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Mark Ruark named principal of Saxony Lutheran High School
(Local News ~ 02/28/14)
Mark Ruark, who had served as interim principal of Saxony Lutheran High School of Jackson for the past six months, has been named the permanent principal by the school's board of regents. Following a nationwide search, Ruark was chosen out of a field of 12 qualified applicants in January to lead the private school, said Steven K. Fritzler, chairman of the Saxony Lutheran board of regents. The school issued a news release on the appointment Thursday...
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Married man ordained as a priest
(State News ~ 02/28/14)
ST. LOUIS -- When Wissam Akiki was ordained as a Maronite Catholic priest Thursday night in St. Louis, he was welcomed by hundreds of supporters, including his wife and daughter. For the first time in nearly a century, the Maronite Catholic Church in the United States ordained a married priest in a ceremony at St. Raymond's Maronite Cathedral near downtown St. Louis...
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Kamp seeks another term as associate judge
(Local News ~ 02/28/14)
By his own estimate, Cape Girardeau County Associate Circuit Judge Gary Kamp has presided over more than 65,000 cases since he took office Jan. 1, 1995. He'd like to preside over more. Kamp, a Republican, announced this week he is seeking another term as Division III associate circuit judge...
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Southeast considers repairs to Show Me Center
(Local News ~ 02/28/14)
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents today will begin preliminary discussion of a major upgrade to the Show Me Center. The regents will consider the feasibility of repairs to the Show Me Center totaling $7.44 million, according to preliminary cost estimates from the meeting's background material...
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Father, stepfather issued summons for fighting at kindergarten performance
(Local News ~ 02/28/14)
Two Cape Girardeau men were issued summonses for peace disturbance following a Tuesday night altercation at a kindergarten performance in the Alma Schrader Elementary School gym, Cape Girardeau Police Department public information officer Darin Hickey said Thursday...
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Larry Braun's photography inspired by Hudson River School painters
(Entertainment ~ 02/28/14)
The eye sees much more than a camera can record, but enhancing and combining photographic images brings the result closer to nature. That's the belief and practice of Benton, Mo., photographer Larry Braun, whose work is on display through March at Yoga East Healing Arts Studio at 827 Broadway...
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Oliver-Leming House owners among Old Town Cape honorees
(Local News ~ 02/28/14)
Members of the community gathered to honor those instrumental in the rehabilitation and restoration of downtown Cape Girardeau at the Old Town Cape annual dinner on Thursday evening at Isle Casino Cape Girardeau. Drs. Bert and Mary Ann Kellerman took home two of the six awards Old Town Cape presented at the event, the first being the Judith Ann Crow Residential Historic Rehabilitation Award for the couple's work rehabilitating the Oliver-Leming House, home of the Missouri state flag...
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American White Pelican
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/28/14)
American White Pelican at Horseshoe Lake, IL
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American White Pelican 2
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/28/14)
American White Pelican at Horseshoe Lake, IL
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Operation Teen Safe Driving Activity
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/28/14)
Egyptian High School student,Cameron Grueninger, demonstrates the texting/driving course to fellow student Jordan Curtis.
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Egyptian Hosts Operation Teen Safe Driving week
(Submitted Story ~ 02/28/14)
Egyptian High School in Tamms, IL hosted its 3rd annual Operation Teen Safe Driving Week the week of February 24th through the 28th. The theme of the week was "Be Alert, Accidents Hurt." During this week students participated in activities designed to emphasize the importance of responsible driving. ...
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Operation Teen Safe Driving Group Activity
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/28/14)
Egyptian High School students group together to answer questions regarding Operation Teen Safe Driving.
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Egyptian Operation Teen Safe Driving Activity
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/28/14)
Egyptian High School student,Nathan Price,leads students in activity that brings awareness to the severity of impaired driving.
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Egyptian High School's Operation Teen Safe Driving Week
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/28/14)
Egyptian students, Aaron Bigham and Ali Fox, participate in an accident scenario for students to view at the Operation Teen Safe Driving assembly on Thursday, February 27, 2014. The purpose was to raise awareness of how devastating accidents can be to not only those involved but to friends and family as well...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 02/28/14)
Today is Friday, Feb. 28, the 59th day of 2014. There are 306 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 28, 2013, Benedict XVI became the first pope in 600 years to resign, ending an eight-year pontificate shaped by struggles to move the Catholic Church past sex abuse scandals and to reawaken Christianity in an indifferent world. (Benedict was succeeded the following month by Pope Francis.)...
