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Perryville Industrial Park becomes certified AT&T Fiber Park
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- In the 1800s, railroads changed the local economy by connecting Perryville to Ste. Genevieve, Mo., and Chester, Ill.
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Course aims to hold politicians accountable
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
Talking to elected officials is easy, but having meaningful conversations with them can be more difficult. Jan Farrar, secretary for the Cape Girardeau County Tea Party and Missouri coordinator for the Center for Self-Governance, said taking a course in self-governance can help people bridge that gap...
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Astronomers spot Earth-like planet
(National News ~ 04/18/14)
LOS ANGELES -- Astronomers have discovered what they say is the most Earth-like planet yet detected -- a distant, rocky world that's similar in size to our own and exists in the Goldilocks zone where it's not too hot and not too cold for life...
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Start of theater/safe room depends on concrete work
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
Groundbreaking on the Scott City School District's performing arts theater/Federal Emergency Management Agency safe room depends on when precast slabs for the walls can be poured, superintendent Diann Ulmer said Thursday. Ulmer attended a preconstruction meeting with the contractor, Zoellner Construction Co. of Perryville, Mo., and subcontractors, on the $2,059,000 project. But the start time centers on when Coreslab Structures of Marshall, Mo., can pour the concrete slabs for the building...
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State weighs ban on teens buying e-cigarettes
(State News ~ 04/18/14)
Missouri lawmakers passed a pair of bills Thursday to prevent people younger than 18 from purchasing electronic cigarettes, but opponents argue the legislation would pave the way for the nicotine products to be sold with fewer restrictions.
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Area pupils take Common Core field tests
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
Nearly 700 students in Cape Girardeau County schools have taken the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium field test in recent weeks. They are among about 23,000 statewide who have taken the test or will take it. About 23 states and territories are members of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, which is developing assessments aligned with Common Common Core State Standards, according to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education...
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Blues win playoff opener in 3OT
(Professional Sports ~ 04/18/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Alexander Steen scored at 26 seconds of the third overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 4-3 victory over the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on Thursday night. Steen beat Corey Crawford off a pair of short passes from Steve Ott and David Backes to cap the longest overtime game in franchise history...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team strengthens hold on first place in OVC
(College Sports ~ 04/18/14)
The Southeast Missouri State baseball team definitely has learned something about the opposition as it has steadfastly held onto the top spot in the Ohio Valley Conference standings. The lesson was evident when Eastern Illinois scored three runs in the eighth inning Thursday night at Capaha Field...
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Dairy farmer looks ahead to switch to feeder cattle
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
After operating Windy Vue Farms the past couple of decades, Jerry Siemers said he reached a point where he had to choose Path A or B, and a decision was made for the future of the farm and his family.
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Parked car struck on Themis Street
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
Chelsea Sterling opens a door to her Hyundai Elantra after the parked car was involved in an accident with a pickup truck Friday, April 18, 2014 on Themis Street, just west of the Ellis Street intersection in Cape Girardeau. The car was facing east and not occupied. ...
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Social Media Workshop Offered April 22
(Submitted Story ~ 04/18/14)
Franny Knight will lead a Social Media Workshop on Tuesday, April 22 at the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce from 8 to 11 am. The presentation will be geared towards small business owners and non-profit organizations and will include ways to incorporate social media into the business marketing strategy...
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2014 Annual RSVP/VIC Recognition
(Submitted Story ~ 04/18/14)
The Retired Senior Volunteer Program/Volunteer Intergenerational Center held its Annual Recognition on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at the Eagles Aeries #3775 in Cape Girardeau. Several in attendance dressed in Mardi Gras attire based on this year's theme. Jason Wray, President and CEO of Creative Edge in Jackson, provided a two-part entertainment for the event...
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Smith talks social media, SCRUB Act at Pachyderms
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
The Southeast Missouri Pachyderm Club celebrated its 47th birthday with cake and a speech from U.S. Rep. Jason Smith. Smith, a Republican, represents the 8th Congressional District of Missouri, which includes Cape Girardeau, Poplar Bluff and Rolla. He offered a brief account of some of the issues being considered by Congress, especially in the Judiciary Committee of which he is a member, but mostly Smith answered questions proposed by audience members...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/18/14)
Today is Good Friday, April 18, the 108th day of 2014. There are 257 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 18, 1934, the first laundromat (called a "Washateria") was opened by John F. Cantrell in Fort Worth, Texas; four electric washing machines were rented to members of the public on an hourly basis...
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Speak Out 4/18/14
(Speak Out ~ 04/18/14)
I saw on the news that the schools are losing their music programs and other schools are cutting back on their sports and other activities. I propose that we have a tax on every CD and every concert ticket for any musical group, whether it be rap or country or even opera or any of those. ...
