his team had gotten there ahead of them. ...
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Bankruptcies
(Business ~ 01/16/12)
Bankruptcies filed through December for the Southeastern Division of the Eastern District of Missouri's U.S. Bankruptcy Court are listed below with their corresponding case number. The Southeast Division includes the counties of Bollinger, Butler, Carter, Dunklin, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, Stoddard and Wayne. Court is held in Cape Girardeau...
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Health briefs
(Business ~ 01/16/12)
EYECARE OFFICE OPENS IN FARMINGTON FARMINGTON, Mo. -- Dr. Megan Pinkston began work Dec. 5 at the new Clarkson Eyecare office in Farmington, reported the Park Hills Daily Journal. The office is at 537 W. Karsch Blvd. COSTIE TRANSFERRED TO OHIO POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. ...
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Tax liens
(Business ~ 01/16/12)
CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY Tax liens and lien discharges recorded at the office of Scott R. Clark, recorder of deeds, during December are filed by the Missouri Department of Revenue, except as indicated by IRS designation. For more information, contact the recorder's office at (573) 243-8123...
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Number of health care providers may not be able to meet growing demand
(Business ~ 01/16/12)
Eighty percent of Missouri, including all of Southeast Missouri, has already been designated a Health Provider Shortage Area by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. While the goal of federal health care reforms continuing to take effect is to ensure that more people get the care they need, in the future there may not be enough health care providers to meet these growing demands...
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Tips for incorporating healthy habits into your workday
(Business ~ 01/16/12)
Staying healthy at work isn't always easy. Tempting treats await in the vending machine nearby, co-workers are sneezing and the stress is often mounting. Business Today asked several local health professionals for their advice on how to incorporate healthy habits at the office...
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Dr. Sarah Holt discusses her latest endeavor
(Business ~ 01/16/12)
Administrator, professor, author. Dr. Sarah Holt's titles and responsibilities are extensive. Holt -- the administrator for Cape Surgical Clinic Inc. and Breast Care Center, Cape Medical Billing Corp. and the Doctors' Park complex -- is about to add another to the list with the launch of a medical insurance course Jan. 19. Holt says the class is already full and there's a waiting list for one she hopes to start in the spring...
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What you need to know about starting a workplace wellness program
(Business ~ 01/16/12)
Through its WorkWell training series, the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce is helping local businesses create wellness programs that are good for employees' individual health, workplace attitude and even the company pocketbook. "Really what these companies are trying to do is get a better handle on their health care expenditures within their place of business, as well as look at new strategies on how they can be more effective in having a healthy workforce. ...
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How massage is being used in health care
(Business ~ 01/16/12)
A massage isn't just a luxury anymore. It's been proven to relieve many symptoms and diseases, and is being used more often for medical health and well-being. "In my nine years, every one of my clients reports feeling better physically, emotionally and mentally after a massage," says Monica McLain, owner and massage therapist at Time Well Spent in Cape Girardeau...
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Business licenses
(Business ~ 01/16/12)
Business licenses issued in Cape Girardeau during December include the following:Broadway Esquire Entertainment Group, 1606 Independence St., No. 7 Broadway Fashion Shop, 805 Broadway Cape Air, 420 Broadway Dynamite Coffee, 3049 William St., No. 9106...
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Paying for diabetes: Disease, complications cost U.S. more than $170 billion
(Business ~ 01/16/12)
More than 25 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, according to the latest numbers from the American Diabetes Association. More than triple that number -- 79 million people -- have pre-diabetes. And the doctors' bills for all those people add up. In 2007, the total cost of diagnosed diabetes in the U.S. was $174 billion...
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Names in the News
(Business ~ 01/16/12)
WATSON JOINS MRV BANKS STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. -- Doug Watson joined MRV Banks as president and CEO. He has 33 years of banking experience, most recently as president and CEO for a bank in southwest Missouri. NORDENIA HONORS EMPLOYEES Stephen Wright, multicraft technician of Jackson, was employee of the month for December at Nordenia USA Inc. ...