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Speak Out 2/28/14
(Speak Out ~ 02/28/14)
This president is totally out of control. He thinks he's king. He needs to be impeached. About the comment recently about Hillary Clinton running for president, I don't agree. She's saying we need another good Democrat in office to run our country. She is wrong. ...
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Is it possible to be goofier than a state legislator? Absolutely
(Column ~ 02/28/14)
There have been suggestions in this space in recent months that our state legislators have turned Jefferson City into a goofy party town. Such a town is a place where serious deliberation is grossly overshadowed by efforts that can only be categorized as nonsense. Nullifying federal laws is just for starters...
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No to Wallingford bill
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/28/14)
State Sen. Wallingford's bill that would allow discrimination against gay persons under the guise of religious freedom represents a step backward. The clear arc of civil liberties in America throughout our history is for expanded liberties. In the case of gay citizens, this trend has been rather spectacular in recent years...
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Father-daughter dance a quality event for community
(Editorial ~ 02/28/14)
It was good to see fathers and daughters enjoy a night of dancing Saturday when the annual Father-Daughter Dance was held at Cape Girardeau's Osage Centre. More than 1,000 came out for the annual event. If you didn't participate or want to relive the night, check out the photo gallery from Southeast Missourian photographer Laura Simon. You can view the photos at semissourian.com/multimedia...
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Missouri House passes voting photo identification requirement
(State News ~ 02/28/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Voters should have the chance to decide this year whether the state can require photo identification at polling places, Republican leaders from the House and Senate said Thursday. The Republican-led House voted Thursday to send a pair of measures to the Senate that could require voters to show a government-issued photo ID before casting a ballot...
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Mo. Senate backs limits on governor's budget cuts
(State News ~ 02/28/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri governors would be barred from making budget cuts to schools under a proposed constitutional amendment passed by the Senate. The proposal approved Thursday also would prohibit governors from withholding money budgeted to pay public debts...
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Yellen: Fed is monitoring recent weaker economic data
(National News ~ 02/28/14)
WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve chairman Janet Yellen noted Thursday that recent economic data have pointed to weaker-than-expected gains in consumer spending and job growth. She said the Fed will be watching to see whether the slowdown proves only a temporary blip caused by severe winter weather...
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Jackson police report 2/28/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/28/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Summons Burglary Miscellaneous...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/28/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/28/14)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Wednesday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/28/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/28/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Gary Warren
(Obituary ~ 02/28/14)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Gary Clyde Warren, 69, of Chaffee passed away Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 17, 1944, in Jonesboro, Ark., to the late Charlie Clyde and Nellie Opal Palmer Warren. He and Connie Moore were married March 6, 1966. She preceded him in death Sept. 9, 2009...
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Robert Myers
(Obituary ~ 02/28/14)
Robert Charles Myers, 69, of Jackson died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, at his home. He was born Dec. 22, 1943, in Cape Girardeau, to Jasper McKinley and Maude Pearl Conrad Myers. Myers graduated from Jackson High School. He worked most of his life at Knoll Crest Orchards...
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Michelle Martin
(Obituary ~ 02/28/14)
Michelle Diane Martin, 32, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, after battling renal failure since November 2010. She was born Aug. 22, 1981, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Michael Dean "Rock" and Linda Diane Bodenstein Bock...
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Janice Hunter
(Obituary ~ 02/28/14)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Janice Kaye Hunter, 66, of Chaffee passed away Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 12, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, to the late Cletis Izer and Thelma D. Gobble Hendrix. She and Jim Hunter Jr. were married Nov. 29, 1974...
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Humane Society gives out free spay/neuter vouchers
(Local News ~ 02/28/14)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jeanne Seeton receives her free neuter voucher from Kelley McGowan with the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri, Thursday, Feb. ...
