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Comments sought on Missouri forest plan
(State News ~ 09/30/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Federal officials are seeking public comment on proposals for protecting several endangered animals and plants in Missouri's Mark Twain National Forest. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says new species have been listed, new critical habitats have been designated and new populations have been identified...
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Senate rejects House conditions on spending bill
(National News ~ 09/30/13)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Democratic-led Senate has rejected conditions that House Republicans attached to a temporary spending bill. On the brink of a government shutdown, the Senate voted 54-46 on Monday to strip a one-year delay in President Barack Obama's health care law from the bill that would keep the government operating. The Senate also stripped a provision that would have eliminated the tax on medical devices...
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What's changing, what's not, in a shutdown
(National News ~ 09/30/13)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Campers in national parks are to pull up stakes and leave, some veterans waiting to have disability benefits approved will have to cool their heels even longer, many routine food inspections will be suspended and panda-cams will go dark at the shuttered National Zoo...
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Mo. hospital chain: Smoking workers not wanted
(State News ~ 09/30/13)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Smokers shouldn't bother applying to Springfield-based hospital chain CoxHealth. CoxHealth President and CEO Steve Edwards announced Friday that potential employees soon will have to pass a nicotine screening before being hired, the Springfield News-Leader reported. The nicotine test will detect nicotine from traditional sources, such as cigarettes and chewing tobacco, as well as newer products, including e-cigarettes and nicotine patches...
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Use of anesthetic for execution might cut supply
(State News ~ 09/30/13)
ST. LOUIS -- The planned use of a common anesthetic in a Missouri execution is raising concerns that the anti-death penalty European Union could limit export of the drug, endangering the supply of a vital medication used every day in thousands of American hospitals and clinics...
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Sikeston convenience store robbed Saturday
(Local News ~ 09/30/13)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston convenience store was robbed Saturday morning, according to a news release from the Sikeston Department of Public Safety. At 9:20 a.m. Saturday, a clerk at Breaktime Convenience store was robbed. According to the release, the suspect struggled with the clerk and was able to take a deposit bag by force, leaving with an undisclosed amount of money...
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Advocates advise patience with Mo. health exchange
(State News ~ 09/30/13)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri residents can begin enrolling Tuesday for health coverage offered through a new online insurance marketplace. But patients searching for insurance may want to practice some patience. Health care advocates say consumers should expect some initial technical troubles. ...
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Students conduct research to aid spinal cord patients
(Local News ~ 09/30/13)
The future of medical science can be found at Southeast Missouri State University. Dr. Santaneel Ghosh of the Physics and Engineering Physics Department is conducting cellular research with a variety of Southeast students. The students are developing nano-particles that could aid victims of spinal cord injuries...
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Downtown golf tournament raises money for Red House
(Local News ~ 09/30/13)
By the river, across alleyways and past the courthouse, golfers of all ages were swinging their clubs Sunday afternoon as they participated in the First-Ever Eighth Annual Louis J. Lorimier Memorial World-Famous Downtown Golf Tournament. The tournament, which raises funds to benefit the Red House Interpretive Center, is far from typical. ...
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Cardinals clinch home field in NL postseason
(Professional Sports ~ 09/30/13)
ST. LOUIS -- Matt Carpenter came up empty Sunday in his bid for a 200-hit season. St. Louis' second baseman could have cared less. Carpenter and the Cardinals clinched home-field advantage throughout the National League playoffs when they beat the Chicago Cubs 4-0 for their sixth straight win...
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'Legally Blonde' to open theatre season Wednesday at River Campus
(Local News ~ 09/30/13)
The trials and tribulations of everybody's favorite sorority queen-turned-Harvard Law student will be revisited when "Legally Blonde: The Musical" kicks off the 2013-2014 River Campus season. The musical, based on the novel "Legally Blonde" by Amanda Brown and the hit 2001 film that starred Reese Witherspoon in the role of Elle Woods, will be presented by Southeast Missouri State University's Department of Theatre and Dance at 7:30 p.m. ...
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Cape County median income rose in 2012
(Local News ~ 09/30/13)
Although Missouri was one of two states to see a decrease in median household income in 2012, Cape Girardeau County saw an increase of about $5,000. The U.S. census released data this month that showed Missouri's median income fell about 1.6 percent from 2011, down to $45,321. Cape Girardeau County's median income increased from $41,023 in 2011 to $46,090 in 2012, the data shows...
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Butterflies
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/30/13)
visitors to my butterfly garden
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Checking out Mussels at Day on the River
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/30/13)
Nolan loves the Mississippi River and enjoyed learning more about it at "Day on the River" hosted by the Missouri Dept of Conservation. He's holding a mussel shell in this photo.