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Want wisteria advice? Ask your wife
(Column ~ 04/18/14)
As many of you know, I like to putter in the yard. This includes several flower beds. And then there are a variety of shrubs and flowering trees. I like all of them. Except, of course, the wisteria. You have heard me complain about the wisteria in our yard. I planted it about 15 years ago. It bloomed once. I don't know what I did that year to produce blossoms. I've tried all the tricks I could find on the Internet and from talking to successful gardeners in the area. No more blooms...
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On Good Friday we remember Jesus' sacrifice
(Editorial ~ 04/18/14)
It's odd that the day we remember Jesus' sacrifice on the cross is called Good Friday. Crucifixion and good don't ordinarily belong in the same sentence. But for believers in Christ, today is the day we remember what Jesus' death on the cross means...
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Cord blood donations help others
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/18/14)
Compassion and generosity are hallmarks of motherhood. As we look forward to this Mother's Day, there is a singularly meaningful way that expectant mothers can show compassion and give hope to people in need: by donating umbilical cord blood. Cord blood, normally disposed of after birth, is unlike any other blood donation. It can be the only potentially life-saving treatment option for thousands of patients suffering from truly devastating blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma...
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Births 4/18/14
(Births ~ 04/18/14)
Daughter to Jesse Baert and Danielle Jasmine Gill of Marble Hill, Mo., Southeast Hospital, 9:11 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Name, Lillian Michele. Weight, 5 pounds, 9 ounces. First child. Mrs. Gill is the former Danielle Wei-brecht, daughter of Carrie Johnson and James Weibrecht of Perryville, Mo. She is a student. Gill is the son of Brad and Wendy Gill of Millersville. He is employed by ARI...
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Out of the past 4/18/14
(Out of the Past ~ 04/18/14)
After a presentation by Gene Penzel yesterday, the Jackson Board of Aldermen unanimously approved a resolution to pay dues of $3,000 to join a not-for-profit corporation that will promote the Interstate 66 project and seek funding of Congress for a feasibility study; the Cape Girardeau City Council also endorsed the project, but said financial participation by the city will require further council approval...
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Missouri mayor supports Kansas shooting suspect
(National News ~ 04/18/14)
MARIONVILLE, Mo. -- A small-town Missouri mayor's public support of a Kansas shooting suspect has led to the resignation of one of his elected colleagues. Marionville Alderwoman Jessica Wilson told the Springfield News-Leader on Wednesday she is stepping down in protest of comments made by Mayor Danny Clevenger...
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Man avoids $525 fine for refill at VA hospital
(National News ~ 04/18/14)
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- A man who faced a $525 fine for refilling an 89-cent drink at a Veterans Affairs hospital apparently will get off with a warning. When Christopher Lewis of North Charleston, S.C., refilled his drink without paying Wednesday, a federal police officer gave him a ticket. Lewis is a construction worker and says he never noticed the signs and has refilled his drink before without paying...
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Ailing AC/DC co-founder taking a break
(Entertainment ~ 04/18/14)
NEW YORK -- Malcolm Young is taking a break from AC/DC to focus on his health, the band said. The announcement saying the 61-year-old guitarist is in "ill health" was posted on the band's Facebook page. No details were provided. "Malcolm would like to thank the group's die-hard legions of fans worldwide for their never-ending love and support," the statement said...
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Lost radio program featuring Hank Williams found
(Entertainment ~ 04/18/14)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Previously unreleased recordings of country music legend Hank Williams performing songs on a 1950 radio show will be released next month for download and on vinyl. "The Garden Spot Programs, 1950" features 24 songs and jingles from a taped show that aired on early country radio stations, sponsored by a Texas plant nursery...
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Engagement of Disney's ‘Jessie' breaks new romantic ground
(Entertainment ~ 04/18/14)
LOS ANGELES -- The title character of "Jessie" heads in an unprecedented direction for a Disney Channel series: toward the altar. In a four-episode arc that will conclude the season this fall, 22-year-old Jessie Prescott dives into a whirlwind romance and accepts her boyfriend's proposal of marriage...
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Jones, Godard, Cronenberg in competition at Cannes
(Entertainment ~ 04/18/14)
PARIS -- David Cronenberg deconstructs Hollywood, Tommy Lee Jones goes Western, and reclusive New Wave legend Jean-Luc Godard returns in 3-D in films competing for top honors at next month's Cannes Film Festival. Organizers of the ritzy Riviera festival famed for its red-carpet glamour announced the much-heralded lineup Thursday for the May 14-through-25 event, including 18 films vying for the top prize -- the Palme d'Or...
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Chelsea Clinton expects first child
(Community ~ 04/18/14)
WASHINGTON -- Call it the year of the baby: Chelsea Clinton and her husband, Marc Mezvinsky, are expecting their first child later this year. The 34-year-old daughter of former President Bill Clinton and ex-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made the announcement Thursday at the end of a Clinton Foundation event in New York on empowering girls...
