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I-55 in Scott County reduced for bridge repairs
(Local News ~ 06/10/14)
Southbound Interstate 55 in Scott County will be reduced to one lane today and Wednesday, as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge repairs. The span is located is between Route PP and Route E. The work will be done from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily...
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Police: Gunman kills student in school shooting
(National News ~ 06/10/14)
TROUTDALE, Ore. (AP) -- A gunman killed a student at a high school east of Portland Tuesday and the shooter is also dead, police said. "The student has died. I'm very, very sorry for the family," said Troutdale police chief Scott Anderson. The Multnomah County sheriff's office said there were reports of shots fired about 8 a.m. at Reynolds High School in Troutdale...
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Former cop to face charges
(Local News ~ 06/10/14)
A man arrested while working as a Holcomb, Missouri, police officer will have a preliminary hearing in July, a judge told him Friday. Judge John Spielman set the preliminary hearing for Alvin Roberts for 1 p.m. July 11. Roberts was arrested last month by the Missouri State Highway Patrol Drug and Crime Control Unit after he allegedly warned a female informant she was being sought by police for burglary...
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St. Louis Zoo now home to African wild dogs
(State News ~ 06/10/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Three new wildlife exhibits are now open at the St. Louis Zoo. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that five African wild dogs are new to the zoo, and their exhibit opened Friday. Nestle Purina Petcare Co. donated $1.2 million for construction of the dogs' preserve...
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Winfield seeks stay from Missouri Supreme Court
(State News ~ 06/10/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A Missouri inmate scheduled to be put to death next week is asking the Missouri Supreme Court to halt the execution. John Winfield faces execution June 18 for killing two women in St. Louis County in 1996. In a court filing Monday, attorneys for Winfield say it is unconstitutional for the state to execute him with "an unregulated compounded drug, from an undisclosed supplier, made of unknown ingredients, and through unknown processes."...
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Teens charged in death of man found near cemetery
(State News ~ 06/10/14)
HARRISONVILLE, Mo. -- Two Missouri teenagers have been charged in the death of a 25-year-old man whose body was found last week near a western Missouri cemetery, Cass County authorities said Monday. Mathew E. Volland, 18, of Raymore and Tyler J. Smallwood, 18, of Peculiar were charged Monday with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the shooting death of Forrest Fuller, Cass County Prosecutor Teresa Hensley said...
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Black ministers start anti-voter ID campaign
(State News ~ 06/10/14)
WICHITA, Kan. -- Several Wichita-area black ministers have announced plans to encourage a get-out-the-vote campaign to fight voter ID laws. The ministers are members of the Midwest Conference Fifth Episcopal District, which represents 120 churches in Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri. They met last week for their annual Midwest conference in Wichita, The Wichita Eagle reported...
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Kennett sees few problems with new smoking ban
(State News ~ 06/10/14)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Officials in Kennett say they've encountered only a few problems enforcing a new smoking ban. The Daily Dunklin Democrat reported voters in Kennett showed overwhelming support for the ban during April's elections. The Kennett City Council then approved the restrictions in a new ordinance...
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Minor flooding in Missouri; flash floods a concern
(State News ~ 06/10/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Recent rains have pushed rivers above flood stage at some locations in Missouri, while flash floods are possible in other areas. Minor flooding was occurring Monday along portions of the Mississippi River north of St. Louis, but no major damage was reported...
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Prosecutor rules Missouri man's death justifiable
(State News ~ 06/10/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Prosecutors have ruled that a southwest Missouri man was justified when he stabbed his brother to death during an argument. Greene County prosecutors say 31-year-old Ryan Storey of St. James will not face charges in the April 2013 death of 29-year-old Curtis Storey of Springfield...
