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Illinois road to close temporarily for spring reptile migration
(Local News ~ 03/15/13)
WOLF LAKE, ILL.-- In the Shawnee National Forest, a stretch of LaRue Road No. 345, known as Snake Road, will be temporarily closed for spring reptile migration. The section of road from mile post 5 and post 3.8 will be closed through May 15 as snakes and amphibians migrate from winter hibernation to their swamp habitats. Some species are identified as threatened and endangered by the state of Illinois and the U.S. Forest Service. For more information, call (618) 833-8576...
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Obama says US must shift cars, trucks off of oil
(National News ~ 03/15/13)
LEMONT, Ill. (AP) -- President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to authorize $200 million a year for research into clean energy technologies that can wean automobiles off oil. Obama proposed the idea of an energy security trust last month in his State of the Union address, but he was putting a price tag on the idea during a trip Friday to the Argonne National Laboratory outside Chicago -- $2 billion over 10 years. ...
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Rabid skunk found in Cape Girardeau County
(Local News ~ 03/15/13)
A skunk in the northwest part of Cape Girardeau County tested positive for rabies, according to a news release Thursday from the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center.There has been no known human or animal exposure to the rabid animal, and the release cautioned people to be aware of wild animals as temperatures warm and they spend more time outside. ...
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Tarrillion denies city allegation in Facebook post
(Local News ~ 03/15/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Keith Tarrillion, Perryville's recently resigned chief of police, continued to deny any wrongdoing Thursday, even as the clock continued to tick toward a Tuesday meeting in which city officials were expected to endorse his offer to exit in light of allegations of impropriety...
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Nutt receives one-year extension as Southeast Missouri State men's basketball coach
(College Sports ~ 03/15/13)
The Southeast basketball coach had his contract extended through the 2014-15 season
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Missouri Senate passes transportation sales tax
(State News ~ 03/15/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Senate approved a penny sales tax increase Thursday that could generate hundreds of millions of dollars annually for a highway system that long has been largely dependent on fuel taxes...
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Census: Southeast Mo. losing population
(Local News ~ 03/15/13)
Editor's note: The following story has been corrected to reflect that Worth County is the state's smallest county and lost 2.6 percent of its population. ST. LOUIS -- Missouri's population is growing, but very slowly, according to new estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. And in many Southeast Missouri counties, the population is declining, and in some areas deaths are outpacing births...
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Cape County Tea Party Meeting - 03/19
(Submitted Story ~ 03/15/13)
On March 19th, 2013 at 6:30pm, the Cape County Tea Party (CCTP) will hold its open monthly meeting at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. The meeting is also called the Third Tuesday Tea Time (TTTT) and is held on the Third Tuesday of each month to continue the work to complete our Mission as stated below...
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Girl Scout Week
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/15/13)
Cape Girardeau Mayor Harry Redinger signed a proclamation for Girl Scout Week. March 12 is the 101st birthday of Girl Scouts. Juliette Gordon Low's vision was to establish an organization in which any American girl could expand her horizons by having fun, exploring new interests, and contributing to society...
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Poplar Bluff settles suit over handbill ordinance
(Local News ~ 03/15/13)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- This Southeast Missouri town has settled a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of a man who was ticketed for placing handbills on vehicles without a permit...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/15/13)
Today is Friday, March 15, the 74th day of 2013. There are 291 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 15, 1913, President Woodrow Wilson met with about 100 reporters for the first formal presidential press conference...
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Great story on '69 Oran team
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/15/13)
Rachel Crader's story about the 1969 Oran basketball team and the game against Dixon is the best sports story I've read in some time. Granted, I have long had an intense interest in Missouri high school basketball, so that may color the previous statement. ...
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Kids' fitness
(Editorial ~ 03/15/13)
We all know that exercise is an important part of being physically fit. But it's not only for adults. A story by Samantha Rinehart in Tuesday's Southeast Missourian highlighted several fitness opportunities for children. The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department now is offering registration for several low-cost programs, including swimming, baseball, basketball and other fun-filled activities...
