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Autism estimate rises to 1 in 68 children
(State News ~ 03/28/14)
NEW YORK -- The government's estimate of autism has moved up again to 1 in 68 U.S. children, a 30 percent increase in two years. But health officials say the new number may not mean autism is more common. Much of the increase is believed to be from a cultural and medical shift, with doctors diagnosing autism more frequently, especially in children with milder problems...
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Clean Up Cape Month will be a multitiered effort
(Local News ~ 03/28/14)
Spring cleaning will be kicked up a notch this year in Cape Girardeau, as Mayor Harry Rediger earlier this year declared April as the first Clean Up Cape Month. The aftermath from a difficult winter, along with the activity of the Cape Girardeau Beautification Committee and the annual Friends of the Parks Day and Great Cape Clean-Up on April 26, Rediger on Thursday said it seemed appropriate to declare the first of what is hoped to be an annual month of working to beautify the city...
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Missouri House's budget raises education funding
(State News ~ 03/28/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House approved a novel two-tiered state spending plan Thursday that would increase public school funding by up to $122 million if more conservative revenue projections turn out to be right or up to $278 million if Gov. Jay Nixon's rosier predictions come true...
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Dogs heading to prison to learn some manners
(Local News ~ 03/28/14)
Remy is an innocent man, but on Tuesday, he's going to prison for 12 weeks. On the up side, the beagle-terrier mix has an attorney to represent him, and officials with the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri hope his stint behind bars will ensure he lives a productive life on the outside...
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Perry County Military History Museum's Wall of Honor will be dedicated April 12
(Entertainment ~ 03/28/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The heroism of four Army soldiers who perished in the Vietnam War will be memorialized during the April 12 dedication of the Perry County Military History Museum's new Wall of Honor in Perryville City Park. The soldiers are Raymond Fordyce, who died in 1966; Gary Ernst, a casualty of the fighting in 1967; and Thomas Loos and Darrell Lintner, who died in 1968...
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Dolphin Day at the Airport
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/28/14)
Our airport hosted this HH-65 Dolphin helicopter for a fuel and lunch stop. The crew is taking the Coast Guard Helicopter back to it's home in Los Angeles. From Aviation Spectator: The HH-65 has been the Coast Guard's most prolific multi-mission aircraft for over 20 years. The HH-65 Dolphin is a twin-engined, single main rotor, MEDEVAC-capable, Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopter operated by the United States Coast Guard (USCG). It is a variant of the French-built Eurocopter Dauphin...
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Jackson girls reach title game of Noon Optimist tourney
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/14)
By SCOTT ROSCOVIUS ~ Special to the Missourian The Jackson girls soccer team is off to a good start as it looks to improve on a 20-win 2013 season that ended with an overtime loss to Seckman in the Class 3 District 1 final. A 4-0 whitewash of Marion (Ill.) on Friday in the Noon Optimist Club Tournament at Notre Dame Regional High School kept the Indians undefeated at 3-0 on the season...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/28/14)
Today is Friday, March 28, the 87th day of 2014. There are 278 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 28, 1939, the Spanish Civil War neared its end as Madrid fell to the forces of Francisco Franco. On this date:...
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Thank you to Dickey Nutt
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/28/14)
With March Madness upon us it is easy in the excitement of the brackets to forget the young people wearing the uniforms. What happens to them after it's all over? Our local team, the SEMO Redhawks, is coached by Dickey Nutt whose philosophy is to "win games, recruit young men with outstanding character and graduate young people."...
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New SEMO marketing approach
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/28/14)
An article in the March 24 Southeast Missourian details how a marketing and communications study must be done to better reach prospective students and the folks that steer them toward Southeast Missouri State University. In this article, it is stated that there is not enough staff and that the staff they do have don't have enough expertise to conduct these surveys. ...
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Area musicians take talent to 'The Voice'
(Editorial ~ 03/28/14)
Three area musicians made their mark on a national stage recently in appearances on "The Voice," a reality TV show in which singers try out for the opportunity to move on with a celebrity judge as a coach. Bernie brothers Coty and Clinton Walker sang "Keep Me in Mind" on the March 3 show. The twin brothers, who go by Brothers Walker, were picked up by celebrity judge Usher...