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Business briefs
(Business ~ 01/16/12)
ELECTRIC BUSINESS OPENS IN DEXTER DEXTER, Mo. -- The Dexter Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting Dec. 9 for All About Electric, a new business owned by Brad Wright at the corner of County Road 412 and Three Mile Road. PAJCO TO OFFER FREESTYLE SODA FOUNTAIN...
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Remembering King
(Editorial ~ 01/16/12)
Today the nation remembers a pioneer in the civil rights movement, a man who led with vision, conviction and courage: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Some students see the day as a break from school in mid-January. But for many the day's significance is more than a break from school or work. It's a day we remember the legacy of Dr. King and his nonviolent approach to helping ensure civil rights for all...
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The NDAA and our civil liberties
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/16/12)
Wayne Bowen's column concerning civil liberties and the NDAA demands a response. Bowen claims the NDAA "specifically prohibits" the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens by the U.S. military. This claim belies a fundamental misunderstanding of both modal logic and statutory interpretation. ...
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Speak Out 1/16/12
(Speak Out ~ 01/16/12)
TO all the Cape Girardeau public school parents who may have questions or doubts about the possible mandatory uniform proposal: Your presence at the second open forum from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the junior high will speak volumes. After the school board's vote about uniforms in February, there will be no going back and you will have no one to complain to. Please email your local school board members. Their addresses can be found on the district's website...
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Prayer 1/16/12
(Prayer ~ 01/16/12)
O Father God, we praise you, for in you all things hold together. Amen.
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Michelle Obama 'random dances' at Virginia high school appearance
(Community ~ 01/16/12)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- They called it "random dancing," but first lady Michelle Obama broke out some moves that resembled subdued variations of "the Monkey" or "the Jerk" Friday during an appearance at a northern Virginia high school. An auditorium filled with elementary and middle school students greeted Obama and the cast of the Nickelodeon TV show "iCarly" at Hayfield Secondary School in Fairfax County...
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Mystery surrounding Mollie's closure continues
(Business ~ 01/16/12)
Is downtown fine dining restaurant Mollie's closed? Rumors have been swirling since a sign was posted on the door, at 11 S. Spanish St., before Christmas indicatnig at least a temporary closure. It reads, "Due to a equipment malfunction, we will be closed this evening. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thank you."...
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Natural gas price plunge aids families, businesses
(Business ~ 01/16/12)
NEW YORK -- The price of natural gas is plummeting at a pace that has caught even the experts off guard. A 35 percent collapse in the futures price over the past year has been a boon to homeowners who use natural gas for heat and appliances and to manufacturers who power their factories and make chemicals and materials with it...
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People on the move 01/16/12
(Business ~ 01/16/12)
Broadway Esquire Entertainment Group LLC has named Shad Burner as vice president and director of operations. Burner, who was the director of alumni services at Southeast Missouri State University, will be responsible for overseeing the business operations of the entertainment group. ...
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Brandon Jackson
(Obituary ~ 01/16/12)
ANNA, Ill. -- Brandon Thomas Jackson, 35, of Anna died at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, at his home. He was born Feb. 18, 1976, in Carbondale, Ill., the son of Melvin Thomas "Gus" Jackson and Tammy Hileman Stewart. Brandon is survived by his mother, Tammy (David) Stewart of Jonesboro, Ill.; his father, Gus (Lila) Jackson of Makanda, Ill.; his former wife, Kendall Jackson Wilson; a daughter, Madison Riley Jackson and a son, Tristen Thomas Jackson, both of Cape Girardeau; three brothers, Chad and Ian Stewart, both of Jonesboro, and Jim Scutt of Paducah, Ky.; four sisters, Cortnie Stewart, Jodie Stewart and Codie Carver, all of Jonesboro, and Amy Scutt of Marion, Ill.; uncles and aunts, Carey (Sue) Hileman of Crab Orchard, Ill., Bruce (Helen) Hileman of Lake Of Egypt, Ill., Todd (Sue) Hileman of Anna; maternal grandparents, Henry L. ...
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Lloyd Charles Whitledge
(Obituary ~ 01/16/12)
Lloyd Charles Whitledge, 73, of Jackson died Saturday, Jan.14, 2012 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 4, 1938, in Grand Rapids, Mich. to Glenn Alfred and Wilma Ruth McDowell Whitledge. Lloyd and Velma Sharrock were married June 6, 1964, at Reagan Chapel Church...