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Out of the past 2/28/14
(Out of the Past ~ 02/28/14)
Delta residents were without water for more than four hours last night after an electrical problem at the town's only water-treatment plant allowed a 50,000-gallon water tower to run dry. A storage site on Fountain Street is being cleaned up, and city officials plan to turn it into a municipal park; the 3.3-acre site, just west of Missouri Park between Fountain and Middle streets, was donated to the city for park purposes in 1956 under terms of the will of Clyde A. Vandivort...
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Wyoming top in CO2 per person amid new regulations
(National News ~ 02/28/14)
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Turns out the worst state for carbon dioxide emissions per person isn't smoggy California or bustling New York, but a place famous for its big, clear skies: Wyoming. But regulating greenhouse gases is a touchy subject in the least-populated state, which just recently received U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approval to do so...
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Missouri House committee adopts bill to block school standards
(State News ~ 02/28/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri House committee has advanced legislation that would block the state from implementing new education standards. The measure endorsed Wednesday would prevent schools from using the Common Core Standards, unless the Legislature passes a bill to adopt them. The Missouri State Board of Education voted to adopt the standards in 2010...
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Loophole could sink alcohol breath test results
(State News ~ 02/28/14)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- The legal interpretation of a three-letter word could sink the results of countless alcohol breath tests in drunken driving cases across Missouri. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Thursday that several St. Charles County defense lawyers have successfully challenged blood-alcohol level test results over a linguistic error that remained in state regulations for 14 months before it was fixed in late January...
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Missouri Senate passes business truce with Kansas
(State News ~ 02/28/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri senators passed legislation Thursday proposing a truce with Kansas in the intense tax-break battle for businesses in the Kansas City area. The two states have together waived hundreds of millions of dollars of tax revenue in recent years by offering specialized incentives for businesses to relocate -- sometimes for merely moving a few miles from one side of the state line to the other...
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Reports detail collapse response
(State News ~ 02/28/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A firefighter who was killed in a Columbia walkway collapse was going door-to-door looking for trapped residents, apparently because he and the other emergency responders mistakenly thought they were dealing with a roof collapse, according to investigators...
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Missouri Senate approves education legislation
(State News ~ 02/28/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Students at troubled Missouri schools could switch to nearby quality schools or choose a private school at local taxpayers' expense under legislation the Senate passed Thursday. The legislation overhauls a student transfer law dating to 1993 that has led to recent financial problems for unaccredited districts that currently must pay for students who want to attend better-performing schools in other districts...
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Obama plan aims to boost odds for minority boys
(National News ~ 02/28/14)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Thursday launched his "My Brother's Keeper" initiative, urging stronger efforts to create more opportunities for young minority men and to improve conditions that keep them impoverished and imprisoned in disproportionate numbers...
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YouTube video purports to show U.S. Supreme Court session
(National News ~ 02/28/14)
WASHINGTON -- A protest group has posted what appears to be the first video of the Supreme Court taken inside the courtroom with the court in session. The Supreme Court forbids cameras and all other electronic devices, but members of the protest group 99Rise appear to have shot video on two occasions since October...
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Scott County Central's girls knock off Delta
(High School Sports ~ 02/28/14)
DELTA, Mo. -- The scoreboard read "Scott County Central 56, Delta 34," but both coaches came away from Thursday night's Class 1 District 2 girls basketball championship game with smiles on their faces. For Scott County Central coach Matt Limbaugh, it was knowing his Bravettes were headed on to next week's sectional play. For Delta coach Gary Poyner, it was seeing the future of his Bobcats' program...
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Advance basketball team ends district frustrations, beats Oran
(High School Sports ~ 02/28/14)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Advance boys basketball coach Bubba Wheetley told his players he wasn't sure if they could pull off the feat they did Thursday night or not. "I've always told these kids I'm not sure if they're winners or not," Wheetley said. "Well they proved to me tonight they are winners."...
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Scott County Central boys run district basketball title streak to 11
(High School Sports ~ 02/28/14)
Scott County Central continued its reign in Class 1 District 2 with a 64-62 win over Leopold
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Farley, Martin earn OVC track and field honors
(College Sports ~ 02/28/14)
Southeast Missouri State's Kevin Farley and Chris Martin both earned Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Track and Field postseason honors. Farley was named the OVC Male Field Athlete of the Year while Martin was named the OVC Male Co-Freshman of the Year...