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PD Day at Cape Public Schools
(Submitted Story ~ 09/30/13)
Today is Professional Development Day at Cape Public Schools! Classes were not in session while faculty attended a variety of seminars and workshops across the District. These seminars highlighted new research and techniques of relevance to educators so that our teachers continue to develop and keep growing in their jobs. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/30/13)
Today is Monday, Sept. 30, the 273rd day of 2013. There are 92 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Sept. 30, 1955, actor James Dean, 24, was killed in a two-car collision near Cholame, Calif. On this date: In 1777, the Continental Congress -- forced to flee in the face of advancing British forces -- moved to York, Pa...
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Wonder headlines NYC concert highlighting poverty
(Entertainment ~ 09/30/13)
NEW YORK -- Stevie Wonder gave an electrifying performance at New York's Central Park in front of thousands of fans and several world leaders Saturday, singing his hits and calling for an end to poverty worldwide at the Global Citizen Festival...
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Obama, opponents make slippery claims on health law, budget
(Business ~ 09/30/13)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is the insurance industry's most powerful pitchman these days as he drums up interest in the health insurance markets opening for business Tuesday. Whatever the merits of his product, there are reasons for the buyer to beware of his rhetoric...
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Amazon unveils Kindle Fire HDX with 24/7 live help
(Business ~ 09/30/13)
SEATTLE -- Amazon is refreshing its lineup of tablet computers with new devices called Kindle Fire HDX, which are significantly faster and lighter than the previous generation. The 7-inch and 8.9-inch versions also have sharper, more colorful displays than older models, and both have more pixels per inch than the latest iPad...
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Farmers nationwide face labor shortages during harvest season
(Business ~ 09/30/13)
FRESNO, Calif. -- With the harvest in full swing on the West Coast, farmers in California and other states say they can't find enough people to pick high value crops such as grapes, peppers, apples and pears. In some cases, workers have walked off fields in the middle of harvest, lured by offers of better pay or easier work elsewhere...
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Fields of Faith
(Editorial ~ 09/30/13)
When it comes to sports, we understand the dedication and sacrifices that are necessary to be competitive. It's much the same way in a walk of faith. Being committed to God takes dedication and sacrifice, too. The Fellowship of Christian Athletes organization attempts to blend Christian values into the athletic arena...
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Speak Out 9/30/13
(Speak Out ~ 09/30/13)
We know that President Obama and legislators in Washington are lying to us about how good Obamacare is because none of them has voted to accept that as their health care plan. They've totally ignored that. They want to force it on you and me so they can get more goodies in their basket...
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Ricky Voges
(Obituary ~ 09/30/13)
Ricky Lynn "Rick" Voges, 48, of Jackson reached the end of his journey fighting cancer, surrounded by his family Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 12, 1964, in Cape Girardeau, son of Robert Lynn "Bob" and Vera Jean Siebert Voges. ...
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Imogean Stroder
(Obituary ~ 09/30/13)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Georgia "Imogean" Stroder, 87, of Marble Hill passed away Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013, at the Jackson Manor. She was born to Sydney Burette and Barbara Bollinger Crader on Feb. 12, 1926, in Bollinger County. She and Franklin Stroder were united in marriage April 20, 1944, and he passed away Oct. 21, 1975...
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Lonnie Pearson
(Obituary ~ 09/30/13)
Lonnie Pearson, 69, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, at his home. He was born Sept. 10, 1944 in Commerce, Mo., to the late Woodrow and Lillie Allen Pearson. Lonnie served in the U.S. Army and retired after 22 years as a security guard at the federal prison in Marion, Ill...
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Betty Lindsay
(Obituary ~ 09/30/13)
Betty J. Lindsay, 81, of Jackson, died peacefully Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013, in the company of her loved ones in her home. She was born Aug. 25, 1932, in Grassy, Mo., to Russell and Ora Lea Smith Kirkpatrick. She was raised on the family farm and graduated from the former Lutesville High School in 1949. ...
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Verna Hellwig
(Obituary ~ 09/30/13)
Verna C. Hellwig, 93, of Jackson died Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Imogene Ebersohl
(Obituary ~ 09/30/13)
Imogene Ebersohl, 83, of Murphysboro, Ill., and Jackson passed away Saturday morning, Sept. 28, 2013, at the Monticello House in Jackson. Imogene was born April 2, 1930, in Gorham, Ill., to Herman B. Casey and Lora Abernathy Casey. Imogene worked many years at Brown Shoes, Intuition Sewing Factory as a private housekeeper and as a custodian at the Jackson County Courthouse...
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Jackson police report 9/30/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/30/13)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Arrests...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 9/30/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/30/13)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/30/13
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/30/13)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Assaults...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission agenda 9/30/13
(Local News ~ 09/30/13)
1 Barton Square, Jackson 9 a.m. today Open session 1 Barton Square, Jackson, Mo...
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Chemical weapons inspectors outline plan for Syria
(International News ~ 09/30/13)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Inspectors who will oversee Syria's destruction of its chemical weapons said Sunday their first priority is to help the country scrap its ability to manufacture such arms by a Nov. 1 deadline -- using every means possible...
