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UN climate experts stress solidity of new report
(International News ~ 09/23/13)
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Seeking to dispel any doubts over the credibility of their work, U.N. climate experts called their latest report an unbiased and reliable assessment of global warming as they presented it Monday to officials from 110 governments for a final review...
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Some neighbors are unhappy about St. Louis urban farm experiment
(State News ~ 09/23/13)
ST. LOUIS -- A 10-block stretch of land in north St. Louis is an unusual place for a farm, and not everyone living nearby welcomes the mesh of agriculture with urban life. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the land was purchased last year from the city by Paul McKee's NorthSide Regeneration LLC, then leased to a farming company founded by Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee, who grew up in East St. Louis, Ill...
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'Breaking Bad,' 'Modern Family' crowned at Emmys
(Entertainment ~ 09/23/13)
LOS ANGELES -- "Breaking Bad," the brutal, drug-fueled saga of an everyman's ambition turned evil, captured its first best drama Emmy Award on Sunday, denying the online series "House of Cards" a history-making honor. "I did not see this coming," said "Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan, tipping his hat to Netflix's political thriller "House of Cards," the first digital contender for top Emmy honors...
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Analysis: Fees to rise on some consumer loans
(State News ~ 09/23/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- People in need of cash will face higher fees for some consumer loans under a law enacted by Missouri legislators when they overrode a veto by Gov. Jay Nixon. The cost to consumers could be an additional $25 or $35 when they take out a loan, plus a similar charge each time they refinance or restructure it...
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Dexter Fall Fest slated for Oct. 12
(Local News ~ 09/23/13)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Historic Downtown Dexter's Fall Fest is right around the corner. On Oct. 12, a stretch of Stoddard Street downtown will be closed off to accommodate crafters and artists as they display their wares and talents for the annual event...
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Southeast Missouri State University interior design program accredited
(Local News ~ 09/23/13)
After five years of work, the interior design program at Southeast Missouri State University has received accreditation. Interior design instructors Shelby Hicks and Carol Nesler and associate professor Michelle Brune began preparing for the National Kitchen and Bath Association accreditation in 2008 and finalized a timeline in 2011. The department became an accredited program May 11...
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Missouri woman might learn mother's fate after 44 years
(State News ~ 09/23/13)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- A Joplin woman believes her mother may be among six people whose bodies were found in two rusty cars at the bottom of an Oklahoma lake. The Joplin Globe reported that Jo Irick became worried in the spring of 1969 when the letter she sent to her mother, Nora Duncan, came back unopened. ...
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Cardinals will be at least a wild-card entry but whiff on chance to build NL Central lead
(Professional Sports ~ 09/23/13)
St. Louis made three errors in 6-4 loss to Brewers
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Cannonball Run to stop in Cape next September
(Local News ~ 09/23/13)
Although it's nearly a year away, plans are being made to welcome riders of the 2014 Motorcycle Cannonball Run to Cape Girardeau. "It's a race that tests the endurance of a motorcycle and its rider," said Danny Essner, local event chairman. "We're looking forward to the riders getting here."...
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Cape school board to vote on laptop purchase
(Local News ~ 09/23/13)
After more than a year of research and meetings, the Cape Girardeau School Board is poised to purchase laptops for its high school students. The board will consider action at its meeting Tuesday on the 1:1 initiative to put laptops into the hands of all high school students. A work session is scheduled for 5 p.m. and the regular meeting at 6 p.m. at the administration building, 301 N. Clark Ave...
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Kota -The Great Escape - Travel Journal Part 4
(Submitted Story ~ 09/23/13)
Hello world. Wow! What fun, soaring in the sky. We have landed in a new place, bigger than where I come from with a lot more activity. It'll be a lot trickier getting around here without getting caught. I slide off "the big bird" and plod down the street. ...
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Franklin Elementary receives state recognition
(Submitted Story ~ 09/23/13)
Pictured receiving the Bronze Award at the Positive Behavior Support Summer Training Institute at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach are Franklin Elementary School staff members Debra Rau, Sarah Pourney, Malissa Beecham and Principal Rhonda Dunham. Presenting the award is Cherie Fuemmeler. The bronze award is the highest-level award which Franklin is eligible to receive...
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Strawberry: 'You're not a mistake just because you make a mistake'
(Local News ~ 09/23/13)
Former Major League Baseball player turned pastor Darryl Strawberry spoke to a crowd of about 100 people Sunday night in Cape Girardeau as he shared his story of recovery and restoration. With four World Series championships under his belt, Strawberry is widely known for his successes on the field and his more damaging lifestyle off it...
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Kenyan forces say they rescued 'most' hostages
(International News ~ 09/23/13)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Kenya's military launched a major operation at an upscale Nairobi mall and said it had rescued "most" of the hostages being held captive by al-Qaida-linked militants during a two-day standoff that killed at least 68 people and injured 175...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/23/13)
Today is Monday, Sept. 23, the 266th day of 2013. There are 99 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 23, 1952, Sen. Richard M. Nixon, R-Calif., salvaged his vice-presidential nomination by appearing live on television to refute allegations of improper campaign fundraising. (The address became known as the "Checkers" speech because of Nixon's on-air reference to the family pet, a dog named Checkers.)...