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Trial delayed for former CEO of sweetener plant
(State News ~ 04/18/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The criminal trial of former Mamtek CEO Bruce Cole has been delayed until December by a St. Charles County judge presiding over the case. Cole had been scheduled for trial June 16 on five felony charges related to a failed project to build an artificial sweetener plant in Moberly, Mo...
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Settlement reached in lawsuit over Bridgeton Landfill odors, fire
(State News ~ 04/18/14)
ST. LOUIS -- The operator of the Bridgeton Landfill in suburban St. Louis will pay nearly $7 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of hundreds of homeowners living nearby who claimed that noxious odors and an underground fire lowered property values and harmed their quality of life...
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Christian ministry plans Missouri camp expansion
(State News ~ 04/18/14)
SHELL KNOB, Mo. -- A nondenominational Christian ministry is planning a $21.5 million expansion on land it owns near Table Rock Lake in southwest Missouri, with a goal of offering gatherings beyond the traditional summer camps. Young Life, based in Colorado Springs, Colo., said Wednesday the expansion, called Clearwater Cove, will include an office, a dining hall, pool, two dormitories and a covered basketball court. ...
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Cyber cops: Target hackers may take years to track down
(National News ~ 04/18/14)
WASHINGTON -- Secret Service investigators say they are close to gaining a full understanding of the methods hackers used to breach Target's computer systems last December. But the agency says it could take years to identify the criminals who stole some 40,000 debit and credit card numbers of Target shoppers and other personal information from as many as 70 million people in the pre-Christmas breach...
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Southeast to present Simon's 'Brighton Beach Memoirs'
(Entertainment ~ 04/18/14)
Audiences will travel in time and be transported to the New York borough of Brooklyn when the Southeast Missouri State University Department of Theatre and Dance presents "Brighton Beach Memoirs," the iconic Neil Simon play about a 15-yer-old boy's coming of age...
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Jackson police report 4/18/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/18/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Summonses...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 4/18/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/18/14)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Tuesday...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/18/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/18/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Man said to be homesick for prison gets 3 1/2 years
(National News ~ 04/18/14)
CHICAGO -- An ex-con who spent most of his adult life behind bars on Thursday got what he said he wanted for robbing a suburban Chicago bank. The 74-year-old gets to go back to the place he called home -- prison. Telling Walter Unbehaun he frightened a teller by showing her a revolver tucked in his waistband during the 2013 heist, a federal judge imposed a 3 1/2-year prison sentence, citing a rap sheet that includes crimes from home invasion to kidnapping...
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Judge asks pointed questions in Okla. gay marriage case
(National News ~ 04/18/14)
DENVER -- A judge in Colorado who will play a pivotal role deciding whether gays should be allowed to wed in the United States asked pointed questions Thursday about whether Oklahoma can legally ban the unions. U.S. Circuit Judge Jerome Holmes is seen as the swing vote on the three-judge panel that heard the Oklahoma appeal and a similar case from Utah last week...
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George Storm
(Obituary ~ 04/18/14)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- George Louis Storm, 79, of Olive Branch died Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at Jonesboro Rehabilitation and Health Center in Jonesboro, Ill. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Rose Hill Cemetery in Thebes, Ill. Full military honors will be provided by Illinois National Guard Burial Team and area veterans...
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Georgie Shirley
(Obituary ~ 04/18/14)
AUBREY, Texas -- Georgie Gay Shirley, 88, of Aubrey died Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at Denton Regional Medical Center in Denton, Texas. She was born Nov. 2, 1925, in Ada, Okla., to John Harvey and Mary Jane "Molly" Gay. She moved to California and married Kenneth Merriman in 1950. They divorced in 1964, and he preceded her in death in 1982. In 1978 she married Richard L. Shirley. He preceded her in death in 1995...
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Janice Schario
(Obituary ~ 04/18/14)
Janice Lynn Schario, 52, of Jackson died Thursday, April 17, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Terry and Mark Culberson officiating. Interment will be in St. James United Church of Christ Cemetery at Tilsit...
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Barbara Moxley
(Obituary ~ 04/18/14)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Barbara Jean Bethune Moxley, 83, of Charleston died Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 24, 1930, in Sikeston, Mo., to the late Charles R. and Hazel Weakley Bethune Sr. A graduate of Sikeston High School, she had lived in Mississippi County most of her life. She was a member of Charleston United Methodist Church and attended Susannah Wesley Sunday school class, and was active in several card clubs...
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Clyde Huff
(Obituary ~ 04/18/14)
Clyde Warren Huff, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, April 17, 2014, at his home. He was born Aug. 22, 1923, in Doe Run, Mo., to Irvin and Blanch Huff. Clyde served his country in the Army Air Force during World War II in New Guinea, the Philippines, Okinawa and Japan. He was awarded five major campaign Bronze Stars, Unit Citations and Air Crew Wings...
