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Cape Girardeau man found guilty in Neelys Landing shooting
(Local News ~ 06/22/12)
A Cape Girardeau County jury found a Cape Girardeau man guilty of first-degree assault Thursday in the August shooting of a man near Neelys Landing. Jimmy Ray Bell intentionally shot Joshua Abernathie in the face about 3 a.m. Aug. 28, after a night of drinking
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Jackson turns on water at city parks
(Local News ~ 06/22/12)
The water is back on in Jackson city parks, but the city says other issues raised by a local resident and business owner about the state of facilities and equipment will be addressed as part of routine maintenance practice, as usual. Brenda Pfefferkorn came to the Jackson Board of Aldermen meeting June 4 to share her concerns about the conditions of the city's parks and showed officials photos of bathrooms she said were dirty, with missing sinks and no doors on their stalls, playground equipment that she described as rusted, broken and improperly installed and water spigots that were locked or had their handles removed to prevent their use.. ...
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Giebler, Holmes, Simmons advance in match play at Missouri Amateur
(Community Sports ~ 06/22/12)
Brevin kept it brief. Brent barely beat the Bell. The end results were the same during the first round of match play at the 105th Missouri Amateur on Thursday at Dalhousie Golf Club. The two Cape Girardeau golfers, who finished one-two in the stroke-play portion of the tournament, moved on to today's second round of matches with victories...
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Apartment fire in Cape Girardeau displaces 12
(Local News ~ 06/22/12)
A fire Thursday morning at the Lynwood Hills apartment complex in Cape Girardeau has left a dozen people displaced. Firefighters from Cape Girardeau, Jackson, and Scott City responded to the fire, which began around 9 a.m. on the balcony of second-floor apartment in building 2764
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US Bank donates to Big Brothers Big Sisters
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/22/12)
US Bank donated $1000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri. The money will go towards their ABC Today program. They are dedicated to ensuring that youth ATTEND school, BEHAVE while there and experience CLASSSROOM success in reading and math. Pictured from the left are Sharon Benton, Gary Howard, Amanda Baert with US Bank and Ashley Beggs with Big Brother Big Sister...
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5 Generations
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/22/12)
The five generations are Ruby Propst (great-great grandma), Glenwood Propst (great-grandpa), Randy Propst (grandpa), Amber Beard and Brady Beard. This photo was taken at Great-Great Grandma's 90th birthday celebration at Cape County Park.
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Local Resident's Recipe Featured in Nat'l Magazine
(Submitted Story ~ 06/22/12)
Local Cape Giradeau resident Claire Watson's recipe for Cinnamon-Toast Blueberry Bakes was featured in this month's issue of Taste of Home magazine. Taste of Home is the leader in easy and accessible reader-submitted recipes read by 16MM people nationwide and receives 10s of thousands of recipes each year. Claire's recipe was tested and selected to be included in the June/July issue which is on stands now...
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Broadway project about to move into 600 block
(Local News ~ 06/22/12)
Construction on Cape Girardeau's Broadway streetscape project moved into the 600 block Thursday.
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Starbucks, Subway coming to Southeast campus
(Local News ~ 06/22/12)
A planned expansion of dining services in fall 2012 at Southeast Missouri State University will include the addition of two well-known national chains and more seating in the University Center. The Beanery Cafe now in the University Center will be replaced by a full-service Starbucks during the fall semester. ...
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Giebler reaches quarterfinals at Missouri Amateur
(Community Sports ~ 06/22/12)
Southeast Missourian Brevin Giebler of Cape Girardeau posted a pair of 1-up victories Friday to advance to the quarterfinal round of the Missouri Amateur at Dalhousie Golf Club. Giebler defeated Eric Ecker of Springfield, Mo., in morning play to advance to the third round, where he needed 24 holes to turn back Wilson Sundvold of Columbia, Mo...