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Terrorists used new tactic to spare Muslims
(National News ~ 09/30/13)
The turbaned gunmen who infiltrated Nairobi's Westgate mall arrived with a set of religious trivia questions: As terrified civilians hid in toilet stalls, behind mannequins, in ventilation shafts and underneath food court tables, the assailants began a high-stakes game of 20 Questions to separate Muslims from those they consider infidels...
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Nairobi morgue's last victim from mall is identified
(International News ~ 09/30/13)
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Karen Wambui walked slowly through the Nairobi city morgue's turquoise and yellow iron gates, still trying to process what she had seen inside. She had just confirmed that the last body still there from the Westgate mall attack nearly a week earlier was that of her son, Calan Munyaka...
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Out of the past 9/30/13
(Out of the Past ~ 09/30/13)
The environmental research vessel Beluga arrived in Cape Girardeau late yesterday afternoon on its journey down the Mississippi River; the 37-year-old, 77-foot, converted fireboat is owned by Greenpeace International; it is on a six-month expedition on the Great Lakes and Mississippi River to call attention to the quality of the water in the river...
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States resist, build insurance markets
(National News ~ 09/30/13)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- With new online health insurance exchanges set to launch Tuesday, consumers in many Southern and Plains states will have to look harder for information on how the marketplaces work than their counterparts elsewhere. In Republican-led states that oppose the federal Affordable Care Act, the strategy has ranged from largely ignoring the health overhaul to encouraging residents not to sign up and even making it harder for not-for-profit organizations to provide information about the exchanges.. ...
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Who'll blink? Democrats, GOP in shutdown stare down
(National News ~ 09/30/13)
WASHINGTON -- With the government teetering on the brink of partial shutdown, congressional Republicans vowed Sunday to keep using an otherwise routine federal funding bill to try to attack the president's health-care law. Congress was closed for the day after a post-midnight vote in the GOP-run House to delay by a year key parts of the new health-care law and repeal a tax on medical devices, in exchange for avoiding a shutdown. ...
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New commercial supply ship reaches space station
(National News ~ 09/30/13)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's newest delivery service made its first-ever shipment to the International Space Station on Sunday, another triumph for the booming commercial space arena that has its sights set on launching astronauts. Orbital Sciences Corp.'s unmanned cargo ship, the Cygnus, pulled up at the orbiting lab with a half-ton of meals and special treats for the station astronauts who assisted in the high-flying feat...
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Redhawks show fight but no wins through four games
(Sports Column ~ 09/30/13)
You've got to give the Southeast Missouri State football team credit for at least one thing Saturday night. The Redhawks, after being dominated by Tennessee-Martin during the first half, could have been blown out easily by the nation's 23rd-ranked FCS squad...
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Rays, Rangers force wild-card tiebreaker
(Professional Sports ~ 09/30/13)
Henderson Alvarez of the Marlins wraps up regular season by throwing no-hitter at Tigers
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Southeast Missouri State soccer team plays Austin Peay to 1-1 tie
(College Sports ~ 09/30/13)
Two of the Ohio Valley Conference's expected soccer contenders could not decide a winner Sunday as Southeast Missouri State and host Austin Peay battled to a 1-1 tie in Clarksville, Tenn. The Redhawks, picked third in the OVC preseason poll, are 2-4-2 overall and 1-0-1 in league play after having their first two conference matches on the road. They are unbeaten in their last three contests...
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Business Notebook: Budrovich acquires assets of vessel repair and river service company
(Business ~ 09/30/13)
Budrovich of Scott City on Sept. 13 announced it signed a purchase agreement to buy the assets of St. Louis-based vessel repair and river service company Tubbs Marine/Humboldt Boat, according to a news release from the company. Budrovich provides crane rental, excavation and grading, utility services and land development...
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People on the move 9/30/13
(Business ~ 09/30/13)
People on the move Montgomery Bank announced the appointment of Julie W. Killion to its board of directors, effective Sept. 19. Killion's experience includes business management, promotion and ownership. She is a partner with Pennway Associates and is active in the Sikeston, Mo., community, serving as a member of the Mission Missouri board of directors and The Christian Academy Advisory Board. ...
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Prayer 9/30/13
(Prayer ~ 09/30/13)
O Lord Jesus, we trust in you, the author and perfecter of our faith. Amen.
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team to begin practice today
(College Sports ~ 09/30/13)
Southeast Missouri State women's basketball coach Ty Margenthaler is confident good things are in store for his third Redhawks team...
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Pinking up the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge
(Local News ~ 09/30/13)
Rick Braswell with Cotner Electric installs a pink gel on one of the lights of the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 in Cape Girardeau. The bridge will glow pink at night as part of Pink Up Cape through October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Cotner Electric donates its time and equipment for the cause. (Fred Lynch)...
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Obamacare dispute sends gov't to brink of shutdown
(National News ~ 09/30/13)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Compromise elusive, Republicans and Democrats engaged in finger-pointing Monday just hours before the first government shutdown in 17 years, driven by an intractable budget dispute over President Barack Obama's signature health care law...
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