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Jail escape route will get a welder's torch
(Local News ~ 03/15/13)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A welder has been hired to block the escape route three Butler County jail inmates used Monday night. Butler County Commissioners Ed Strenfel, Jeff Darnell and Butch Anderson requested an opportunity to view problems at the jail Wednesday morning...
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Health-conscious consumers seek info on food, drink contents
(National News ~ 03/15/13)
SAN FRANCISCO -- When PepsiCo Inc. announced, just before the Super Bowl, it would stop putting an obscure vegetable oil in its Gatorade, one of the loudest cheers came from a high school student who had made it her mission to get rid of the ingredient...
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First one shoe drops, then another, then ..
(Column ~ 03/15/13)
What I'm about to tell you will sound all too familiar to anyone with hair the color of a swan's wing. You know what happens when one shoe drops? You wait for the other one to drop, too. But then there are those series of events where not-so-good things happen until there is a big pile of shoes on the floor...
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Glen Wilson
(Obituary ~ 03/15/13)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Glen L. Wilson, 63, of Mounds died Thursday, March 14, 2013, at his home. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Monday at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Ill. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Green Lawn Memorial Gardens in Villa Ridge...
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Stephen Wheaton
(Obituary ~ 03/15/13)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Stephen Andrew Wheaton, 28, of Jonesboro died Wednesday, March 13, 2013, in Jonesboro. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Cliff Waller officiating. Burial will be in Jonesboro Cemetery...
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Brenda Sample
(Obituary ~ 03/15/13)
Brenda K. Sample, 60, of Jackson passed away Monday, March 11, 2013, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 26, 1952, in New Lenox, Ill., to Homer and Francis Cook Holt Sr. She and Anthony G. "Tony" Sample were married July 14, 1984, in Scott County, Mo...
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Jewell Rosson
(Obituary ~ 03/15/13)
ANNA, Ill. -- Jewell L. Rosson, 81, of Anna died Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at Union County Nursing Home in Anna. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Anna. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Scott Harner officiating. Entombment will be in Anna City Cemetery...
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Patricia McGinnis
(Obituary ~ 03/15/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Patricia S. McGinnis, 49, of Perryville died Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to time of service Tuesday at Miller Family Funeral Home. A memorial service will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home...
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Rosemary Logan
(Obituary ~ 03/15/13)
Rosemary A. Logan, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, March 14, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Goldia Jordan
(Obituary ~ 03/15/13)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Goldia E. Jordan, 94, of Advance passed away Thursday, March 14, 2013, at Advance Nursing Center. She was born March 6, 1919, in White County, Ill., daughter of Louis Franklin and Mary Emily Darnell Russell. Goldia and Charles "CF" Jordan were married Nov. 25, 1949, in Jonesboro, Ill. He preceded her in death July 10, 2006...
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Barbara Bigham
(Obituary ~ 03/15/13)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Barbara Jean Owen Bigham, 66, of Mound City died Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. As per Barbara's request, private interment will be in Cypress Masonic Cemetery in Cypress, Ill. Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Ill., is in charge of arrangements...
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Kenneth Askew
(Obituary ~ 03/15/13)
Kenneth E. "Kenny" Askew, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 11, 2013, at the Missouri Veterans Home. He was born Feb. 14, 1928, in Cape Girardeau to Jack and Zora Anderson Askew. He and Rosemary Toton were married July 10, 1949, in Piggott, Ark. She preceded him in death Feb. 13, 2011...
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Births 3/15/13
(Births ~ 03/15/13)
Daughter to Todd and Malia Nordman of Sneads Ferry, N.C., 2:25 a.m. Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. Name, Ashlyn Kalei. Weight, 7 pounds, 13 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Nordman is the former Malia Roberts, daughter of Terri Roberts and Dave Roberts of Maui, Hawaii. Nordman is the son of Judy and Ernie Nordman of Cape Girardeau. He is a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps, stationed at Camp Lejeune, N.C...
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Applications for jobless aid reach 5-year low
(National News ~ 03/15/13)
WASHINGTON -- Fewer Americans sought unemployment aid last week, reducing the average number of weekly applications last month to a five-year low. The drop shows that fewer layoffs are strengthening the job market. The Labor Department on Thursday said applications fell 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 332,000. That reduced the four-week average to 346,750, the lowest since the week of March 8, 2008, three months after the Great Recession began...