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Tea Parties for Girls and Dolls
(Submitted Story ~ 06/22/12)
Twenty four girls and their dolls filled Patches for the Luau Tea Party on June 3rd. Of course Moms, Grandmoms, and Aunts were there also. We had a ball. The chocolate volcano left chocolate all over the table, but it was worth it to see how much fun the girls had...
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Annual cleanup program in Jackson starts July 9
(Local News ~ 06/22/12)
Jackson will conduct its annual Clean Up-Fix Up program July 9 through 13. The free service is available to Jackson residents that qualify for the solid waste pickup program. During this week, residents should place all qualifying refuse at the curb by 6 a.m. on their regularly scheduled collection day. There is a four-cubic-yard limit for the amount of regular household trash that can be placed at the curb during the program. All residential trash must be bagged, tied or bundled...
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Cape County's insurance to include Medicare plans
(Local News ~ 06/22/12)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission made a motion Thursday to amend its insurance policy to include Medicare coverage plans as an option for eligible employees. The Medicare option is beneficial to employees because, with available supplemental plans, it has better coverage and lower deductibles than the county plan, officials said. ...
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Perryville hotel robbed at gunpoint
(Local News ~ 06/22/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Three men robbed a Perryville hotel at gunpoint early Thursday morning, officials said. About 3:20 a.m., three men entered the Super 8 Hotel, 1119 Vincent Drive, brandished weapons and demanded money from the register, said police chief Keith Tarrillion. One carried a rifle, one carried a shotgun and the third carried a handgun, Tarrillion said...
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Cape man faces stealing charges in Scott County
(Local News ~ 06/22/12)
According to Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter, a Cape Girardeau man is in custody at the Scott County Jail pending the filing of formal charges of stealing. Early Thursday morning, the sheriff's office received a report from a person who confronted the suspect outside their residence north of Miner, Mo. ...
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Home invasion reported in Cape
(Local News ~ 06/22/12)
A Cape Girardeau man was startled from his sleep with a loud noise, the glare of a flashlight and then these words: "I have a gun. Don't come down here." A few minutes later, the suspect had fled and no one was hurt, leaving Cape Girardeau police investigating a first-degree burglary that took place about 4:30 a.m. on Fairview Drive...
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State House, Senate candidates field questions at GOP forum
(Local News ~ 06/22/12)
Five candidates in local Missouri House and Senate races fielded a flurry of questions Thursday night, responding to queries on job creation, health care, education and myriad other topics as they march toward what looks to be a tightly contested Republican primary in August...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/22/12)
Today is Friday, June 22, the 174th day of 2012. There are 192 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 22, 1912, the Republican National Convention in Chicago nominated President William Howard Taft and Vice President James Sherman for second terms of office (however, Sherman died just days before the election, which Taft lost to Woodrow Wilson)...
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Fireworks are awesome (and dangerous)!
(Entertainment ~ 06/22/12)
If you drove much around the area this week, you probably saw them. The fireworks stands annually pop up like weeds sometime around the first day of summer, only to disappear July 5. These stands are a great indicator that Independence Day is right around the corner, and they remind me to ask readers to be careful while you enjoy them...
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Best Bet 06/22/12
(Entertainment ~ 06/22/12)
Get ready to dance Saturday night with Fat Pocket at the Pink Galleon. This nine- member funk band channels Frank Sinatra with their sunglasses and suits. Their music is a combination of rhythms, horns and bass that is hard not to dance to. The show is for ages 21 and up and will begin at 9 p.m. Admission will cost $7...
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ARTifacts 6/22/12
(Entertainment ~ 06/22/12)
ST. LOUIS -- The Muny in St. Louis has introduced a new website to provide information on shows and other theater news. The website is www.muny.org. The Muny, which is in its 94th season in Forest Park, has announced the following summer productions: "Thoroughly Modern Millie," today through Sunday; "Chicago," Monday through July 1; "Aladdin," July 5 through 13; "Dreamgirls," July 16 through 22; "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," July 23 through 29; "Pirates!," July 30 through Aug. ...
