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Mo. House budget panel to finish work this week
(State News ~ 03/11/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri House budget writers are expected to complete work this week on a spending plan for the fiscal year that starts in July. The House Budget Committee plans to meet throughout the week to consider amendments to the budget outlined by its chairman, Republican Rep. Rick Stream of Kirkwood...
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Woman gets 15 years for attack with hammer and hatchet
(State News ~ 03/11/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A Dexter, Mo., woman was sentenced to 15 years in prison for killing a St. Louis man, using a hammer and a hatchet as the weapons. Tammi L. Todd was sentenced last week. She pleaded guilty in May to second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of 48-year-old Wendell Adams...
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Pig virus expected to cause higher pork prices
(State News ~ 03/11/14)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- A fast-spreading virus that can kill 80 percent of piglets that contract it is rapidly spreading across Missouri hog farms, wiping out entire nurseries in some cases. Porcine epidemic diarrhea has killed 4 million to 5 million pigs nationwide, or about 4 percent of the pigs that would go to market later this year, The Joplin Globe reported...
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Property taxes on farmland set to rise next year
(State News ~ 03/11/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri farmers will get a larger property tax bill next year under a plan state lawmakers are allowing to take effect. Property taxes paid for Missouri farms are based on the land's productive value rather than its market value. ...
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Bids for Cape Girardeau license office being accepted
(Local News ~ 03/11/14)
The Missouri Office of Administration is accepting management contract bids for the Cape Girardeau license office, a news release from the Missouri Department of Revenue said. Those interested must submit bids to operate the office by April 4. A copy of the request for proposal bidders must use is available at dor.mo.gov...
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Suspect crashes car, flees police
(Local News ~ 03/11/14)
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Cape Girardeau police are investigating a one-vehicle accident Monday afternoon, March 10, 2014 in the 1700 block of College Street. Police attempted to pull over the driver who attempted to evade police, crashed the car and fled the scene. The car is registered in Indiana, police said....
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Judge denies motion to overturn Patterson's murder conviction
(Local News ~ 03/11/14)
A Cape Girardeau County circuit judge has turned down Ryan Patterson's bid to have his conviction overturned. Patterson, who is serving three life sentences for the 2009 deaths of a pregnant Cape Girardeau woman and her 15-year-old son, filed a handwritten motion in January 2013, seeking to have the judgment against him vacated, set aside or corrected...
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Third suit filed against driver in fatal box-truck crash
(Local News ~ 03/11/14)
A Jackson man accused of causing an accident that killed a Glenallen, Mo., teenager is back in jail and faces yet another lawsuit in connection with the April 5 crash. Bobby Joe Abernathy, 34, was charged last year with first-degree involuntary manslaughter and second-degree assault after the Slumberland Furniture box truck he was driving crossed the centerline on Highway 34 and collided head-on with a sport-utility vehicle driven by Erin Cordell of Marble Hill, Mo., injuring Cordell and killing her passenger, 17-year-old Amelia Fisher.. ...
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SEMO Alliance for Disability Independence offering American Sign Language class
(Local News ~ 03/11/14)
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com American Sign Language instructor Jackie Cole, right, speaks by signing with interpreter Maria Reardon, left, to students in the introductory ASL class Monday, March 10, 2014 at SEMO Alliance for Disability Independence, 755 S. ...
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Smith meets with Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force
(Local News ~ 03/11/14)
U.S. Rep. Jason Smith met with board members of Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force on Monday afternoon in an effort to establish a stronger working connection between the two parties. In his nine months in office, Smith said he's made an effort to sit down face to face with businesses, agencies and public safety groups all across the 8th Congressional District to see what issues they face and how his office can help...
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Southeast revising math program for fall
(Local News ~ 03/11/14)
As part of its ongoing effort to help students earn college degrees faster, Southeast Missouri State University will introduce a revised developmental math program in the fall. Thirty-five percent of Southeast's first-time, full-time freshmen need remediation in math, while less than 5 percent require English remediation, Debbie Below, vice president for enrollment management and student success and dean of students, told the Southeast Missourian in a previous interview...
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Mo. House panel mulls marijuana legalization
(State News ~ 03/11/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri House committee Monday considered legislation for the first time this year that would legalize marijuana use for most adults, but the Democratic proposal faces an uncertain fate in the state's Republican-dominated Legislature...