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New papacy: Pope Francis even pays his own hotel bill
(International News ~ 03/15/13)
VATICAN CITY -- On his first day as shepherd of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, Pope Francis picked up his luggage at a Vatican hotel, personally thanked each member of the staff and paid his own bill. Then, at his first Mass, he delivered a short, unscripted homily -- in Italian, not the Latin of his predecessor -- holding the cardinals who elected him responsible for keeping the church strong...
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Answers hard to find after deadly N.Y. gun rampage
(National News ~ 03/15/13)
HERKIMER, N.Y. -- The man killed by police after a shooting rampage that left four people dead was a mystery in a small town, a stranger to his neighbors and a man of few words, even at a bar where he regularly drank Coors Light and listened to, but never sang, karaoke...
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New pope's views bind simplicity with `complexity'
(International News ~ 03/15/13)
VATICAN CITY -- At gatherings of Latin American bishops, then-Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was often a star speaker about economic inequities in a profit-driven world. He also has used the forums to warn fellow church leaders about drifting from core Catholic values and teachings...
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Blues rookie earns first shutout against Coyotes
(Professional Sports ~ 03/15/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Jake Allen has gone from minor league goalie to a stabilizing force for the St. Louis Blues in the span of just a few weeks. Allen made 29 saves Thursday night in his first NHL shutout, backstopping the Blues to a 3-0 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes...
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New pope tied up in Argentina's ‘dirty war' debate
(International News ~ 03/15/13)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- It's beyond dispute that Jorge Mario Bergoglio, like most other Argentines, failed to openly confront the 1976-1983 military junta as it kidnapped and killed thousands of people in a "dirty war" to eliminate leftist opponents...
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Southeast Missouri State gymnast Fosnow receives MIC weekly honor
(College Sports ~ 03/15/13)
Southeast Missouri State junior Megan Fosnow was named the Midwest Independent Conference's gymnast of the week Thursday. Fosnow scored a season-high 39.025 to win the all-around in last week's victory over Texas Woman's University. She shared the vault title with a score of 9.825 and took second on bars (9.800)...
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Kelly has better showing in friends' battle for fifth spot in Cards' rotation
(Professional Sports ~ 03/15/13)
The right-hander threw four solid innings in Cards' 5-4 exhibition win against the Braves
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Fisher's presence sold Cook on Rams
(Professional Sports ~ 03/15/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Jared Cook's familiarity with coach Jeff Fisher made the free agent tight end a natural fit with the St. Louis Rams. The Rams remained hopeful of adding another big piece to the offense, tackle Jake Long. Fisher said Thursday at a news conference to introduce Cook that Long was still in town a day after interviewing with the team. Fisher believed the team also was in the running for safety Louis Delmas, who also interviewed with St. Louis...
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Rams stalwart RB Jackson joins Falcons as free agent
(Professional Sports ~ 03/15/13)
ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Falcons found their replacement for Michael Turner on Thursday by agreeing to terms with Steven Jackson, considered the top free-agent running back, on a three-year, $12 million deal. The 30-year-old Jackson had 1,042 yards rushing and four touchdowns with the Rams last season. It was his eighth straight season with more than 1,000 yards rushing...
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Man in pit bull case pleads to reduced charge
(Local News ~ 03/15/13)
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. -- A Marble Hill, Mo., man charged with animal abuse 16 months ago pleaded guilty to a reduced count of second-degree property damage and was fined $500 plus court costs. Levi Snider entered the guilty plea late last month at the Madison County Courthouse and was handed the fine by Judge Robin Fulton. A judgment of an additional $10 was entered for Missouri's Crime Victim's Compensation Fund...
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Florida charity figures pumped $1M to politicians
(National News ~ 03/15/13)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Key players behind a purported veterans charity accused of setting up illegal gambling rooms pumped more than $1 million into the campaign accounts of politicians who had the power to regulate or put them out of business. As the untaxed, barely regulated industry mushroomed into a billion-dollar industry, money went to the campaigns of governors in Florida and North Carolina, as well as dozens of state legislators and state political parties...
