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House Republicans back away from debt fight
(National News ~ 02/12/14)
WASHINGTON -- Unwilling to spook the markets and divided among themselves, House Republicans backed away from a battle over the government's debt limit Tuesday and permitted President Barack Obama's Democratic allies to drive quick passage of a measure extending Treasury's borrowing authority without any concessions from the White House...
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Missouri House endorses prescription drug database
(State News ~ 02/12/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A new effort to make Missouri the final state to approve legislation authorizing creation of a government database to track prescription drug purchases won first-round approval Tuesday in the state House. The database is aimed at stopping "doctor shopping" in which people get prescriptions from multiple physicians for personal use or so they can sell the medications. Opponents of establishing a database cite concerns about privacy and individual liberties...
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ACLU to challenge Missouri gay marriage rules
(State News ~ 02/12/14)
ST. LOUIS -- The American Civil Liberties Union plans to file suit challenging Missouri's treatment of same-sex marriages, an ACLU spokeswoman said Tuesday. The ACLU's Diane Balogh said the suit will be filed today in state court in Kansas City, but she refused to discuss specific details. News conferences announcing the litigation are planned for today in Kansas City, St. Louis, Jefferson City and Springfield...
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Air show canceled after headliner pulls out
(Local News ~ 02/12/14)
The Cape Girardeau Regional Airport announced Tuesday it is canceling its annual air show because the headliner pulled out. In November, airport manager Bruce Loy issued a release saying organizers had moved the show's dates to accommodate the Canadian Snowbirds' schedule...
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Jackson boys basketball team tops rival Central in rematch of tourney final
(High School Sports ~ 02/12/14)
By John Unterreiner Southeast Missourian The Jackson Indians have established they can win a variety of ways. They can beat a team with their inside game. They can torch a team with their deep threats. And On Tuesday night at rival Central, the Indians (18-3) showed they could hold a talented Tiger (10-9) squad to 13 second-half points...
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Girl Scout Cookies are here
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/12/14)
Girl Scout cookies are being delivered to area troop leaders this week, they will then supply them to the Girl Scouts for delivery to those who pre-ordered cookies. In addition, cookies booths will be located at various business in the area for the next month, you can find locations using smart phone app Cookie Finder. All eight types are $4 a box. Help support the girls with their goals for trips, camping and service projects...
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Wood & Huston Bank Honors Missouri Veterans
(Submitted Story ~ 02/12/14)
Few can argue the importance of supporting our military on active duty in Afghanistan and abroad, as well as their families that are here at home. However, in addition to remembering those men and women serving our country on active duty, the management and employees of Wood & Huston Bank have gone the extra mile to remember our veterans that have nobly served our country in past wars and military conflicts...
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Cooper
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/12/14)
Cooper is spending this cold winter day snuggled up in bed!
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Milo's First Valentine's Day
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/12/14)
Milo is a 4 month old Yorkie and he is not overly excited about Valentine's Day!
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Best Pals
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/12/14)
Darby (English Springer Spaniel) and Cosmo (Siamese cat) love playing and napping together.
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Henry
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/12/14)
Henry - 12 weeks old Labrador/bordie collie mix.
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Arland on top of piano
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/12/14)
One of my 6 cats, Arland, age 8, who loves to perch on top of the baby grand and look around room.
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Stryker
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/12/14)
Our four month old husky laying beside our bed.
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My "little" boy Bentley chasing squirrels at Cape!
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/12/14)
This is my "little" boy and I chasing squirrels in the park at Cape. :) We drive to Cape from Portageville often to walk in the park, feed the ducks, stop in at Petco and, of course, have lunch outside at Panera! I must say that Bentley turns a lot of heads on our trips. He's made quite a few new friends sticking his head out of the window at stoplights. :)...
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Panel ponders changes to Missouri flag
(Local News ~ 02/12/14)
After 100 years, the Missouri state flag could see a few changes. A Missouri House committee held a public hearing last week to consider legislation that would create a commission to study the flag. Under House Bill 1241, the commission would include eight members appointed by the governor from each congressional district plus the Secretary of State or their designee, who will serve as chairman of the commission...
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Mole Catcher Josh
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/12/14)
Dad Josh showing son Zac how to,dig out a mole!