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Muslim driver fights St. Louis taxi wardrobe rules
(State News ~ 06/10/14)
ST. LOUIS -- An Islamic cabdriver in St. Louis is challenging the regional taxi commission's wardrobe rules in court after receiving dozens of tickets for wearing traditional religious clothing. Raja Naeem, 50, is a native of Pakistan who immigrated to the United States two decades ago and now lives in the St. ...
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New housing planned for Kansas City veterans
(State News ~ 06/10/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A new project in central Kansas City will provide homes and social services for up to 58 veterans, as the first step in a much larger vision to help veterans. The St. Michael's Veterans Center will eventually be a $34 million complex with three buildings offering 180 affordable rental units on a 24-acre site, along with large and small gathering areas, outpatient medical care, and rooms for physical fitness, computer and job training. ...
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New literacy program offered in Springfield
(State News ~ 06/10/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Springfield summer school students working to make up academic ground are being encouraged to see themselves as "big news." It's an approach the Springfield School District is piloting this year to boost the literacy skills -- and self-esteem -- of students whose reading and writing skills are one or more years below grade level...
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Death penalty no longer sought in Bernie murder case
(Local News ~ 06/10/14)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A motion has been filed not to seek the death penalty against Allen McCoy, who is accused of the June 2010 murder of Aubrey Finch at his Bernie, Missouri, home. An autopsy conducted in Farmington, Missouri, ruled Finch, 67, died as a result of "multiple stab wounds to the head and neck."...
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Kennett man faces murder charges
(Local News ~ 06/10/14)
KENNETT, Mo. -- A Kennett man has been charged in a fatal shooting that happened around 8:30 p.m. Saturday in the 500 block of South Hopper Street. Jeremy J. Corcoran, 37, is charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. He is accused of shooting Andres Tijerina Jr., 23, of Kennett a number of times with a 9 mm pistol. Police said Tijerina was pronounced dead at the scene by Dunklin County Corner James Powell...
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Preliminary hearing set for former Scott County deputy
(Local News ~ 06/10/14)
Former Scott County deputy Ivan Norman Brant Jr. waived formal arraignment Monday in connection with charges of possessing a controlled substance. Judge Gary Kamp set Brant's preliminary hearing for July 1. In May, Brant, 37, of Scott City was charged with possession of a controlled substance for his role in allegedly helping former Scott City police officer Samuel J. Lincoln, 26, of Whitewater sell the hormone testosterone to a Jackson police officer...
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Victim in Cairo homicide identified
(Local News ~ 06/10/14)
CAIRO, Ill. -- The victim of a Cairo homicide that occurred at 3:45 p.m. Sunday has been identified as Vernon K. Haynes, 27, of Charleston, Missouri, according to the Illinois State Police. Cairo police requested assistance from troopers and the Crime Scene Services Command to the Cavalier Club in Cairo...
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Hornersville man to answer sex charges in July
(Local News ~ 06/10/14)
On July 14, Kenneth Ray Flanagan of Hornersville, Missouri, will appear in court on charges of first-degree attempted statutory sodomy and attempted deviant sexual intercourse with another person younger than 14. Dunklin County Prosecuting Attorney Stephen Sokoloff said an investigation by the Division of Child Protective Services found that Flanagan allegedly had sexual contact with his 4-year-old daughter between Jan. 1, 2013, and Nov. 18...
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Suspected Olive Street shooter appears in court
(Local News ~ 06/10/14)
Tommy Joe Davis III appeared via videoconference at the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse on Monday for his initial arraignment. Davis, 29, of Cape Girardeau has been charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action for allegedly shooting a man at 523 Olive St. in Cape Girardeau on Wednesday morning. At the arraignment, Davis asked Judge Gary Kamp to reduce his $250,000 cash-only bond...
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Publisher: China a huge untapped market for American agriculture
(Local News ~ 06/10/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- With the expansion of its middle class, China is a vast untapped market for American agriculture, said John LaRose, publisher and editor of MidAmerica Farm Publications Inc. LaRose, of Perryville, recently returned from a U.S. ...