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Audit: Missouri housing tax credit inefficient
(State News ~ 03/11/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's low-income housing initiative is inefficient and among the costliest in the nation, State Auditor Tom Schweich said Monday while recommending changes to the program. The new state audit generally confirms the findings of previous analyses but could supply fresh data for some lawmakers who have been pushing to pare back the state's low-income housing tax credit...
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Plans for Show Me Center renovation move forward
(Local News ~ 03/11/14)
Given the go-ahead by the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents, university officials plan to ask for proposals from consultants in the next couple of weeks to update the Show Me Center. Opened in 1987, the center is home to Southeast's Division I men's and women's sports teams, but it also serves as a venue for everything from monster truck and car shows to big-name concerts, private events and meetings...
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SCC's Banks happy to return to court, Columbia after heart ailment
(High School Sports ~ 03/11/14)
When Scott County Central senior Larandis Banks bounded off the baseline during conditioning at the end of one of his final practices at Ronnie Cookson Gymnasium on Monday, there was no indication it was something he was unable to do just a few months before...
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Jackson Recycling Center extends Saturday hours
(Local News ~ 03/11/14)
The Jackson Recycling Center will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays beginning April 5. The expanded hours, which run through Oct. 25, will affect Saturdays only. Located at 508 Eastview Court, the center accepts cardboard; newspapers; magazines; office paper; junk mail; Styrofoam; grocery bags; clear, green and brown glass; all plastic containers; aluminum, tin and steel cans; lead and rechargeable batters; and electronic waste...
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Author Nicholas Sparks speaks at Show Me Center
(Local News ~ 03/11/14)
Nicholas Sparks brought laughter and tears to a crowd of Southeast Missouri State University students and fans Monday evening at the Show Me Center as he spoke of how he came to be a novelist with 17 New York Times No. 1 best-selling novels and eight film adaptations under his belt...
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Legal experts cite concern about Mo. Medicaid bill
(State News ~ 03/11/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Legal experts raised concern Monday about Missouri legislation that would require many adult Medicaid recipients to work in order to receive health care coverage. The work requirement is part of a broader proposal that would remodel Missouri's Medicaid program to be more like private-sector insurance and expand coverage for hundreds of thousands of lower-income adults. ...
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Cape Central FBLA Students Compete at Districts
(Submitted Story ~ 03/11/14)
Twenty six members of Cape Central High School's Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Chapter recently attended the 2014 District 15 FBLA Leadership Conference held on February 20, 2014 at the Southeast Missouri State University. FBLA is a career and technical student organization for all high school students participating in business programs. ...
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"It Only Takes One" Youth Prevention Campaign
(Submitted Story ~ 03/11/14)
I would like to invite parents and community members to address youth with a very important message. The message is that it only take one! Students at several local schools will have the chance to look at this great locally sponsored campaign that challenges students to be safe. ...
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"It Only Takes One" Youth Media Prevention Campaign
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/11/14)
A great Bootheel Campaign that will be running in several towns through April 2014! You can help make a difference by sharing this information with the youth you know.
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SoutheastHEALTH Named a Fit-Friendly Worksite
(Submitted Story ~ 03/11/14)
The American Heart Association for the third year in a row has recognized SoutheastHEALTH as a Fit-Friendly worksite for creating a culture of wellness in the workplace. That culture includes providing subsidized memberships and payroll deduction for employees who join HealthPoint Fitness, offering healthy food choices in the Hospital cafeteria and identifying designated walking routes...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/11/14)
Today is Tuesday, March 11, the 70th day of 2014. There are 295 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 11, 1954, the U.S. Army charged that Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, R-Wis., and his subcommittee's chief counsel, Roy Cohn, had exerted pressure to obtain favored treatment for Pvt. G. David Schine, a former consultant to the subcommittee. (The confrontation culminated in the famous Senate Army-McCarthy hearings.)...
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Speak Out 3/11/14
(Speak Out ~ 03/11/14)
Show Me Center. Please think about putting hand rails down the aisles between the seats. I go to the basketball games. Lots of people have to hold onto the seats to go up and down. The young people don't support the games. It is the older people. So please think about some rails to hold onto...