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Jurors weighing case of starved Wis. girl
(National News ~ 03/15/13)
MADISON, Wis. -- A Wisconsin man hid his teenage daughter in his basement for years as he slowly starved her, prosecutors told jurors Thursday, even as defense attorneys countered the girl is a liar and chose not to eat on her own. A passing motorist found the girl wandering around her neighborhood on the outskirts of Madison in February 2012. ...
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U.S. 60 in New Madrid, Stoddard counties reduced for bridge maintenance
(Local News ~ 03/15/13)
Eastbound and westbound U.S. 60 in New Madrid and Stoddard counties, between Interstate 57 and Highway 114, will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews wash bridge decks. Work will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. today...
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Southeast MBA program recognized
(Local News ~ 03/15/13)
U.S. News and World Report has named Southeast Missouri State University's online masters of business administration program among the nation's best in its March 12 issue. Southeast is ranked number 50 of the best graduate schools for 2014. Rankings are based on level of accreditation, reputation for excellence and student academic and career support services. ...
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Southeast to begin spring break hours
(Local News ~ 03/15/13)
Southeast Missouri State University will shorten office hours during spring break, March 18 through 22. Hours will be 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Executive offices will be open until 5 p.m. The university will resume normal operating hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., on March 25...
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Jackson police report 3/15/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/15/13)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/15/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/15/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/15/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/15/13)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:...
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Out of the past 3/15/13
(Out of the Past ~ 03/15/13)
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board has recommended the city cultivate efforts to save May Greene Garden, as well as help improve the Capaha Park baseball field; the board said it would request the city enlarge the Capaha Park field as part of an effort to make it a first-class facility...
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Speak out 3/15/13
(Speak Out ~ 03/15/13)
Taking advantage of Saturday afternoon's springlike weather, I decided to take my motorcycle for a short trip. I experienced a mechanical problem just north of Cape Girardeau on County Road 638. A good friend offered to bring a trailer, so I had a short 20-minute wait. ...
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Prayer 3/15/13
(Prayer ~ 03/15/13)
We praise you, O Lord Jesus, that your promises are yes and amen. Amen.
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team declines invite to postseason tournament
(College Sports ~ 03/15/13)
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team had an opportunity to continue its season. Southeast officials said that the College Basketball Invitational, one of the two lower-level postseason tournaments that started a few years ago, extended an invitation Thursday to participate in the event that begins early next week...
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Patriots sign Amendola to replace Welker
(Professional Sports ~ 03/15/13)
The New England Patriots agreed to terms with receiver Danny Amendola on a deal that would reportedly pay him $31 million over five years, moving quickly after the loss of five-time Pro Bowl selection Wes Welker. Amendola posted a message on Twitter saying, "Blessed. Thankful. Excited to get to work. Go Pats." Rams coach Jeff Fisher also said Amendola had signed with the Patriots. The Patriots confirmed the deal later Thursday...
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Missouri reaches quarterfinals of SEC tournament
(Professional Sports ~ 03/15/13)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Alex Oriakhi scored 13 points and pulled down 10 rebounds Thursday night as No. 6 seed Missouri defeated cold-shooting No. 11 seed Texas A&M 62-50 in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament. Texas A&M (18-15) shot a season-low 24.1 percent (14 of 58) in the first SEC tournament confrontation between these two former Big 12 rivals. Missouri (23-9) led from start to finish and earned a quarterfinal matchup with No. 3 seed Mississippi (23-8)...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team opens OVC home slate against EKU
(College Sports ~ 03/15/13)
The Southeast baseball team will try to end a three-game skid today against the Colonels The Southeast Missouri State baseball team has only played three of its 30 scheduled Ohio Valley Conference games. But the Redhawks don't want to dig themselves an early OVC hole, which puts plenty of emphasis on their first conference home series...
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Best bet: Spring is for the birds
(Entertainment ~ 03/15/13)
Get an early taste of spring in the wetlands of Southern Illinois. At 7 a.m. Saturday, and every week through April 20, the Cache River State Natural Area in Belknap, Ill., will host a spring birding hike. Reservations are required by calling 618-634-2231. The area includes 14,791 acres in Johnson, Massac and Pulaski counties...