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Missouri Senate endorses plan for building bonds
(State News ~ 03/28/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Though some Republicans objected to incurring more debt, Missouri senators gave initial approval Thursday to a plan that would authorize $600 million of bonds to pay for hundreds of long-needed repairs at state buildings and public colleges...
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St. Louis opposes electric rate cut for Noranda
(State News ~ 03/28/14)
ST. LOUIS -- The city of St. Louis is opposing a request by Noranda Aluminum for state regulators to lower the electricity rates it pays to Ameren Missouri. A letter sent to the Missouri Public Service Commission this week by an attorney for St. Louis says that if Noranda's electric rates are lowered, it could result in higher costs for other consumers. City Councilman Michael Garvin said that could cost St. Louis an additional $3 million over 10 years...
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Weary mudslide rescuers battle rain, exhaustion
(National News ~ 03/28/14)
DARRINGTON, Wash. -- Weary rescuers in hip waders pressed through rain and their exhaustion Thursday, searching for more bodies and a perhaps a miracle atop the pile of filth and debris that laid waste to a Washington town and killed at least 25 people...
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Fleetwood Mac to launch tour with both McVies
(Entertainment ~ 03/28/14)
NEW YORK -- The McVies are going back on the road with Fleetwood Mac. The band announced a 33-city North American tour Thursday. It's the first set of shows since the band canceled performances last year when bassist John McVie was being treated for cancer...
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‘Joan & Melissa' return to action
(Entertainment ~ 03/28/14)
NEW YORK -- Joan Rivers, who for more than a half-century has turned her life inside out for comedy, is starting her fourth season doing that for the reality show she shares with her daughter, Melissa. "Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?" (9 p.m. Saturday on WEtv) finds Joan making a sex tape. Attending a lacrosse game where Melissa picks a fight with her teenage son's coach. Consoling Melissa after her boyfriend is caught in a compromising position...
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Turkey tries to block YouTube but fails
(International News ~ 03/28/14)
ISTANBUL -- Turkish authorities pressed Thursday to block access to YouTube after similar action against Twitter, a move sure to provoke further outrage in a country where social media is widely used. Turkey's technology minister, Fikri Isik, said the national telecommunications authority was imposing the block "as a precaution" after an audio recording of a government security meeting was leaked on the video-sharing website...
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IMF to aid Ukraine with up to $18 billion bailout
(International News ~ 03/28/14)
KIEV, Ukraine -- The world rushed Thursday to help Ukraine, with the International Monetary Fund pledging up to $18 billion in loans, the U.N. condemning the vote that drove Crimea into Russian hands and the U.S. Congress backing even harsher sanctions against Russia...
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'The Voice' singer moves on after loss
(Entertainment ~ 03/28/14)
Dexter, Mo., native Tyler Montgomery is working to go to the next level as a performer, writer and producer. Despite a recent loss on NBC's "The Voice," he plans to springboard that experience into a career. Montgomery, who made it to the blind auditions on "The Voice," has devoted his life to his musical career...
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Best Bet: Garden tour, spring tonics
(Entertainment ~ 03/28/14)
Spring is a time of growth and renewal, and longer days and warmer weather mean the appearance of the first green signs of a new year. For many pioneers, this was the time to gather roots and herbs to cook a spring tonic. Delve into the plants and wild edibles used to create tonics from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center. The session is recommended for those 8 or older, and no registration is required...
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Out of the past 3/28/14
(Out of the Past ~ 03/28/14)
About 25 historic-preservation-minded residents met last night at city hall to discuss efforts to save and restore Old Lorimier Cemetery; city Councilman David Barklage told the group that citizen support is the catalyst needed to push city government to become involved in the restoration effort...
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Jackson police report 3/28/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/28/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Summonses...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 3/28/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/28/14)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Wednesday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/28/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/28/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Hazel Henson
(Obituary ~ 03/28/14)
Hazel V. Henson, 94, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson. She was born July 7, 1919, in Oak Ridge, daughter of Henry and Sarah Elizabeth Hahs Barks. She and Robert Lloyd Henson were married Nov. 5, 1938. He passed away May 28, 1992...
