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Health center CEO pleads guilty to submitting false grant documents
(Local News ~ 04/29/14)
Cheryl Ann White, the former CEO of a network of health facilities in Southeast Missouri, pleaded guilty to conspiring to create and submit numerous false documents related to the organization, the United States Attorney's office of the Eastern District of Missouri announced in a news release Tuesday morning...
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Missouri man serving life for pot seeks clemency
(State News ~ 04/29/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A 61-year-old Missouri man serving a life sentence without parole for three marijuana felonies is asking Gov. Jay Nixon to grant him clemency. Jeff Mizanskey has spent the last 20 years in prison after he was convicted and sentenced as a "prior and persistent drug offender" under Missouri law. ...
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Missouri Senate to take up 1-cent sales tax
(State News ~ 04/29/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Senate plans to debate a 1-cent sales tax increase for transportation this week. Senate Majority Leader Ron Richard says he expects debate to begin today. The proposed constitutional amendment cleared the House earlier this year and would need to be approved by voters in November to take effect...
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K.C., St. Louis mayors oppose gun bill
(State News ~ 04/29/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The mayors of Missouri's two largest cities and a federal prosecutor warned lawmakers Monday that legislation attempting to nullify some federal gun laws would hinder efforts to curb urban crime. Kansas City Mayor Sly James and St. ...
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Kennett awaits EPA response to wastewater treatment suit
(Local News ~ 04/29/14)
KENNETT, Mo. -- It has been a month since the city of Kennett filed suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, but the EPA has yet to respond in federal court. The city is protesting the agency's water quality standards for wastewater treatment...
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Educators to be recognized at Jackson chamber banquet
(Local News ~ 04/29/14)
The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce's 2014 Educator of the Year Banquet will be May 7 in the upper level of the Knights of Columbus Hall in Jackson, according to a chamber news release. The event starts with social time from 5:30 to 6 p.m., with dinner at 6 p.m., followed by the program...
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Lightning suspected to be culprit in Morley house fire
(Local News ~ 04/29/14)
MORLEY, Mo. -- A fire destroyed a home at 318 Bronaugh St. in Morley on Sunday evening amid the severe weather that pounded the area, and lightning is believed to be the culprit, said Scott County Rural Fire Department chief Jeremy Perrien. Oran, Morley and the Scott County fire department all responded to the scene where the house was ablaze, according to scanner traffic. ...
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Caruthersville man faces sexual assault and incest charges
(Local News ~ 04/29/14)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- A Caruthersville man is charged with multiple counts of sexual assault and incest. Antonio F. Truss, 40, is charged with two counts of first-degree felony rape or attempted rape, three counts of first-degree felony sodomy or attempted sodomy and two counts of felony incest, according to Missouri Case.net...
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Gas prices inch up in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 04/29/14)
Average retail gasoline prices in Missouri have risen 1.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.46 per gallon Monday, according to gasoline website GasBuddy's daily survey of 3,940 gas outlets in Missouri. With refinery maintenance wrapping up, prices should decline around Memorial Day or the beginning of June, said Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy.com in Chicago, in a news release...
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Riders after the storm
(Local News ~ 04/29/14)
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Courtney and Jeff Bourbon with their daughters, Kendall, center, and Kamryn, of Cape Girardeau follow the Cape LaCroix Recreational Trail toward Shawnee Park on Monday afternoon in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Cape board to purchase 800 more computers for students, teachers
(Local News ~ 04/29/14)
As part of the Cape Girardeau School District's continuing program to provide laptop devices to students, the school board Monday approved purchasing 800 ASUS T100TA computers for an estimated $311,200. The computers, which can act as a laptop or tablet, will be distributed at Central Junior High School and Central High School. The devices are the same type as the roughly 1,200 that were rolled out in January at Central High School...
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Despite recent storms, Cape rainfall total near normal
(Local News ~ 04/29/14)
Recent gullywashers notwithstanding, Cape Girardeau's rainfall totals are just slightly above normal this month, a hydrologist said. Mary Lamm, a hydrologist at the National Weather Service in Paducah, Ky., said Cape Girardeau received more than 3 inches of rain in a 24-hour period...
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Cardinals fall to first-place Brewers in 12 innings
(Professional Sports ~ 04/29/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Khris Davis overcame striking out four times early in the game and came through with a run-scoring triple in the 12th inning to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night. Davis drove in Jonathan Lucroy, who doubled off Seth Maness (0-2) to start the inning. Mark Reynolds then drove in Davis with a sacrifice fly. Davis, who finished 1 for 6, struck out in the second, fifth, sixth and 10th innings...