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Regional science fair will feature projects from area students
(Editorial ~ 03/11/14)
Today the Show Me Center is the location for a grand display of hard work and innovation. The Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair, now in its 58th year, will feature 319 projects. With 27 area schools and 441 students contributing, the annual event should feature some interesting ideas and reflect much hard work and study...
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State should expand Medicaid
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/11/14)
State Sen. Wallingford and state Reps. Lichtenegger and Swan served on interim legislative committees examining Missouri's Medicaid program. Sadly neither committee recommended expansion of Medicaid to cover more needy Missourians. Very recently, however, two Republican House members have introduced a Medicaid expansion proposal. It is time for our area legislators to get on board...
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Education name is misleading
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/11/14)
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is still trying to deceive the people, in my opinion, by boldly calling the Common Core State Standards, Missouri Learning Standards. Let it be known that these common standards are to be fully implemented in more than 40 states by 2014-2015 and are copyrighted by two national private trade organizations who claim their development and ownership. ...
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Assault case against general in jeopardy
(National News ~ 03/11/14)
FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- The sexual assault case against an Army general was thrown into jeopardy Monday when the judge said the military may have improperly pressed ahead with a trial to send a message about its determination to curb rape and other widespread misconduct...
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Crimean Muslim Tatars fear return of Russian rule
(International News ~ 03/11/14)
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine -- The arrival of Russian troops in Crimea has opened old wounds among the Crimean Tatars, who were deported during World War II. Fearing that once again they will be unwelcome in their homeland, some are organizing community-watch patrols to protect their families and homes in a place they strongly feel should remain part of Ukraine...
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Daniel Biri
(Obituary ~ 03/11/14)
Daniel W. "Danny" Biri, 43, of Jackson, formerly of Perryville, Mo., died Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at his home. He was born June 13, 1970, in Perryville, to Leslie Clinton and Melba Rose Voshage Biri. Danny graduated from Perryville High School in 1989...
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John Childers
(Obituary ~ 03/11/14)
John Wellington Childers, 81, of Jackson died Saturday, March 8, 2014, at his home. He was born March 4, 1933, in Reed, W.Va., to Charles and Pearl Kirk Childers. John graduated from Huntington High School in Huntington, W.Va. He served in the United States Navy from 1955 to 1959...
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Wendell Toton
(Obituary ~ 03/11/14)
Wendell Wayne Toton, 84, of Scott City died Sunday, March 9, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 4, 1930, in Portageville, Mo., to Francis and Lena Brasher Toton. Wendell was owner/operator of Overhead Door Co. in Dallas. He was a member of Illmo United Methodist Church in Scott City...
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Lila Garner
(Obituary ~ 03/11/14)
Lila Eileen Garner, 78, of Scottsboro, Ala., passed away Saturday, March 8, 2014, at her home. Survivors include two sons, Bob (Linda) Garner of Jackson and Terry (Sherry) Garner of Scottsboro; a daughter, Michelle Garner of Scottsboro; seven grandchildren, Tim (Meg) Garner of Jackson, Brent (Andrea) Garner of Edwardsville, Ill., Jason (Amy) Garner of Chicago, Loreal Garner of St. ...
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Marguerite Engert
(Obituary ~ 03/11/14)
FROHNA, Mo. -- Marguerite Engert, 88, of Frohna died Monday, March 10, 2014. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Young and Sons East Perry Chapel in Altenburg, Mo. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg, with the Rev. Jonathan Stites officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery...
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Mary Jo Ressel
(Obituary ~ 03/11/14)
ORAN, Mo. — Mary Jo Ressel, 57, of Oran died Monday, March 10, 2014, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran.
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Miranda Lambert ‘ready to rock' as she preps album
(Entertainment ~ 03/11/14)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The good news? Miranda Lambert has completed her much anticipated, though somewhat overdue, fifth album. The bad news? You have to wait until June 3 for "Platinum," a full two years and eight months since her last LP. Why the wait? Lambert released an album with her Pistol Annies trio in 2013 and extended her tour. She also decided she was at a place in her career where she'd earned the time to fulfill her entire creative vision, and it simply took time...
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Prayer 3/11/14
(Prayer ~ 03/11/14)
O Lord Jesus, may we focus on what is pure and noble. Amen.