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Births 9/23/13
(Births ~ 09/23/13)
Justin Michael and Erin Ashley Rice of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 9:16 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. Name, Gage Carter. Weight, 6 pounds, 2 ounces. Third son. Mrs. Rice is the former Erin Marrs, daughter of Bruce and Kathy Marrs of Fruitland and Rick and Jan Heuring of Jackson. She is accounts manager with Marrs Investments. Rice is the son of David and Becky Rice of Jackson. He is a surveyor and inspector with Cairo Marine Service Inc...
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Out of the past 9/23/13
(Out of the Past ~ 09/23/13)
Cape Girardeau Mayor Gene Rhodes has returned from a visit to the Soviet Union; he and mayors of five other U.S. cities visited with 17 Soviet mayors last week. The first cases of the tick-carried Lyme disease in Southeast Missouri apparently have been confirmed in the Cape Girardeau area; the presence of the disease in Missouri has prompted the Missouri Department of Health to begin a field study in the Cape Girardeau area...
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Earl Stevens
(Obituary ~ 09/23/13)
Earl W. Stevens, 85, of Dutchtown died Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, Mo.
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Nancy Kline
(Obituary ~ 09/23/13)
THEBES, ILL. -- Nancy Ann Kline, 62, of Thebes died Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013, at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born July 9, 1951, in Cairo, Ill., the daughter of the late Chesley K. and Cecile Hopkins Willis. She married Wilbert Eugene Kline on Oct. 20, 1971...
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Frankie Hutson
(Obituary ~ 09/23/13)
Frankie Dale Hutson, 58, of Randles passed away Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013, at his home. He was born Oct. 3, 1954, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Boyd and Della Mae Blue Hutson. He married Patricia Kay Kinsey on Dec. 25, 1974, in Chaffee, Mo. Frankie was a repair technician in the lawn and garden department at Sears...
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Carol Grace
(Obituary ~ 09/23/13)
Carol Lee Grace, 60, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Cairo, Ill., and Ballard County, Ky., died Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013, at the Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo...
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Walter Fiehler
(Obituary ~ 09/23/13)
Walter Carl Fiehler, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Sept. 20, 2013, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 21, 1920, in Potter, Neb., to Carl and Nora Lueders Fiehler. He and LaVerne Marie Schaumburg were married Oct. 10, 1948, in Perryville, Mo. She preceded him in death June 9, 2013...
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Gregory Crites
(Obituary ~ 09/23/13)
Gregory Lee Crites, 65, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013, at his home. He was born April 15, 1948, in Sturdivant, Mo., the son of Ernest Burett and Hazel Leota Cooper Crites. Greg and Elizabeth Susan Toll were united in marriage Oct. 22, 1988, in Cape Girardeau, and she survives of the home...
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Patty Baker
(Obituary ~ 09/23/13)
BOSSIER CITY, La. -- Patty Powless Baker, 78, died Sept. 21, 2013 in Bossier City. Pat, the daughter of Henry and Frieda Powless, was born June 10, 1935, in Olive Branch, Ill. She married Jimmie W. Baker on Oct. 4, 1952. She spent her early married years as an Air Force wife, supporting her husband while he served our country. ...
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Some tips and tricks to help experience Apple's newest innovations
(Business ~ 09/23/13)
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Apple's new iPhones and iOS 7 operating system for mobile devices are packed with new features, although not all of them are readily apparent. Here are five things to know if you downloaded the software on one of Apple's older mobile devices since Wednesday or bought a new iPhone since Friday. The update is for the iPhone 4, 4S and 5 models, the iPad 2 and later, the iPad Mini and the iPod Touch released last year. You'll need about 3 gigabytes of free storage...
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Second private company rockets toward space station
(Business ~ 09/23/13)
A commercial cargo ship made its successful debut Wednesday, rocketing toward the International Space Station and doubling the number of NASA's private suppliers for the high-flying lab. Orbital Sciences Corp. launched its first-ever supply ship from Virginia's Eastern Shore, the departing point for a NASA moonshot less than two weeks ago...
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Expansion of Perryville industrial park coming
(Business ~ 09/23/13)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The wheels behind the expansion of the Perryville Industrial Park in Perry County are turning, but the ground on the project has yet to be broken. The U.S. Department of Commerce on July 25 announced a $1.5 million grant to the city of Perryville and the Missouri Department of Transportation from the Economic Development Administration to help build a roadway for the industrial park...
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‘Prisoners' sits atop box office with $21.4 million
(Entertainment ~ 09/23/13)
NEW YORK -- The more adult-oriented fall moviegoing season got off to a strong start over the weekend, as the Hugh Jackman kidnapping drama "Prisoners" opened with a box office-leading $21.4 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Warner Bros. thriller, which also stars Jake Gyllenhaal, is among the first fall films with Oscar aspirations to open in theaters. It was a strong debut for a serious, R-rated drama that cost about $46 million to make...