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Judge to hear motion for new trial in case of man convicted of hitting joggers
(Local News ~ 04/29/14)
A Cape Girardeau County circuit judge next month will hear Vincent Anderson's motion to have his conviction set aside and take his case to trial. Anderson, 20, of Little Rock, Ark., was sentenced to 12 years in prison last year after pleading guilty to first-degree assault in connection with an Oct. 28, 2012, attack in which he was accused of driving a stolen 1994 Ford Thunderbird into a group of joggers at the intersection of Aquamsi and William streets...
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House speaker chats up tax-cutting bill during news conference
(Local News ~ 04/29/14)
The debate over a proposed tax-cutting bill came to Cape Girardeau Monday morning. Missouri Speaker of the House Tim Jones, accompanied by Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist and United for Missouri executive director Carl Bearden, talked about Senate Bill 509 during a news conference at the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce. ...
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Nixon says Medicaid expansion could help small businesses, low-wage employees
(Local News ~ 04/29/14)
Gov. Jay Nixon's new proposal to help small businesses provide health insurance for their employees is tied to Medicaid expansion. Speaking at the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce, the governor said his plan, called Missouri Health Works, targets businesses with fewer than 150 employees...
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Almost 1,400 students to graduate from Southeast
(Local News ~ 04/29/14)
A total of 1,348 students -- 1,092 undergraduate and 256 master's and specialist students -- will receive degrees at Southeast Missouri State University's spring commencement exercises at 2 p.m. May 17 at the Show Me Center, according to a university news release...
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Mo. legislation seeks to toss out Common Core
(Local News ~ 04/29/14)
Senate Bill 514 was corrected from SB 518 below. Officials from the Cape Girardeau School District and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education would prefer to see Common Core standards stay in place because they have been -- or are -- being implemented by most districts statewide...
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Ameren Missouri Donates to United Way of Southeast Missouri
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/29/14)
Employees of Ameren Missouri donated $29,647.00 to United Way of Southeast Missouri's 2013 campaign.
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Old Town Cape Donates to United Way of Southeast Missouri
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/29/14)
Employees of Old Town Cape donated $1,120.00 to United Way of Southeast Missouri's 2013 campaign.
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Regions Bank Donates to United Way of Southeast Missouri
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/29/14)
Employees of Regions Bank donated $9,531.00 to United Way of Southeast Missouri's campaign.
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University Donates to United Way of Southeast Missouri
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/29/14)
Employees of Southeast Missouri State University donated $19,554.50 to United Way of Southeast Missouri.
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SoutheastHEALTH Donates to United Way of Southeast Missouri
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/29/14)
Employees of SoutheastHEALTH donated $23,134.50 to United Way of Southeast Missouri.
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BioKyowa Inc. Donates to United Way of Southeast Missouri
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/29/14)
Employees of BioKyowa Inc. donated $13,582.00 to United Way of Southeast Missouri's 2013 campaign.
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CAPETOWN-Local Assisted Living Community Receives Top Award
(Submitted Story ~ 04/29/14)
Capetown Assisted and Independent Living by Americare recently received its company's Philosophy Award during the Americare's 2014 Annual Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri. Capetown was selected from Americare's 102 Assisted living communities to receive the award based on exemplary quality in all four areas of the company's corporate philosophy: service to residents, service to employees, service to the community, and fiscal responsibility...
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Casino Donates to United Way
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/29/14)
Employees of Isle Casino Cape Girardeau donated $6,628.00 to United Way of Southeast Missouri's 2013 Campaign.
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Mondi Donates to United Way of Southeast Missouri
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/29/14)
Employees of Mondi donated $38,066.56 to United Way of Southeast Missouri's 2013 campaign.
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Girl Scouts spruce up Born Learning Trail
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/29/14)
Girl Scout Troop 71120 painted activities for the Born Learning Trail at Capaha Park. The troop is working on their Bronze award. The trail is part of the Success By 6 school readiness initiative of United Way. Pictured from left are Grayson Jones, Alexandris Seabaugh, Mollie Davidson, Kaylei Sterling, Bailey Randol, Maria Riguez...
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Church to Host Free Dinner for City Residents
(Submitted Story ~ 04/29/14)
On Saturday, May 3, the Church at Morley, 112 N. Kirkwood, will host a free dinner open to the community. Residents of the city are invited to bring their families and eat, starting at 6 pm. "We want to show our appreciation to the City of Morley," says Doug Sikes, church elder. "A hearty meal and fellowship gives us a great opportunity to get together with God's people -- churched and unchurched -- and we love to eat!"...
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Murray Dunn to Speak on Missouri & Regional History
(Submitted Story ~ 04/29/14)
Murray Dunn, President of the Bollinger County Historical Society, will speak at the Bollinger County Museum of Natural History in Marble Hill on Saturday May 3, 2014. Mr. Dunn will talk about the "Past Cultures of Bollinger County" and little known facts/stories plus Missouri history...