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Cash
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/12/14)
Cash enjoying a cool whip treat after dinner.
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JJ
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/12/14)
Going for it!
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Bandit
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/12/14)
Another sweet pound-puppy!
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smitten kitten
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/12/14)
One of 3 rescued kits.
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Anticipation
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/12/14)
Our pound-puppy, proud and strong.
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Professor Zac
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/12/14)
We think he is only looking at the pictures, but we are not certain ;)
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Belgium may extend right-to-die law to children
(International News ~ 02/12/14)
BRUSSELS -- Belgium, one of the few countries where euthanasia is legal, is expected to take the unprecedented step this week of abolishing age restrictions on who can ask to be put to death -- extending the right to children for the first time...
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team to host last-place UT-Martin
(College Sports ~ 02/12/14)
Tennessee-Martin is in sixth place in the OVC West standings
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/12/14)
Today is Wednesday, Feb. 12, the 43rd day of 2014. There are 322 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born in present-day Larue County, Ky...
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Media 'shock' value in gay football player story
(Column ~ 02/12/14)
Michael Sam, an All-American defensive lineman for the University of Missouri, announced this weekend that he was gay. What makes this story a headliner is that Sam will soon enter the NFL draft and with his skills on the field, he may well become the first openly gay member of the National Football League...
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Ozzie Smith named speaker for Semoball Awards
(Editorial ~ 02/12/14)
On Monday Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith was announced as the celebrity speaker for the Semoball Awards banquet that will be held on June 21 at the Show Me Center. Semoball.com is a regional sports website contributed to by five daily newspapers in Southeast Missouri...
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Dustin Birch
(Obituary ~ 02/12/14)
Dustin Dakota Birch, 22, of Buckeye, Ariz., passed away Monday, Feb. 3, 2014. He was born Nov. 21, 1991, in Cape Girardeau, to Tammy Seabaugh Allen and Michael Allen Birch. Dustin took control of his own life at an early age, succeeding in reaching his goal of visiting every state in the U.S. His favorite pastimes beyond traveling were reading and entertaining his family and friends with his engaging personality...
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Agnes Minor
(Obituary ~ 02/12/14)
Agnes M. Minor, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, at the Lutheran Home. Visitation will be from noon until service time Sunday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum...
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Joseph Ludwig
(Obituary ~ 02/12/14)
Joseph Ludwig, 88, of Jackson died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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Charles Sturm
(Obituary ~ 02/12/14)
Charles Sturm, 68, of Scott City died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, at his home. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City is in charge of arrangements.
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Lawanda Limbaugh
(Obituary ~ 02/12/14)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Lawanda "Sis" Limbaugh, 76, of Advance passed away Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, at her home. She was born Jan. 15, 1938, at Sturdivant, Mo., daughter of Harvey and Beulah Tolbert Bond. Sis and Bill Limbaugh were married Feb. 20, 1960, in West Virginia...
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Births 2/12/14
(Births ~ 02/12/14)
Daughter to Elizabeth Nichole Rollet of Perryville, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 7:23 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. Name, Halliyah Catalaya Rose. Weight, 9 pounds, 7 ounces. Ms. Rollet is the daughter of Merlin Rollet of Ozora, Mo., and Renee Mattingly of Chester, Ill...
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Atlanta area braces for ice storm
(National News ~ 02/12/14)
ATLANTA -- The city dodged the first punch of a dangerous winter storm Tuesday, but forecasters warned of a potentially "catastrophic" second blow in a thick layer of ice that threatened to bring hundreds of thousands of power outages and leave people in their cold, dark homes for days...
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Missing skier found dead after avalanche
(National News ~ 02/12/14)
DILLON, Colo. -- A skier missing after an avalanche outside a Colorado ski area was found dead Tuesday, about a day after he was swept up in a large slide. Kevin Kuybus, 46, is the 10th person to die in an avalanche nationally this season and the fourth since Sunday. The danger of more slides remained high after prolonged snowfall measured in feet that has lured skiers and snowboarders to the mountains...
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IRS loses federal appeal on new rules for tax preparers
(National News ~ 02/12/14)
McLEAN, Va. -- The IRS on Tuesday lost a federal appeal in a legal battle over its effort to institute competency exams and other new regulations for as many as 700,000 paid tax preparers. A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia unanimously upheld a lower court's ruling last year that the IRS lacked authority to impose the new rules without congressional authorization...