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Ernest Hoosier
(Obituary ~ 04/18/14)
BELL CITY, Mo. -- Ernest Ray Hoosier, 97, of Bell City died Wednesday, April 16, 2014, following a brief illness. He was born Jan. 29, 1917, near Himmel, Mo., to the late George Willis and Nancy Jane Lee Hoosier. He and Aletha Nadine Miller were married Sept. 23, 1939, at Bloomfield, Mo...
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Lester Fornkohl
(Obituary ~ 04/18/14)
Lester M. Fornkohl, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, April 17, 2014, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.
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Robert Ezell
(Obituary ~ 04/18/14)
Robert Bruce Ezell, 62, of Ellington, Mo., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, April 11, 2014, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center Jefferson Barracks Division in St. Louis. He was a helicopter mechanic in the U.S. Army. A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel, with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating...
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Cards' Wainwright blanks Nationals with two-hitter
(Professional Sports ~ 04/18/14)
The Cardinals won the opener of the four-game series 8-0
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Perry County district takes on new administrators
(Local News ~ 04/18/14)
Perry County District 32 will get three new administrators next year, according to a district news release. Jeanie White will become assistant superintendent, replacing Russell Leek, who retired. Rich Thomas will take over as principal of Perryville high School after the retirement of Lee Gaddis. Craig Hayden will become career center director, taking over from Steve King, who is retiring...
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Author, Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez dies at 87
(National News ~ 04/18/14)
MEXICO CITY -- Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez crafted intoxicating fiction from the fatalism, fantasy, cruelty and heroics of the world that set his mind churning as a child growing up on Colombia's Caribbean coast. One of the most revered and influential writers of his generation, he brought Latin America's charm and maddening contradictions to life in the minds of millions and became the best-known practitioner of "magical realism," a blending of fantastic elements into portrayals of daily life that made the extraordinary seem almost routine.. ...
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Chaos, confusion seen on sinking ferry
(International News ~ 04/18/14)
MOKPO, South Korea -- There was chaos and confusion on the bridge of a sinking ferry, with the captain first trying to stabilize the listing vessel before ordering its evacuation, a crewman said Thursday. By the time the order came, however, he said it had become impossible to help many of the passengers, although the captain and 12 crew members survived...
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Deal reached on calming Ukraine - for now
(International News ~ 04/18/14)
GENEVA -- In a surprise accord, Ukraine and Russia agreed Thursday on tentative steps to halt violence and calm tensions along their shared border after more than a month of Cold War-style military posturing triggered by Moscow's annexation of Crimea...
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High school roundup: Chaffee baseball returns to winning ways
(High School Sports ~ 04/18/14)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Artifacts 4/18/14
(Entertainment ~ 04/18/14)
Two artists are wanted to provide talents at our fundraising event. FunStop-Kids Helping Kids is a children-led fundraiser with proceeds going to the Boys & Girls Club. FunStop started with a group of children wanting to do something to help give back to students who needed school supplies. Since then FunStop is filing as a not-for-profit to provide more children-led fundraisers, family service projects and leadership development. The next fundraising event will be from 8 a.m. ...
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Best Bet: Breakfast with bunnies
(Entertainment ~ 04/18/14)
Parents and children of all ages are invited to a pancake-and-sausage breakfast provided by Bob Evans from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Discovery Playhouse in Cape Girardeau. The Easter Bunny will be in the house; parents are encouraged to bring cameras. ...
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Russian ballet to perform at Southeast
(Entertainment ~ 04/18/14)
~ The Moscow Festival Ballet will perform "Giselle" as part of the 2013-2014 Southeast Missouri State University River Campus Touring Series at 7:30 p.m. April 25 in the Bedell Performance Hall. Under the direction of Sergei Radchenko, the Moscow Festival Ballet continues to expand its repertoire. ...
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Art retrospective features professor's work
(Entertainment ~ 04/18/14)
~ "Sarah Riley: A Retrospective" will open May 2 in the Crisp Museum at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus. The public is invited to attend an opening reception from 4 to 8 p.m. May 2. Southeast printmaking professor Sarah Riley will display her artwork through June 22. This retrospective will span 20 years of her paintings and prints, according to a news release from the university...
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Prayer 4/18/14
(Prayer ~ 04/18/14)
O Lord Jesus, we praise you for the gift of eternal life through you. Amen.
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Reports: Tulsa may hire MU's Haith
(Professional Sports ~ 04/18/14)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Missouri coach Frank Haith is in position to replace Danny Manning at Tulsa. A person with knowledge of the situation at Tulsa says Haith is the front-runner for the job, and he traveled to the school on Thursday afternoon to discuss a possible deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because nothing had been finalized...
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