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Cape Public Schools Donate to United Way of Southeast Missouri
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/29/14)
Employees of Cape Public Schools donated $24,941.68 to United Way of Southeast Missouri's 2013 campaign.
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Northwestern Mutual Donates to United Way of Southeast Missouri
(Submitted Photo ~ 04/29/14)
Employees of Northwestern Mutual donated $810.00 to United Way of Southeast Missouri's 2013 campaign.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 04/29/14)
Today is Tuesday, April 29, the 119th day of 2014. There are 246 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 29, 1974, President Richard M. Nixon announced he was releasing edited transcripts of some secretly made White House tape recordings related to Watergate...
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Blues hockey provided excitement for fans
(Editorial ~ 04/29/14)
This area loves its baseball and football. The Cardinals are perennial contenders in the playoffs. Though the Rams have struggled in recent times, many still remember Kurt Warner. the Greatest Show on Turf and a Super Bowl win after the 1999 season...
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'No' to foreign farming
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/29/14)
In his April 22 guest column, "The truth about Right to Farm Amendment," Dale Steffens ignores what we learned in grade school: The constitution is the law of the people and not of agriculture corporations and their foreign partners. Last year alone, one Chinese company acquired 50,000 acres of Missouri's farmland and now has the right to farm in three counties in Missouri. ...
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Speak Out 4/29/13
(Speak Out ~ 04/29/14)
If President Obama really wants to threaten Vladimir Putin, all he has to do is say we'll invade your country with his health care. I don't understand our city council. If public safety is such a priority, why wasn't all that money spent on Broadway used for the police and fire department facilities? Citizens need more of a voice about how city funds are allocated. The council doesn't listen to just the regular citizens, only to a few members of the "good old boys club."...
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Google: Driverless cars mastering city streets
(National News ~ 04/29/14)
LOS ANGELES -- Google says cars it has programmed to drive themselves have started to master the navigation of city streets and the challenges they bring, from jaywalkers to weaving bicyclists -- a milestone for any commercially available self-driving car technology...
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Margaret Williams
(Obituary ~ 04/29/14)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Margaret Ann Williams, 67, of Sikeston passed away Monday, April 28, 2014, at East Prairie Nursing Center in East Prairie, Mo. She was born Aug. 12, 1946, in Cairo, Ill., to the late John and Marie Smith Rose. Margaret was a retired waitress. She was a member of Oran First Baptist Church...
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Rupert Fiehler
(Obituary ~ 04/29/14)
Rupert Friedrich Heinrich Fiehler, 96, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, April 28, 2014, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 27, 1918, in Frohna, Mo., son of Benjamin G. and Frieda Miesner Fiehler. He and Lillian Flora Mangels were married March 7, 1942, in Azusa, Calif. She preceded him in death Nov. 6, 1982. He then married Hazel Steckler Kelley on Nov. 26, 1983. She preceded him in death March 8, 2010...
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Jerry Winchester
(Obituary ~ 04/29/14)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Jerry Winchester, 82, of Advance passed away Sunday, April 27, 2014, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Jan. 4, 1932, at Glennon, Mo., son of Omer Edward and Pearl Ann Harris Winchester. Jerry and Linda Marie Smith were married Dec. 13, 1963, at Granite City, Ill. She preceded him in death Jan. 20, 2003...
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Mildred Burnett
(Obituary ~ 04/29/14)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Mildred Rose Burnett, 90, of Sikeston passed away Sunday, April 27, 2014, at Golden Living Center in Bloomfield, Mo. She was born March 10, 1924, in Benton, Mo., to Otto Louis and Mary Josephine Dohogne Schlitt. She and Jack T. Burnett were married May 13, 1978. He preceded her in death Sept. 3, 2001...
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Bing Northcutt
(Obituary ~ 04/29/14)
Bing Northcutt, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, April 27, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Visitation will be from noon until service time at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill, Mo. Burial will follow in Glenallen Cemetery...
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Dorothy Lough
(Obituary ~ 04/29/14)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Dorothy Mae Lough, 90, of Marble Hill died Saturday, April 26, 2014, at her home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to service time at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. Burial will follow in Old Union Cemetery near Bessville, Mo...
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Health beat: Enjoy the benefits of gardening and stay safe and healthy
(Community ~ 04/29/14)
Gardening can be a great way to enjoy physical activity, beautify the community and go green. However, it is important for people to protect and take precautions as they work and play in the sun and around insects, chemicals and lawn and garden equipment...
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Study: Diabetic heart attacks and strokes falling
(Community ~ 04/29/14)
NEW YORK -- In the midst of the diabetes epidemic, a glimmer of good news: Heart attacks, strokes and other complications from the disease are plummeting. Over the last two decades, the rates of heart attacks and strokes among diabetics fell by more than 60 percent, a new federal study shows. The research also confirms earlier reports of drastic declines in diabetes-related kidney failure and amputations...