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Martinez will start on mound today in Cards' spring opener
(Professional Sports ~ 02/28/14)
Newcomer Peralta has been impressed with the right-hander
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Oran girls basketball team wins its second district title
(High School Sports ~ 02/28/14)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Two years ago the Oran girls basketball team didn't have enough healthy players on its roster to field a team for much of the season. Last year the Eagles were beaten soundly 64-46 by Bismarck in the opening round of their district tournament...
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Hunter, Mack to play final game at Show Me Center
(College Sports ~ 02/28/14)
The Redhawks are hoping their two seniors will make their first appearance in the OVC tournament
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team qualifies for OVC tournament with 83-80 win vs. Govs
(College Sports ~ 02/28/14)
A few weeks ago, the reality that it might not make it into the Ohio Valley Conference tournament set in for the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team. When that clicked, the Redhawks rattled off four of five wins, including their last three. With an 83-80 win against Austin Peay Thursday night at the Show Me Center, Southeast clinched a berth in the OVC tournament for the fourth straight year...
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SEMO prepares for Career and Internship Fair
(Local News ~ 02/28/14)
More than 85 employers are registered to meet juniors and seniors of all majors at the annual Career and Internship Fair set from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at Southeast Missouri State University's Student Recreation Center-North, a university news release said...
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Documents reveal more joking about traffic jams
(National News ~ 02/28/14)
TRENTON, N.J. -- The latest documents released by a New Jersey legislative committee looking into a political payback scandal surrounding Gov. Chris Christie show two figures at the heart of the case making running jokes about the idea of creating traffic jams as a way to strike at enemies...
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Russian moves raise stakes in Ukraine conflict
(International News ~ 02/28/14)
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine -- Masked gunmen stormed the parliament of Ukraine's strategic Crimea region as Russian fighter jets scrambled to patrol borders, while Ukraine's newly formed government pledged to prevent a national breakup with the backing of the West -- the stirrings of a potentially dangerous confrontation reminiscent of the Cold War...
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High school roundup: Saxony Lutheran girls claim district crown
(High School Sports ~ 02/28/14)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Union County Museum adds local flavor to Smithsonian sports exhibit
(Entertainment ~ 02/28/14)
COBDEN, Ill. -- The Union County Museum is hosting "Hometown Teams," a Smithsonian Institution exhibit that explores the relationship between towns and their sports teams. The exhibit, which opens Saturday with a ribbon-cutting at 10 a.m. and runs through April 13, features artifacts and tales of championship runs, rivalries and traditions...
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Big-name Christian music acts take aim at Cape
(Entertainment ~ 02/28/14)
The Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau will host a distinctive group of performers Sunday. The Spring 2014 Tour will include genres from bouncy pop to rock and metal. However, these artists share one thing in common: They all are Christian-based. The tour is co-headlined by Skillet and Third Day...
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Artifacts 2/28/14
(Entertainment ~ 02/28/14)
The third annual Cross Rivers Blues Festival will be at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Port Cape Girardeau, 19 Water St. in Cape Girardeau. Doors open at 6 p.m. Among the performers are Rocking Johnny Burgin, who plays vintage Chicago-style blues; Kenny "The Blues Boss" Wayne, known as "a monster pianist [and] a soulful singer [who] captures of essence of old school blues and boogie"; Big Larry Williams, considered a local blues legend; and local music favorites Bruce Zimmerman and the Water Street Band and the Ivas John Band. ...
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Best Bet: 'Elements and Moments' concert
(Entertainment ~ 02/28/14)
The Southeast Missouri State University Wind Symphony and its Concert Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Bedell Performance Hall on the River Campus. The program includes the Wind Symphony performing a piece titled "Variants on a Medieval Tune" by Norman Dello Joio and the Concert Band playing a piece by native Missourian composer Claude T. ...
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Prayer 2/28/14
(Prayer ~ 02/28/14)
Father God, may we seek unity with one another through you our Savior. Amen.
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Prosecutors: Criminal Code Revision promotes public safety
(Column ~ 02/28/14)
Editor's note: The following guest commentary was submitted by several Southeast Missouri prosecuting attorneys. For the past eight years, Missouri's prosecutors have been leaders in the effort to revise the Criminal Code. In recent years, we partnered with the Missouri Bar to tackle the revision of the Criminal Code because we know it is the right thing to do...
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