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Mary Garner
(Obituary ~ 03/28/14)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Mary Evelyn Garner, 68, of Morley died Thursday, March 27, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 10, 1946, in Cape Girardeau daughter of Andrew "Andy" and Betty Dee Bruihl Matz. She and Charles Garner were married Oct. 18, 1974...
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Ronald Darden
(Obituary ~ 03/28/14)
Ronald Anthony Darden, 72, of Cape Girardeau passed into the hands of the Lord on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at his home, following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born June 3, 1941, in Goggins, Ga., to John Thomas Darden and Eva "Georgia" Burbank...
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Kergious Crites
(Obituary ~ 03/28/14)
Kergious Crites, 88, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, March 27, 2014, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Feb. 3, 1926, in Cape Girardeau, son of Marion F. and Ella Seabaugh Crites. He and Mary Frances Marlin were married Jan. 25, 1943, in Cape Girardeau...
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Cornelius Boettcher
(Obituary ~ 03/28/14)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Cornelius A. Boettcher, 98, of Altenburg died Wednesday, March 26, 2014, in Pevely, Mo. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 6:30 to 8:15 a.m. Saturday at Young and Sons East Perry Chapel...
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VJ Allen
(Obituary ~ 03/28/14)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- VJ Allen, 90, of Chaffee passed away Thursday, March 27, 2014, at Chaffee Nursing Center. She was born May 13, 1923, in Morley, Mo., to William O. and Viola Nanney Brasher. She and coach James Allen were married Nov. 25, 1948, in Cape Girardeau...
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House OKs bill excusing nursing women from juries
(State News ~ 03/28/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Nursing mothers could not be penalized for breast-feeding in public nor be required to serve on juries under legislation advancing in the Missouri House. The House approved the measure 150-0 on Thursday, and it moves to the state Senate...
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Ballpark Village's dress code defended
(State News ~ 03/28/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Project managers for the new Ballpark Village next to Busch Stadium say they want the entertainment complex to be "family-friendly," even as some raise concerns about a late-night dress code. Ballpark Village, a complex across the street from Busch Stadium featuring night life, bars and restaurants, has been years in the making. A grand opening was held Thursday...
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Missing Malaysia airplane: fresh clues but inclement weather hampers search
(International News ~ 03/28/14)
PERTH, Australia -- The clues keep piling up: more and more mysterious objects spotted bobbing in the southern Indian Ocean, perhaps part of the missing Malaysian airliner, perhaps not. But just as the night sky depicts the universe as it once was, the satellite images that reveal these items are also a glance backward in time...
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Gov. Nixon again pushes tax credit curbs
(State News ~ 03/28/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A day after senators endorsed a tax cut plan, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said Thursday any discussion of tax cuts "is a nonstarter" until lawmakers first curb the amount of tax breaks going to commercial and residential developers...
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Nine commanders fired in nuclear missile cheating scandal
(National News ~ 03/28/14)
WASHINGTON -- The Air Force took the extraordinary step Thursday of firing nine midlevel nuclear commanders and announcing it will discipline dozens of junior officers at a nuclear missile base, responding firmly to an exam-cheating scandal that spanned a far longer period than originally reported...
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House approves bill to stop cut to Medicare docs
(National News ~ 03/28/14)
WASHINGTON -- Legislation to give doctors a yearlong reprieve from a looming 24 percent cut in their payments from Medicare overcame turbulence in the House on Thursday and appears on track to clear the Senate next week, possibly just hours before a Monday midnight deadline...
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Perry County School District makes changes to plan for dealing with shooter
(Local News ~ 03/28/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- As other school districts did nationwide, Perry County School District No. 32 took a "good, hard look" at its emergency procedures after the December 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn. Matt Schamburg, district safety coordinator, a Perry County Sheriff's deputy and a school resource officer, said the district's safety team considered several options for its response to a shooter. ...
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Workers clear way for new pavilion at Capaha
(Local News ~ 03/28/14)
ADAM VOGLER ~ avogler@semissourian.com Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation employees move earth in preparation fro the construction of a new pavilion...
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11th-seeded Dayton reaches South final
(Professional Sports ~ 03/28/14)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Like a red and blue blur, the Dayton Flyers were pressing and passing, shooting and scoring. The waves never seemed to stop coming, with 10, 11 and then 12 players giving them quality minutes. An exhausted and foul-plagued Stanford simply couldn't keep up...