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Woman charged with murder in baby deaths
(National News ~ 04/29/14)
PROVO, Utah -- A Utah woman was charged Monday with six counts of first-degree murder in the killing of her six babies over a decade, but she cannot face the death penalty if convicted, prosecutors said. Defendant Megan Huntsman, 39, is accused of killing the babies between 1996 and 2006, before Utah law was changed in 2007 to make murder a capital offense if a victim was younger than 14, Utah County Attorney Jeff Buhman said outside court after a hearing in the case...
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Air search for missing Malaysian plane called off
(International News ~ 04/29/14)
CANBERRA, Australia -- The aerial search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet was called off Monday, and the underwater hunt will be expanded to include a vast swath of ocean floor that may take at least eight months to thoroughly search, Australian officials said...
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Volunteers quietly help families of ferry's lost
(International News ~ 04/29/14)
JINDO, South Korea -- The mother, slightly drunk, sits on the edge of a windblown dock and wails. A Buddhist monk approaches and wipes the tears from her face as she pours out her grief and longing for her missing son. He leads her away from the dock's edge and, as she weeps, chants Buddhist scriptures and sounds a wooden gong in a prayer for her son's return...
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Blues have plenty of time to dwell on another early playoff exit
(Professional Sports ~ 04/29/14)
The team bombed in the playoffs despite an attempt to bolster its goaltending
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Missouri hires alum Anderson as basketball coach
(College Sports ~ 04/29/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri chose a familiar face as its new men's basketball coach Monday. Kim Anderson is a former star player and longtime aide to former Missouri coach Norm Stewart. He won a Division II championship at Central Missouri this season and replaces Frank Haith, who left for Tulsa earlier this month. A news conference to introduce Anderson was set for Tuesday morning...
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Cape Girardeau police report 4/29/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/29/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Assault Thefts Property damage Miscellaneous...
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I-55 in Ste. Genevieve County reduced for routine bridge maintenance
(Local News ~ 04/29/14)
North- and southbound Interstate 55 in Ste. Genevieve County, between the Ste. Genevieve County line and the Jefferson County line, will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform routine bridge maintenance. The work will take place from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, according to a MoDOT news release...
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Egypt sentences 683 to death in another mass trial
(International News ~ 04/29/14)
MINYA, Egypt -- An Egyptian judge sentenced to death the Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual leader and 682 other people Monday in the latest in a series of high-stakes mass trials that have been unprecedented in scope, drawing sharp condemnation from international rights groups...
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Southeast Missouri State's Hayes earns OVC pitching honor
(College Sports ~ 04/29/14)
Southeast junior right-hander Travis Hayes was selected the Ohio Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week after throwing a three-hit shutout at Jacksonville State on Saturday. Hayes' first complete-game shutout of the season was timely, as the Redhawks manufactured the game's lone run in a 1-0 victory. Hayes struck out six batters and walked one in improving to 6-1 on the season...
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Cards send struggling Wong to Class AAA Memphis
(Professional Sports ~ 04/29/14)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals have demoted struggling rookie Kolten Wong to the minors. Wong, the starting second baseman to open the season, and reserve outfielder Shane Robinson were optioned to Triple-A Memphis on Monday. Rookies Greg Garcia and Randal Grichuk, both off to strong starts, were recalled from Memphis and are in the majors for the first time...
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Fox to broadcast live musical 'Grease' next year
(Entertainment ~ 04/29/14)
NEW YORK -- Fox apparently isn't going to let NBC dominate the world of live TV musicals. Fox jumped into the theater game Monday by announcing it will broadcast a three-hour live version of the musical "Grease" that will feature "a young ensemble cast" that has yet to be named...
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Out of the past 4/29/14
(Out of the Past ~ 04/29/14)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Republican Ralph E. Boyer is selected by the Scott County Republican Committee for submission to Gov. John Ashcroft for appointment to the Scott County Commission; Ashcroft will pick a new commissioner to fill the term of Eldon Ziegenhorn, who recently resigned...
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Prayer 4/29/14
(Prayer ~ 04/29/14)
O Lord Jesus, blessed be your name, the name above all names. Amen.
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Afghanistan's fortunate choices
(Column ~ 04/29/14)
Afghanistan is little in the news these days. Other than occasional stories about Taliban terrorism, fumbles by the Obama national security team, or erratic statements by Afghan President Hamid Karzai (mercifully in the last few months of his term), few headlines receive prominent coverage. ...
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Shooting at FedEx center wounds 6, suspect dead
(Local News ~ 04/29/14)
KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) -- A shooter described as being armed with an assault rifle and having bullets strapped across his chest "like Rambo" opened fire Tuesday morning at a FedEx station outside Atlanta, wounding at least six people before police found the suspect dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot...
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