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Regional VA centers fingered in national audit
(Local News ~ 06/10/14)
A nationwide audit of veterans' hospitals has flagged two facilities that serve patients in Cape Girardeau, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Cited for further investigation are the Marion VA Medical Center in Marion, Illinois, and a community-based outreach clinic in West Plains, Missouri. Other regional facilities in Kansas -- the VA Medical Center in Leavenworth and the Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita -- also are under scrutiny...
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Amendments seek to curb deer disease
(Local News ~ 06/10/14)
The definition of captive deer and how they are managed in Missouri could be decided before the state Department of Conservation opens the topic for public comment. The department's Conservation Commission late last week approved proposed amendments to regulations of hunting preserves and wildlife breeding facilities that hold members of the cervid, or deer, family, including white-tailed deer...
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Southeast Missouri State's Miller back at NCAA Outdoor Championships in different event
(College Sports ~ 06/10/14)
The Southeast junior follows father's advice, reaches national outdoor meet in the triple jump
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Missouri temple gets reprieve from wrecking ball
(State News ~ 06/10/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Preservationists have won a one-month reprieve for moving an 80-year-old rock-walled temple in Springfield that is slated for demolition. The preservationists are working to raise money to move the Timmons Temple building in Springfield because of its historical significance for the city's black community. ...
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Philanthropy's makeover nearly complete
(Local News ~ 06/10/14)
For the past six weeks, Philanthropy Fashion owner Bridgett Kielhofner has worried that people entering her Cape Girardeau store would get pelted with fallen stucco the minute they stepped inside. The A.C. Vasterling building, home to Philanthropy, is being restored to its original facade to qualify for a historic tax credit...
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Albino buck
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/10/14)
I noticed two bucks and a doe in my backyard grazing and shared a photo on Facebook. Fifteen minutes later I returned to the window to see if our visitors were still there and this is what i saw. Yes, I did have to re-post on Facebook.
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Keep the Republic
(Submitted Story ~ 06/10/14)
What are you doing to Keep The Republic? Do you feel like we're losing the Republic? Our schools (yes, Jackson AND Cape) are teaching our children that we are a Constitutional Democracy. Are we a Constitutional Democracy? I challenge you to find the word democracy in the Constitution. What are you going to do about that?...
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Beautiful sunset
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/10/14)
A picture of the sun setting after a storm.
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Green Heron with a crawdad
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/10/14)
I had fun watching this little guy hunt for his dinner at Hubble Creek in Jackson Park.
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Monarch caterpillar on a milkweed
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/10/14)
This was taken on County 471 close to Maintz Conservation Area.
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Bucks of a different color
(Submitted Photo ~ 06/10/14)
Taking a beauty break in my backyard.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 06/10/14)
Today is Tuesday, June 10, the 161st day of 2014. There are 204 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 10, 1964, the Senate voted to limit further debate on a proposed civil rights bill, shutting off a filibuster by Southern senators. (The Civil Rights Act of 1964 went on to win congressional approval and was signed by President Lyndon Johnson.)...
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Stay alert, watch for bikers
(Editorial ~ 06/10/14)
Warmer days and sunshine mean more people will be using their motorcycles. For some, it's about weekend trips. Others may be on the road more than 10,000 miles a year. While it can be a fun hobby, riding motorcycles can be dangerous. A recent Southeast Missourian story cited 104 fatalities in Missouri during 2012 from motorcycle crashes. The first five months of 2013, according to Cpl. Clark Parrott of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, saw motorcycle-related deaths up 40 percent...
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Lori Williams
(Obituary ~ 06/10/14)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Lori Brock Williams, 48, of Advance passed away Sunday, June 8, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 22, 1965, daughter of C.O. "Dobbie" and Bernice Finney Brock. Lori was a graduate of Advance High School and Southeast Missouri State University. She was a nurse practitioner...