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Health beat: Diabetes, high blood pressure raise kidney disease risk
(Community ~ 03/11/14)
Kidney disease damages kidneys, preventing them from cleaning blood as well as they should. This damage can cause wastes to build up in the body and lead to other health problems, including heart disease and weak bones. It can cause anemia, which makes people feel tired and weak as the number of red blood cells becomes low. Chronic kidney disease eventually can cause kidney failure if it is not treated...
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Alzheimer's buddy program pairs patients, students
(Community ~ 03/11/14)
CHICAGO -- At age 80, retired Chicago physician and educator Dan Winship is getting a bittersweet last chance to teach about medicine -- only this time he's the subject. In the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, Winship is giving a young medical student a close-up look at a devastating illness affecting millions of patients worldwide...
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World Health Organization: 5 percent of calories should be from sugar
(Community ~ 03/11/14)
LONDON -- Just try sugarcoating this: The World Health Organization says your daily sugar intake should be just 5 percent of your total calories -- half of what the agency previously recommended, according to new draft guidelines published Wednesday...
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Jackson fire report 3/11/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/11/14)
*** JACKSON Firefighters responded to the following call Saturday: * A motor vehicle accident on West Jackson Boulevard. *** Firefighters responded to the following call Sunday: * An illegal burn on North Oak Hill Road.
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/11/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/11/14)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/11/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/11/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Burglaries Miscellaneous The Department of Public Safety released the following item. Summons...
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Stolen passports probed in Malaysian plane mystery
(International News ~ 03/11/14)
PATTAYA, Thailand -- Authorities questioned travel agents Monday at a beach resort in Thailand about two men who boarded the vanished Malaysia Airlines plane with stolen passports, part of a growing international investigation into what they were doing on the flight...
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Methodists end minister's N.Y. same-sex wedding case
(National News ~ 03/11/14)
NEW YORK -- A United Methodist bishop on Monday dropped the case against a retired minister accused of breaking church law by officiating his son's same-sex wedding -- a dramatic decision that came just months after another minister was defrocked for the same reason...
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Health law cited as U.S. uninsured rate drops
(National News ~ 03/11/14)
WASHINGTON -- The share of Americans without health insurance is dropping to the lowest levels since President Barack Obama took office, but sign-ups under his health-care law lag among Hispanics -- a big pool of potential beneficiaries. With just three weeks left to enroll on the new insurance exchanges, the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, finds 15.9 percent of U.S. ...
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McDonald's financial struggles worsened by winter weather
(National News ~ 03/11/14)
NEW YORK -- McDonald's is fighting to hold onto customers in the U.S. -- and all that snow didn't help. The world's biggest hamburger chain said Monday that sales fell 1.4 percent at established U.S. locations. It blamed the harsh winter weather, but conceded that "challenging industry dynamics" also played a role...
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Southeast Missouri State's Stone gets basketball invite to elite PIT
(College Sports ~ 03/11/14)
The Southeast men's basketball team also could receive an invitation for a tourney
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Cabrera & Co. blister St. Louis pitchers for 17 runs in exhibition
(Professional Sports ~ 03/11/14)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Two-time AL MVP Miguel Cabrera hit his first two home runs of spring training and AL Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer struck out five in 4 2-3 scoreless innings Monday during the Detroit Tigers' 17-5 romp over the St. Louis Cardinals...
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Stocks end slightly lower on China growth worries
(National News ~ 03/11/14)
Stocks drifted to a slightly lower finish Monday as investors sifted through a blend of discouraging economic data from China and Japan as well as ongoing uncertainty over Russia's incursion into Ukraine. Major market indexes pared their losses as the day drew to a close, aided by some high-flying stocks, including Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Chiquita Brands International and Southwest Airlines...
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Cardinals introduce Cuban shortstop prospect Diaz
(Professional Sports ~ 03/11/14)
St. Louis plans to develop the 23-year-old player in the minors
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Out of the past 3/11/14
(Out of the Past ~ 03/11/14)
Steve Cohen, staff evangelist with Jews for Jesus, presents "Christ in the Passover" at Lynwood Baptist Church; the program's purpose is to enhance Christian understanding of the New Testament by showing the Jewish background for the communion celebration...
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