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Redhawks enter OVC play winless after rugged slate
(Sports Column ~ 09/23/13)
It goes without saying that an 0-3 record to begin the season is not what the Southeast Missouri State football team had in mind. But that winless mark is certainly no surprise because the Redhawks had the unenviable task of facing three strong nonconference opponents -- all away from home -- to kick off the campaign...
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Trial delayed for Mo. man accused of tornado fraud
(State News ~ 09/23/13)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- The trial has been delayed for a southwest Missouri man charged with defrauding victims of the Joplin tornado. The Lebanon Daily Record reported that 66-year-old Jeffrey Wolfson is charged with six felony and two misdemeanor charges. His trial was scheduled to begin Oct. 15, but a Jasper County Circuit Court judge granted a request from prosecutors for a continuance last week...
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New roundabout
(Editorial ~ 09/23/13)
Cape Girardeau recently unveiled a new roundabout, its third and largest in the city. It's the first multiple-lane roundabout, leaving newcomers' heads spinning as they try to navigate the circle. By now perhaps you've driven the area on Lexington, not far from Kingshighway. Roundabouts are designed to keep traffic moving, rather than putting up stoplights. It seems to be doing its job thus far...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 9/23/13
(Local News ~ 09/23/13)
1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Open session n2014-2015 STOP grant 1 Barton Square, Jackson, Mo...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team adds former All-OVC first baseman
(College Sports ~ 09/23/13)
John Hogan led the conference in RBIs in 2011 while playing for Austin Peay
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Cowboys slam 31-7 loss on Rams
(Professional Sports ~ 09/23/13)
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Sam Bradford and the St. Louis Rams faltered under pressure. And they still can't stop Bradford's college teammate DeMarco Murray. Bradford was sacked six times, after none the previous four games going back to last season, and Murray ran for 175 yards with a touchdown on 26 carries as the Dallas Cowboys beat the Rams 31-7 on Sunday...
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Speak Out 9/23/13
(Speak Out ~ 09/23/13)
After learning about the Affordable Care Act in college, I've decided to change my major. I'm no longer going to become a physician and will change my major from pre-med to something more practical. The course scared me out of my goals, and my professor supports the law...
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Guest column: Time for teacher tenure reform?
(Column ~ 09/23/13)
In August 2009, veteran journalist Steven Brill wrote an article for The New Yorker about temporary reassignment centers, better known as rubber rooms, in the New York City School District. A rubber room is where tenured teachers go while they await a hearing about charges of misconduct or incompetence. ...
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Jackson fire report 9/23/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/23/13)
Firefighters responded to the following call Friday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday:...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 9/23/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/23/13)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday:...
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Suicide bombers attack church in Pakistani; 78 people killed
(International News ~ 09/23/13)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A pair of suicide bombers blew themselves up amid hundreds of worshippers at a historic church in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing 78 people in the deadliest-ever attack against the country's Christian minority. A wing of the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing, raising new questions about the government's push to strike a peace deal with the militants to end a decade-long insurgency that has killed thousands of people...
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Iran's President Hasan Rouhani reaches West before heading to UN
(International News ~ 09/23/13)
TEHRAN, Iran -- On the eve of a landmark trip to attend the U.N. General Assembly, Iran's president offered Sunday his most expansive vision that a deal to settle the impasse over Tehran's nuclear program could open doors for greater cooperation on regional flash points such as the Syrian civil war...
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Obama says fight for gun laws 'ought to obsess us'
(National News ~ 09/23/13)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Sunday memorialized the victims of the Washington Navy Yard shooting by urging Americans not to give up on a transformation in gun laws that he argued are to blame for an epidemic of violence. "There is nothing inevitable about it -- it comes about because of decisions we make or fail to make," Obama said...
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People on the move 9/23/13
(Business ~ 09/23/13)
Brenner joins medical staff of Southeast Hospital Dr. Andrew S. Brenner has joined the medical staff at Southeast Hospital and will serve as medical director of emergency services. Brenner holds a bachelor of arts degree in biology from Brooklyn College in New York City, and received his medical degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. ...
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Business Notebook: Entrepreneurship Week to feature creative-lab ribbon-cutting
(Business ~ 09/23/13)
Southeast Missouri State University will celebrate Southeast Entrepreneurship Week beginning at noon Tuesday. The last event of the week will be a ground-breaking for the future Creative Labs Incubator at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at 612 and 616 Broadway...
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Prayer 9/23/13
(Prayer ~ 09/23/13)
Father God, may we be kind to all we meet, always seeking to glorify you. Amen.
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Southeast Missouri State freshman Warasanti wins Division 3 singles at AP tennis tourney
(College Sports ~ 09/23/13)
Southeast Missouri State freshman Annisa Warasanti recorded two more three-set wins Saturday to capture the women's Division 3 singles portion of the Austin Peay fall tennis tournament. Warasanti, a native of Bandung, Indonesia, began the final day with a 6-3, 4-6, 10-4 win over Austin Peay's Jovana Karac, and later beat Murray State's Verginie Tchakarova, 6-3, 0-6, 10-6 for the title...
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