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Sheryl Sandberg strives to elevate women in the workplace
(Entertainment ~ 03/15/13)
Sheryl Sandberg is not backing down. The Facebook chief operating officer's book "Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead" goes on sale Monday amid criticism that she's too successful and rich to lead a movement. But Sandberg said her focus remains on spurring action and progress among women...
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ARTifacts 3/15/13
(Entertainment ~ 03/15/13)
Barb Duncan, a volunteer with the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, will conduct a Ukrainian egg workshop from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts on Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus. Each workshop participant will leave with an egg decorated in the Pysanky tradition. ...
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Batman's mythology getting fresh boost from DC
(Entertainment ~ 03/15/13)
Batman's transformative years are getting a few new twists. DC Entertainment is going back into Bruce Wayne's past to see how he began his transformation from wealthy socialite to the scourge of Gotham's criminal underworld. Key elements of the character's history are staying the same -- the murder of Wayne's parents, for example -- says Scott Snyder, the writer of "Batman" since its relaunch debuted in 2011...
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Sikeston native to appear on TLC reality show
(Entertainment ~ 03/15/13)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Future bride Hannah Kean explained what it was like to try on several wedding gowns within a five-hour period to film an upcoming episode of TLC's "Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta." "It was a chaotic day," Kean said. "It was like spending a day at the gym -- but just to try on dresses."...
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'Learning time' can morph into fun forms for children
(Local News ~ 03/15/13)
As Rosie Long watched her nearly 3-year-old son Clayton scamper about in the Discovery Playhouse on Thursday, she couldn't help but smile. "There's so many things for him to do here," said Long, of Cape Girardeau. "I've taken Clayton to places like the library, but he can't be a kid there. He can't run or be loud."...
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Candidate questionnaire: Georganne Penzel Syler
(Local News ~ 03/15/13)
NAME: Georganne Penzel Syler AGE: 64 PLACE OF BIRTH: Cape Girardeau, MO SPOUSE, CHILDREN'S NAMES: William L Syler, Circuit Judge, 32nd Circuit State of Missouri Lauren Weeden, Dallas,TX, attorney Claire Syler, Pittsburgh,PA, university instructor and doctoral student...
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'Talent' star Boyd to perform at P.R.O.M.
(Entertainment ~ 03/15/13)
The Sikeston, Mo., man who made a name for himself on the national stage as the opera-singing winner of "America's Got Talent" who later sought political office will headline a weekend fundraiser at Cape Girardeau's casino. The 2nd annual P.R.O.M. -- People Rising Over Muscular Dystrophy -- is an evening of dinner and dancing with a silent auction and raffles at the Isle Casino Cape Girardeau conference center. ...
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Births 3/17/13
(Births ~ 03/15/13)
Beaman Daughter to Christopher Lee and Goldie Marie Beaman of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 1:27 p.m. Friday, March 8, 2013. Name, LeeAnne Marie. Weight, 7 pounds, 3 ounces. Fifth child, fourth daughter. Mrs. Beaman is the former Goldie Richardson, daughter of Linda Richardson of Benton, Mo., and William Watson of Salt Lake City, Utah. Beaman is the son of Debbie Beaman and Andy Beaman of Cape Girardeau. He is employed at Spartech...
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Candidate questionnaire: Rick Francis
(Local News ~ 03/15/13)
NAME: Rick Francis AGE: 54 PLACE OF BIRTH: Cape Girardeau, MO SPOUSE, CHILDREN'S NAMES: Wife - Chris Francis Kids - Nick, Benn, Whitney and Dane EDUCATION: Bachelor, Master's and Specialist from SEMO Doctorate from University of Missouri OCCUPATION:...
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Candidate questionnaire: Phil Moore
(Local News ~ 03/15/13)
NAME: Philip "Phil" Moore AGE: 43 PLACE OF BIRTH: Des Moines, IA SPOUSE, CHILDREN'S NAMES: Suzan Emmons Moore, Zachary (5th Grade), Connor (3rd Grade) EDUCATION: Graduate of Cape Central High School 1988 attended South East Missouri State University 1989...
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