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Dr. Mark Maddox
(Obituary ~ 06/10/14)
Dr. Mark Finley Maddox, 57, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Friday, June 6, 2014. A celebration of Mark's life will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at Broadway Baptist Church, 3931 Washington St. in Kansas City. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. before the service...
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Patricia Foster
(Obituary ~ 06/10/14)
COMMERCE, Mo. -- Patricia Ann Foster, 67, of Commerce died Sunday, June 8, 2014, at her home. She was born Feb. 7, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, to John J. and Verna Mae Sanford Kelly. She and Bobby Ivan Foster were married Sept. 15, 1967, in Chaffee, Missouri...
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Joseph Figliolo Jr.
(Obituary ~ 06/10/14)
KELSO, Mo. -- Joseph Lee Figliolo Jr., 53, of Kelso died Saturday, June 7, 2014, at his home. He was born Feb. 1, 1961, in St. Louis, to Joseph Lee and Elaine Moyers Figliolo Sr. Joseph enjoyed the outdoors and was an avid sportsman. He liked fishing, golf, softball, handball and weightlifting...
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Births 6/10/14
(Births ~ 06/10/14)
Son to Billy Ray Dyer II and Elesha Denise Jones of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 11:07 a.m. Thursday, May 29, 2014. Name, Billy Ray III. Weight, 8 pounds, 1 ounce. Second son. Ms. Jones is the daughter of Sherrita and Elijah Jones of Cape Girardeau. She is employed by Genesis In-Home Care. Dyer is the son of Billy Dyer Sr. of Blytheville, Arkansas, and Sylvia Dyer of Cape Girardeau. He is employed by Tenaris Hickman...
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Jimmy Rhodes
(Obituary ~ 06/10/14)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Jimmy Rhodes, 46, of Advance passed away Saturday, June 7, 2014, at his home. He was born Aug. 4, 1967, at Advance, son of Craig and Bonnie Robison Rhodes. Survivors include his parents, Craig and Bonnie Rhodes; a son, Christopher Rhodes; a daughter, Hannah Rhodes; a brother, Robert Rhodes, all of Advance; and a sister, Carla Rhodes of Carbondale, Illinois...
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Bennie Klein
(Obituary ~ 06/10/14)
PATTON, Mo. -- Bennie Lee Klein Sr., 75, of Patton passed away Friday, June 6, 2014, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Inman, South Carolina. He was born Nov. 21, 1938, at Marble Hill, Missouri, son of Harry Herman and Elsie Isabel Newell Klein. He was the loving husband of Barbara Jean Farrow Klein...
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The welcome persistence of monarchy
(Column ~ 06/10/14)
The United States of America was founded as a result of a rebellion against monarchy -- specifically, excessive taxes and infringements on liberty by King George III. Throughout its history, the U.S. has tended to favor republican movements and states, from supporting the independence movements against Spain in the early 19th century to casting World War I (after the abdication of the Russian czar) as a war against autocracy...
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Governor shirks his duty on appointments
(Column ~ 06/10/14)
A year ago I wrote an op-ed exposing Gov. Jay Nixon's dereliction of duty as it applies to the more than 200 state boards and commissions, most of which have vacancies or members with expired terms. At the time, there were more than 1,000 vacancies or expired terms on those boards and commission. A year later, the problem is worse...
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Cape Girardeau police report 6/10/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/10/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Thefts Miscellaneous...
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Healthbeat: Protect skin from the sun
(Community ~ 06/10/14)
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States. Most cases of melanoma, the deadliest kind of skin cancer, are caused by exposure to ultraviolet light. To lower skin cancer risk, protect skin from the sun and avoid indoor tanning. Check the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's UV Index before spending time outdoors and plan sun protection accordingly, using the following tips:...
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Gears keep cranking on statewide MS task force
(Community ~ 06/10/14)
The task force created by the state Legislature last month to identify quality-of-life issues for Missourians with multiple sclerosis is in its analysis phase. "The Missouri Senate is committed to identifying the unmet needs of individuals who are affected by MS ... ...