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Palestinian women make strides in high technology
(National News ~ 02/12/14)
DURA, West Bank -- Growing up in a traditional society, Abeer Abu Ghaith was often told a woman's future is in her husband's kitchen. Quietly, the 29-year-old proved everyone wrong. Abu Ghaith has become the first female high-tech entrepreneur in the West Bank, setting up an Internet employment brokerage and software development firm. ...
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Newscaster apologizes for black actor mix-up
(Entertainment ~ 02/12/14)
LOS ANGELES -- A Los Angeles newscaster apologized to Samuel L. Jackson for confusing him with fellow actor Laurence Fishburne during a live TV interview. KTLA entertainment reporter Sam Rubin was interviewing Jackson on Monday about the film "RoboCop" when he asked the actor whether he'd gotten a lot of reaction to his recent Super Bowl commercial...
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Stocks surge after new Fed chief reassures
(National News ~ 02/12/14)
NEW YORK -- Reassuring words from the new head of the Federal Reserve sent stocks soaring Tuesday and gave the market its longest winning streak this year. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped nearly 200 points after Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen said she would continue the central bank's market-friendly, low-interest rate policies...
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Abuses are alleged in Egypt on anniversary
(International News ~ 02/12/14)
CAIRO -- On the third anniversary of the day Hosni Mubarak stepped down as Egypt's president after an 18-day uprising, the government blocked access to Tahrir Square on Tuesday and letters emerged from activists reporting they have been beaten and subjected to other abuses by police after being arrested in a string of protests in late January...
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Workers press state for minimum-wage vote
(State News ~ 02/12/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Low-wage workers described how they often must skip meals to make ends meet as they urged Missouri lawmakers Tuesday to let voters decide whether to increase the state's minimum wage to $10 an hour. Missouri's minimum wage stands at $7.50 an hour -- 25 cents more than the federal minimum -- and is adjusted annually for inflation under the terms of a state law passed by voters in 2006...
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Ozark Riverways users rap federal plans
(State News ~ 02/12/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Business owners and visitors who use the Ozark National Scenic Riverways asked state lawmakers Tuesday to do what they can to stop the federal government's plan for possible changes to how the national park is managed. The park users told a House panel the National Park Service's proposal to overhaul management of spring-fed Current and Jacks Fork rivers would harm the local economy, restrict tourism along the waterways and drive local companies out of business...
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Missouri House OKs bill targeting synthetic drugs
(State News ~ 02/12/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers renewed efforts to keep pace with an evolving market of synthetic drugs, giving first-round approval Tuesday to legislation taking aim at several additional chemicals used for the substances. Sponsoring Rep. Shawn Rhoads said some people have sidestepped previous efforts to combat synthetic drugs by changing a molecule or two...
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House approves military pension bill
(National News ~ 02/12/14)
WASHINGTON -- The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to restore full cost-of-living increases to pension benefits for younger military retirees, responding eagerly to election-year pressure from veterans groups. The Senate debated a similar bill as lawmakers hastened to reverse course on the most controversial cut contained in budget legislation approved less than two months ago...
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Widest earnings gap for college grads seen since 1965
(National News ~ 02/12/14)
WASHINGTON -- The earnings gap between young adults with and without bachelor's degrees has stretched to its widest level in nearly half a century. It's a sign of the growing value of a college education despite rising tuition costs, according to an analysis of census data released Tuesday...
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Holder urges restoring voting rights to ex-felons
(National News ~ 02/12/14)
WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Eric Holder called on a group of states Tuesday to restore voting rights to ex-felons, part of a push to fix what he sees as flaws in the criminal justice system that have a disparate impact on racial minorities. "It is time to fundamentally rethink laws that permanently disenfranchise people who are no longer under federal or state supervision," Holder said, targeting 11 states he said continue to restrict voting rights for former inmates even after they've finished their prison terms.. ...
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Scott City girls learn from ‘Safe Dates' program
(Local News ~ 02/12/14)
Someone who's funny, honest, nice to others, older and outgoing were just a few of the traits 13 girls attending a "Safe Dates" presentation said they would like to see in potential partners. The presentation was put on by Safe House for Women educators Aaron Picar and Molly Woeltje at Scott City High School on Tuesday as part of Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. ...