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Nancy Chiles
(Obituary ~ 01/16/12)
Nancy Ruth Chiles, 81, of Jackson died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, at her home. She was born Nov. 25, 1930, in St. Louis to William Francis and Julia A. Howard Anthony. Nancy graduated from Webster Groves High School. She was a secretary for the Farmington Mental Health Center for more than 20 years, retiring in 1995...
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Warren Hoehn
(Obituary ~ 01/16/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Warren W. Hoehn, 87, of Perryville died Jan. 14, 2012, at Perry Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Perryville. He was born on Feb. 9, 1924, in Perry County, Mo., son of Cletus and Cora Sittner Hoehn. He married Verna Meister-Hoehn on May 12, 1946. She survives in Perryville...
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Out of the past 1/16/12
(Out of the Past ~ 01/16/12)
Over the past year, vandalism in Cape Girardeau has increased by almost one-third; the latest example of vandalism can be found at the Cape Girardeau Public Library, where bathroom walls have been defaced; books have been torn and marked up, and the quiet of the library has at times turned into battle zones between disruptive youths and library employees...
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Arline Huber
(Obituary ~ 01/16/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Arline M. Huber, 78, of Perryville died Jan. 15, 2012, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Young and Sons Funeral Home, with a Catholic wake at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue from 6:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Wednesday, with the rosary at 9 a.m. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church...
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Kacie Edmonds
(Obituary ~ 01/16/12)
ANNA, Ill. -- Kacie Nicole Edmonds, 29, of Anna died Jan. 15, 2012, at the Union County Hospital in Anna. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until the service Tuesday at Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Anna. The funeral will be at noon Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Bryan Morrison officiating. Interment will be in Anna Cemetery...
- Jackson police and fire report 1/16/12 (Police/Fire Report ~ 01/16/12)
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Gunmen storm Iraq compound, kill 7 police
(International News ~ 01/16/12)
BAGHDAD -- Iraqi security forces on Sunday battled gunmen who detonated a car bomb before blasting their way into a government compound and killing seven policemen in a one-time Sunni insurgent hotbed, police and local government officials said...
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Pieces of Russian space probe crash into Pacific Ocean
(International News ~ 01/16/12)
MOSCOW -- A Russian space probe designed to boost the nation's pride on a bold mission to a moon of Mars came down in flames Sunday, showering fragments into the Pacific Ocean west of Chile, officials said. Pieces from the Phobos-Ground, which had become stuck in Earth's orbit, landed in water 775 miles west of Wellington Island in Chile's south, the Russian military Air and Space Defense Forces said in a statement carried by the country's news agencies...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/16/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/16/12)
DWIs...
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‘The Artist' makes a big splash at Golden Globes
(Entertainment ~ 01/16/12)
The black-and-white silent film "The Artist" came away with the most prizes with three wins at the Golden Globes, but the show spread the love around among a broad range of films and TV shows. Wins for "The Artist" included best musical or comedy and best actor in a musical or comedy for Jean Dujardin, while the family drama "The Descendants" claimed two awards, as best drama and dramatic actor for George Clooney...
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More U.S. Catholics taking complaints to church court
(National News ~ 01/16/12)
NEW YORK -- Parents upset by the admission policy at a parochial school. Clergy and parishioners at odds over use of their building. A priest resisting a transfer to another parish. It was once assumed that disagreements like these in the Roman Catholic Church would end one way: with the highest-ranking cleric getting the last word...
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U.N. chief: Syrian president must end violence
(International News ~ 01/16/12)
BEIRUT -- The U.N. chief demanded Sunday that Syria's president stop killing his own people and said the "old order" of one-man rule and family dynasties is over in the Middle East on a day when activists said 27 people died. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, delivering the keynote address at a conference in Beirut on democracy in the Arab world, said the revolutions of the Arab Spring show people will no longer accept tyranny...
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Tax cut talks focusing on budget cuts and new fees
(National News ~ 01/16/12)
WASHINGTON -- Republicans would cut federal employee benefits. President Barack Obama would raise fees for airline passengers and eliminate Saturday mail delivery. Democrats in Congress would charge employers higher premiums for federal pension guarantees...