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Healthy seniors tested in bid to block Alzheimer's disease
(Community ~ 06/10/14)
WASHINGTON -- In one of the most ambitious attempts yet to thwart Alzheimer's disease, a major study got underway Monday to see if an experimental drug can protect healthy seniors whose brains harbor silent signs that they're at risk. Scientists plan to eventually scan the brains of thousands of older volunteers in the U.S., Canada and Australia to find those with a sticky buildup believed to play a key role in development of Alzheimer's -- the first time so many people without memory problems get the chance to learn the potentially troubling news.. ...
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Microsoft teases new ‘Crackdown,' ‘Halo' at E3
(Entertainment ~ 06/10/14)
LOS ANGELES -- It's all about the games for Microsoft at E3. Microsoft focused exclusively on hyping titles coming to its Xbox One and Xbox 360 consoles during its presentation Monday ahead of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the game industry's annual trade show...
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Sexual assault on student sparks outrage in Egypt
(International News ~ 06/10/14)
CAIRO -- A string of sexual assaults on women during celebrations of Egypt's presidential inauguration -- including a mass attack on a 19-year-old student who was stripped in Cairo's Tahrir Square -- prompted outrage Monday as a video emerged purportedly showing the teenager, bloodied and naked, surrounded by dozens of men...
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Obama moves to extend student loan debt relief
(National News ~ 06/10/14)
WASHINGTON -- Aiming to alleviate the burden of student loan debt, President Barack Obama expanded a program Monday that lets borrowers pay no more than 10 percent of their income every month, and threw his support behind more sweeping Senate legislation targeting the issue...
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Lighter materials used to improve mileage
(National News ~ 06/10/14)
DEARBORN, Mich. -- Roofs made of carbon fiber. Plastic windshields. Bumpers fashioned out of aluminum foam. What sounds like a science experiment could be your next car. While hybrids and electrics may grab the headlines, the real frontier in fuel economy is the switch to lighter materials...
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Man who stopped attack at Seattle college campus says shooter looked sad, troubled
(National News ~ 06/10/14)
SEATTLE -- College student Jon Meis, who has shied away from the spotlight since he ended a Seattle campus shooting by pepper-spraying the gunman last week, said Monday it's hard to accept his status as a hero. Meis, 22, and his family have declined media requests since the shooting, with relatives going as far as to ask his high school not to grant interviews about him...
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Police probe ties between Vegas shooters, rancher
(National News ~ 06/10/14)
LAS VEGAS -- Investigators are looking into whether the husband and wife who shot and killed two Las Vegas police officers over the weekend had been at Cliven Bundy's Nevada ranch during a standoff earlier this year, police said Monday. Assistant sheriff Kevin McMahill said the two suspects, Jerad Miller and his wife, Amanda, had ideology that was along the lines of "militia and white supremacists" and that law enforcement was the "oppressor."...
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Cape Legion extends shutout streak to three games
(Community Sports ~ 06/10/14)
The Cape Girardeau Ford & Sons Post 63 Senior Legion baseball team recorded its third shutout in two days when it defeated the Jackson Senior Babe Ruth Cyclones 8-0 on Monday at Capaha Field. Hayden Lynn struck out nine batters in six innings in recording the win...
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Out of the past 6/10/14
(Out of the Past ~ 06/10/14)
A record-setting attendance and generally "smooth sailing" during this year's Riverfest has general chairman Bob Hoppman dancing in the streets, literally; as the evening entertainment gears up, Hoppman does a little shuffle through Riverfest headquarters, demonstrating his pleasure with this year's attendance, which could reach 65,000...
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Prayer 6/10/14
(Prayer ~ 06/10/14)
Thank you, Lord Jesus, our Messiah, that we have hope in you. Amen.
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