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Fourth of July
(Editorial ~ 06/22/12)
In less than two weeks we'll celebrate Independence Day. If you're in town for the Fourth there are several community events worth your consideration. In Cape Girardeau the members of USA Veterans will host a celebration in Arena Park. A washers tournaments starts at 9 a.m., and throughout the day there will be food and merchandise booths set up. ...
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Local project a team effort
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/22/12)
Editor's note: The following letter to the editor appeared in Thursday's paper but three names and their companies were omitted. The Southeast Missourian regrets the error. It is amazing what a team can do when its members come together with the same goal. ...
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Speak Out 6/22/12
(Speak Out ~ 06/22/12)
I find it a shameful waste of the Cape Girardeau Sheriff's Department resources that they cannot resolve any of the mischief occurring out and around the Tanglewood Estates Subdivision and Cape Rock Village. They can, however, use two parked patrol cars to pull over the same people on which said mischief is being perpetrated who are going to work. Speeding is speeding, but from where we sit it looks like an easy money grab instead of doing real police work, which is what we need out here...
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Finding friends in familiar places
(Column ~ 06/22/12)
There is no better feeling of true friendship than being treated like family by strangers. My wife and I made new friends last Saturday during the United In Christ Lutheran School Yard Tour in Frohna and Altenburg in east Perry County. One of the prettiest drives you can take from Cape Girardeau almost any time of the year is north on Route W to Fruitland and then continue northeast on Route C through Pocahontas to Frohna and Altenburg, two of the communities settled by German Lutherans immigrants whose religious endeavors led to the formation of the Missouri Synod of the Lutheran branch of Christianity.. ...
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Prayer 6/22/12
(Prayer ~ 06/22/12)
O Father God, may we be encouragers to those around us. Amen.
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Some Missourians still awaiting tax refunds
(State News ~ 06/22/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Some Missouri residents are still waiting for a refund check on their individual state income taxes. But the Missouri Department of Revenue said those checks should be in the mail by the end of the month, unless a tax return had errors that require further action. Missouri's fiscal year ends June 30...
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Recordings show George Zimmerman's re-enactment of fight
(National News ~ 06/22/12)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- George Zimmerman appears believable when he re-enacts for police what he says led to the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, but some of his statements are questionable, lawyers who reviewed the footage said Thursday. Even a detective who interrogated the neighborhood watch leader pointed out inconsistencies in his story, particularly Zimmerman's claim that Martin punched him and slammed his head onto the ground when the teenager had no history of violence...
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Debate over fire retardant rages in West
(National News ~ 06/22/12)
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Add another concern for the tanker plane pilots who barnstorm low over treacherous terrain, in vintage aircraft, to bomb fire retardant around raging mountain wildfires: endangered species. New U.S. Forest Service rules for the use of fire retardant in dozens of national forests seek to prevent the millions of gallons of fire retardant spread over the landscape every year from poisoning streams and killing off protected plants and fish...
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Number of IPOs down following Facebook's stock market debut
(National News ~ 06/22/12)
NEW YORK -- It's been a month since Facebook's IPO fell flat and in that time, the market for initial public offerings has collapsed. No company has gone public since May 18, compared with 19 in the same period a year ago. Fourteen offerings have been withdrawn or delayed, according to Dealogic...
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Dow has second-worst day of year
(National News ~ 06/22/12)
NEW YORK -- Gloomy reports about the health of the world economy rocked Wall Street on Thursday, stirring more worry about the stalled recovery and sending the stock market to its second-worst decline this year. The bad economic reports kept piling up: Manufacturing slumped in China. ...
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Sweden on alert; explosives found near nuclear plant
(International News ~ 06/22/12)
STOCKHOLM -- Sweden ramped up security at its three nuclear power plants Thursday after a small amount of explosives without a triggering device was found on a forklift on the grounds of the country's largest atomic power station, authorities said. Police were investigating possible sabotage, but insisted that even if there had been a blast it would not have posed any great danger...