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Food, shelter programs face Saturday deadline to apply for FEMA funds
(Local News ~ 02/12/14)
Public or private voluntary agencies have until Saturday to apply for FEMA funds to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in Cape Girardeau County. The county was given $23,644 in federal funds through the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program to supplement emergency food and shelter programs, according to a news release from United Way of Southeast Missouri...
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Three people injured in minivan crash
(Local News ~ 02/12/14)
Three people, including a 5-year-old girl, were injured Monday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash on Route OO in Cape Girardeau County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported. Ashley Gonzales, 5; Eric J. Wolfgang, 65; and Hana A. Wolfgang, 13, all of Patterson, Mo., were taken by ambulance to Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau after the northbound 2000 Dodge Caravan in which they were riding ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree, the patrol reported...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/12/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/12/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Thefts Assault Miscellaneous...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/12/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/12/14)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday:...
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5-year-old Veronica Hendrix already keeping family tradition
(Community Sports ~ 02/12/14)
Five-year-old Veronica Hendrix is focused on two things in life, the color pink and four-wheeling. "I have a pink bike that goes fast," said Veronica, wearing her pink jacket and holding her doll, who happened to be wearing a pink dress. "I even put my Dora the Explorer doll on the front to help get me through my race."...
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Clark retracts claim about Pujols 'juicing'
(Professional Sports ~ 02/12/14)
The former Cardinal turned radio host also apologized after being sued for defamation
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33,000 use Musial bridge on first weekday
(State News ~ 02/12/14)
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Transportation says about 33,000 vehicles crossed the new Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge during the first weekday it was open. IDOT district engineer Joseph Monroe told the Belleville News-Democrat the number from Monday is about what officials expected. But he says it may take weeks or months to get an idea of how much traffic will cross the bridge between St. Louis and East St. Louis every day...
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Shirley Temple, iconic child star, dies at 85
(National News ~ 02/12/14)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Shirley Temple, the dimpled, curly-haired child star who sang, danced, sobbed and grinned her way into the hearts of Depression-era moviegoers, has died. She was 85. Temple, known in private life as Shirley Temple Black, died Monday night at her home near San Francisco. She was surrounded by family members and caregivers, publicist Cheryl Kagan said...
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Yellen rebuffs Fed critics, pleases investors
(National News ~ 02/12/14)
WASHINGTON -- Janet Yellen pursued a simple strategy Tuesday for handling a battery of lawmakers who came armed with skepticism about the Federal Reserve. Politely stand your ground. Be consistent. Signal continuity at the top. In her first public words since becoming Fed chairwoman this month, Yellen struck a note of unity with her predecessor, Ben Bernanke, who stepped down last month. ...
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Italy, U.S. arrest 24 in mob drug smuggling case
(National News ~ 02/12/14)
NEW YORK -- Reputed mobsters in New York City and Italy joined forces in a failed conspiracy to smuggle large amounts of heroin and cocaine, with one suspect suggesting that the drugs could be concealed in frozen fish bound for an Italian port, authorities said Tuesday...
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Military plane crash in Algeria kills 77; 1 man survives
(International News ~ 02/12/14)
ALGIERS, Algeria -- An Algerian military transport plane slammed into a mountain Tuesday in the country's rugged eastern region, killing 77 people and leaving just one survivor, the country's defense ministry said. Air traffic controllers lost radio and radar contact with the U.S.-built C-130 Hercules turboprop just before noon and sent helicopters to try to find it. ...
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High school roundup: Notre Dame boys prevail 91-88 in 3 OT
(High School Sports ~ 02/12/14)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Out of the past 2/12/14
(Out of the Past ~ 02/12/14)
The Rev. Larry G. Davis is the new pastor of First Assembly of God Church in Jackson, having begun his duties there Jan. 29; Davis previously was pastor at Blue Ridge Assembly of God Church in Kansas City, Mo., and served as associate pastor of Calvary Temple Assembly of God Church in Sikeston, Mo., 14 years...
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Prayer 2/12/14
(Prayer ~ 02/12/14)
O Father God, thank you for grace through your son Jesus. Amen.
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