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Southeast men continue strong start in OVC
(Sports Column ~ 01/16/12)
Excitement continues to build for the resurgent Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team, which is off to its best start in more than a decade. Southeast bounced back from its first Ohio Valley Conference loss of the season, 63-59 at Eastern Kentucky on Jan. 7, by posting two OVC home victories...
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Southeast Missouri State's Schnurbusch finishes first in pole vault at indoor meet
(College Sports ~ 01/16/12)
Jill Schnurbusch continued her strong indoor season for the Southeast Missouri State track and field team over the weekend. Schnurbusch, a junior from Notre Dame Regional High School, earned her second first-place finish in three meets, winning the pole vault at the SIU Saluki Open in Carbondale, Ill...
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Fuel tanker arrives at iced-in Alaska town
(National News ~ 01/16/12)
NOME, Alaska -- Crews worked to build a path Sunday over a half-mile of Bering Sea ice for the final leg of a Russian tanker's mission to deliver fuel to a town isolated amid one of the most severe Alaska winters in decades. The tanker was moored roughly a half-mile from Nome's harbor after a Coast Guard cutter cleared a path for it through hundreds of miles of a slow journey stalled by thick ice and strong ocean currents...
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Researchers, tribes clash over American Indian bones
(National News ~ 01/16/12)
BERKELEY, Calif. -- On a bluff overlooking a sweep of Southern California beach, scientists in 1976 unearthed what were among the oldest skeletal remains ever found in the Western Hemisphere. Researchers would come to herald the bones -- dating back nearly 10,000 years -- as a potential treasure trove for understanding the earliest human history of the continental United States. ...
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Captain's conduct blasted as divers find more dead in Italy
(International News ~ 01/16/12)
GIGLIO, Italy -- The captain of a cruise liner that ran aground and capsized off the Tuscan coast faced accusations Sunday from authorities and passengers that he abandoned ship before everyone was safely evacuated and was showing off when he steered the vessel far too close to shore...
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Year after Egyptian uprising, not much talk of democracy
(International News ~ 01/16/12)
CAIRO -- Reform leader Mohamed ElBaradei's surprise pullout from the presidential race has laid bare the messiness of Egypt's transition to democracy with less than six months left for the ruling generals to hand over power. In less than two weeks on Jan. 25, Egyptians will mark a year since the start of the popular uprising that forced Hosni Mubarak out of office. But there is no longer much talk about the revolution's lofty goals of bringing democracy, freedom and social justice...
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New policy: Print subscribers to receive unlimited access to semissourian.com
(Column ~ 01/16/12)
When the Southeast Missourian launched a metered pay system for our website last summer, the major criticism was that print subscribers were asked to pay an additional $2.95 per month to maintain unlimited premium access. Although that rate was much less than the monthly $7.95 paid by those who didn't subscribe to the print newspaper, print subscribers still voiced their displeasure. Well, we've got some great news...
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team to host SIUE tonight
(College Sports ~ 01/16/12)
The Redhawks will attempt to shake off Saturday's 27-point loss
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Talking Shop with Gina Jansen, owner of the Andrew Jackson Bridal & Tuxedo
(Business ~ 01/16/12)
Gina Jansen has been helping brides and grooms plan for that special day for more than 20 years as owner of The Andrew Jackson Bridal & Tuxedo. She worked at the store for several years before purchasing it from Tom Schulte 20 years ago this month. Through the years, she has expanded the store's selection to include bridal and prom dresses. Jansen also organizes the annual Own the Night prom show set for this Sunday at the Plaza Conference Center in Cape Girardeau...
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Cape Girardeau fire reports 1/16/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/16/12)
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44 years after assassination, King's image evolving
(National News ~ 01/16/12)
WASHINGTON -- On the National Mall in Washington, Martin Luther King Jr. is a towering, heroic figure carved in stone. On the Broadway stage, he's a living, breathing man who chain smokes, sips liquor and occasionally curses. As Americans honor King's memory 44 years after he was assassinated, the image of the slain civil rights leader is evolving...
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