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Rate on 30-year mortgage falls to record 3.66 percent
(National News ~ 06/22/12)
WASHINGTON -- The average U.S. rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage fell this week to a record low for the seventh time in eight weeks. Cheap mortgages have helped drive a modest recovery in the weak housing market this year. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average on the 30-year loan dropped to 3.66 percent. That's down from 3.71 percent last week and the lowest since long-term mortgages began in the 1950s...
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Delphia Brown
(Obituary ~ 06/22/12)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Delphia Naola Brown, 94, of Marble Hill passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at Woodland Hills Nursing Home. She was born March 4, 1918, in the Hurricane community, daughter of Charles Edward and Emma E. Patton Douglas. She and Johney O. Brown were married Oct. 22, 1938. He preceded her June 25, 1980...
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Alma Hoffstetter
(Obituary ~ 06/22/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Alma A. Hoffstetter, 93, of Perryville died Thursday, June 21, 2012, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. She was born Jan. 25, 1919, in Oran, Mo., daughter of Arthur and Clola Ramsey Smith. She and Gustave Hoffstetter were married April 30, 1939. He preceded her in death Nov. 14, 1999...
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Mildred Klaus
(Obituary ~ 06/22/12)
DE SOTO, Mo. -- Mildred Klaus, 87, of De Soto died Wednesday, June 20, 2012. She is the dear wife of 68 years to Nelson Klaus Sr.; mother to Dr. Nelson (Vicki) Klaus Jr. of Wilmington, N.C., Jacquelyn (Rich Filer) Moran of Crystal City, Mo., James (Gina) Klaus of De Soto, Debra (Kevin) Govero of Cape Girardeau and the late Sharon Klaus; dear grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend...
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Glennon Schremp
(Obituary ~ 06/22/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Glennon J. Schremp, 79, of Perryville died Thursday, June 21, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 4, 1933, in Perryville, son of Arthur and Bernice Fenwick Schremp. He and Velda Mattingly were married Sept. 4, 1955...
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Georgia Wright-Davis
(Obituary ~ 06/22/12)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Georgia Ann Wright-Davis, 47, of Mound City died Monday, June 18, 2012, at the Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Ill. Friends may call from noon to service time Saturday at Massie Funeral Home in Mounds, Ill. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Johnny Nelson officiating...
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Out of the past 6/22/12
(Out of the Past ~ 06/22/12)
A rash of suicide attempts at the county jail in Jackson is the topic of much of the morning meeting of the Cape Girardeau County Commission; the third attempt in less than a month was reported yesterday, and it was successful. Work on the new Trail of Tears State Park Visitors Center is nearing the halfway mark; it should be completed on schedule by late October...
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Travis Russell
(Obituary ~ 06/22/12)
Travis Adon Russell, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at Ratliff Care Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Lighthouse Church in Morley, Mo. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the church, with the Rev. Don Russell officiating. Burial will be in Missouri State Veterans Cemetery at Bloomfield, with full military honors by Missouri Honors Team...
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Christopher Reed
(Obituary ~ 06/22/12)
GRASSY, Mo. -- Christopher Lee Reed, 37, of Grassy died Thursday, June 21, 2012, at his home. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 6/22/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/22/12)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:...
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Parking registration at SEMO starts July 9
(Local News ~ 06/22/12)
Registration for Southeast Missouri State University 2012 to 2013 parking permits will begin at 8 a.m. July 9. At this time students may begin registering for preferred, perimeter and evening parking permits. A lottery system based on student seniority will be used to determine the distribution of preferred decals...
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Grant in Stoddard County to help water quality
(Local News ~ 06/22/12)
A project along Stoddard County's Lick Creek Ditch has gotten a grant of more than $500,000 to to be used toward improving water quality in the Mississippi River Basin, it was learned Wednesday. According to the office of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, the grant to Stoddard County is one of 23 water quality improvement projects that were funded in the nine Mississippi River Basin states...