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Wisconsin badgers its way past Baylor
(Professional Sports ~ 03/28/14)
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Ben Brust and his Wisconsin teammates got oodles of open shots while they sliced and diced Baylor's vaunted zone defense. When the Bears had the ball, 7-foot Frank Kaminsky always seemed to be right in their way. Brust, Kaminsky and their Badgers realize they dominated Baylor in a 69-52 victory Thursday night because of a coach who always puts them in the right spots...
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Wacha pitches five strong innings in Grapefruit finale
(Professional Sports ~ 03/28/14)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Michael Wacha looked sharp in his final spring start Thursday, giving up a run in five innings of the St. Louis Cardinals' 6-4 loss to the Miami Marlins. Wacha gave up four hits and struck out six. He is scheduled to start the Cardinals' second game of the season Tuesday at Cincinnati. He will start the home opener in St. Louis on April 7...
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Blues pull another trick on Wild
(Professional Sports ~ 03/28/14)
OShie netted three goals to give St. Louis a hat trick in back-to-back games
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Road work 3/28/14
(Local News ~ 03/28/14)
Highway 77 in Scott County, between U.S. 61 and Interstate 55 at Benton, Mo., will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert pipe beneath the roadway. The work will be performed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 6, according to a news release from MoDOT...
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Former defense secretary James Schlesinger dies at age 85
(National News ~ 03/28/14)
WASHINGTON -- Onetime economics professor and longtime nuclear strategist James R. Schlesinger was a political man for all seasons, holding a long string of Cabinet and other high-level posts through three administrations. He was hired -- and dismissed -- by presidents of both parties...
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Texas must reveal execution drug supplier
(National News ~ 03/28/14)
AUSTIN, Texas -- A judge ordered Texas prison officials Thursday to disclose the supplier of a new batch of lethal injection drugs to attorneys for two inmates set to be executed next month but stopped short of revealing the identity of the manufacturer to the public...
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Obama, pope converse at the Vatican
(International News ~ 03/28/14)
VATICAN CITY -- Face to face for the first time, President Barack Obama and Pope Francis focused publicly on their mutual respect and shared concern for the poor Thursday. But their lengthy private discussion also highlighted the differences between the White House and the Catholic Church on abortion and birth control...
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High school roundup: Jackson, ND, Perryville post shutout wins in Noon Optimist tournament
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/14)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Oak Ridge baseball player injured in dugout by foul ball
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/14)
An Oak Ridge player was struck in the face and taken to a local hospital
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Oak Ridge softball team sees offense sprout amid rain
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/14)
The Blue jays splurged for nine runs before play was suspended
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Friese to race Saturday at Edward Jones Dome
(Community Sports ~ 03/28/14)
Cape Girardeau native Vince Friese will be in the international 250SX field at the AMA Supercross event Saturday at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis. Friese, riding with the Factory Metal Works/Club MX Race Team, currently is in fifth place in the 250SX East standings after six events...
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Artifacts 3/28/14
(Entertainment ~ 03/28/14)
The annual Juried Student Exhibition, showcasing the talents of Southeast Missouri State University's Department of Art students, will be on display from April 4 to 27 at the Crisp Museum on the River Campus. An opening lecture will be from 4 to 8 p.m. April 4, after which awards will be presented. For more information, call 651-2260 or email museum@semo.edu...
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Nothing fair about use tax
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/28/14)
The Chamber of Commerce, county and city officials say we must enact a use tax to "level the playing field" because of some fabricated inequity crisis. Why does leveling the playing field always cost the middle class and small businesses more money, while growing governmental budgets? "Leveling the playing field" is an excuse for raising taxes while pretending that it will make things fairer. The taxpayers are always the ones who lose as governments grow out of control...
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Prayer 3/28/14
(Prayer ~ 03/28/14)
O Lord God, we praise you for you are our strength and eternal hope. Amen.
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Yes, I knew him well, but now I'm hungry. Feed me.
(Column ~ 03/28/14)
It occurred to me the other day that Missy Kitty, the plump bundle of cat fur snoozing on the wicker chair in the family room, is better known -- far more famous -- than I am. And I'm the one who elevated her to such high status by mentioning her over and over in this column...
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