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Two men robbed at gunpoint in Sikeston
(Local News ~ 06/22/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Sikeston Department of Public Safety is investigating an armed robbery. At 10 p.m. Tuesday, officers were called to 931 Hawthorn St., where an armed robbery was reported to have occurred. "The two gentlemen were there, and there was a knock at the door," said Lt. Jim McMillen, public information officer of the department. "There was a girl at the door, and she pushed her way inside the home. Behind her was a man with a gun."...
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Jackson police and fire reports 6/22/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/22/12)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Theft Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 6/22/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/22/12)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Show entices residents with chocolate, murder and charity
(Entertainment ~ 06/22/12)
A local not-for-profit is hoping unlimited chocolate and an entertaining show will entice area residents, while raising funds to help women of Haiti. The Zonta Club of Cape Girardeau is holding an "Evening of Murder, Mystery and Chocolate" at Buckner Brewing Co. ...
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Penn State child sex abuse case turned over to jury
(National News ~ 06/22/12)
BELLEFONTE, Pa. -- Jurors will return Friday to deliberate in the child sex abuse trial of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. The jury talked about the case for more than eight hours Thursday before ending deliberations about 9:30 p.m...
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Smith to run in Olympic Trials today
(College Sports ~ 06/22/12)
The former Southeast track star will compete in the 400 meters
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Cardinals fall to Tigers in 10 innings
(Professional Sports ~ 06/22/12)
St. Louis lost 2-1 and dropped the series
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Cruisin' fun at Jackson car show
(Entertainment ~ 06/22/12)
The heady fumes of a simpler time made their way into the passenger compartment of my comparatively modern Ford Focus as I drove toward the Cruisin' Uptown Jackson. A beautiful white, antique Camaro had passed me with a throaty bellow. Grinning with excitement, I turned off Jackson Boulevard toward the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson. ...
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I-55 in Cape, Perry counties reduced for pavement work
(Local News ~ 06/22/12)
Southbound Interstate 55 from Highway 51 at Perryville, Mo., to U.S. 61 at Fruitland will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction as contractor crews begin an asphalt overlay. Weather permitting, the work will be done July 9 through Oct. ...
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Perry Avenue repairs begin next week
(Local News ~ 06/22/12)
Street repairs on Perry Avenue from Broadway to New Madrid Street in Cape Girardeau will begin Monday. Weather permitting, the concrete slab repair and replacement work will last about three weeks. One lane of traffic at a time will be detoured around the work zone. Drivers are asked to use caution and consider using a different route. For more information, contact the city of Cape Girardeau Public Works Department at 339-6351...
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Auditors say Spanish banks need up to $78B
(International News ~ 06/22/12)
MADRID -- Spain's troubled banks could need as much as $78.76 billion in new capital to protect themselves from economic shocks, according to independent auditors hired by the government to assess the country's struggling financial sector. The Spanish government will use the auditors' report as the basis for their application for a bailout loan from the 17 countries that use the euro...
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Prosecutors assert Norway massacre suspect insane
(International News ~ 06/22/12)
OSLO, Norway -- If Norwegian prosecutors get their way, no one will be held criminally responsible for the deaths of 77 people in a bomb and shooting rampage that roiled the peaceful nation. Even though self-styled anti-Muslim militant Anders Behring Breivik insists he is sane and that he carried out the July 22 attacks for political reasons, prosecutors said in closing arguments Thursday that doubts about his mental state mean he should be sent to a psychiatric institution instead of prison.. ...
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Heat win NBA title in five games
(Professional Sports ~ 06/22/12)
LeBron James won his first championship with Miami's 121-106 rout of the Thunder MIAMI -- The decision is final: LeBron James made the right call coming to Miami. Finally an NBA champion, it's all worth it now...
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Annual East Prairie festival starts today
(Local News ~ 06/22/12)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- The sweet corn is ripening and East Prairie is ready to celebrate the arrival of the annual harvest. The 38th annual Sweet Corn Festival activities get underway today and continue through July 4. "It's a real good time," said Karen Coffer, a member of the Downtown Revitalization Committee, about the events hosted by the community. "It's all about having a good time and showing the unity in our community."...
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