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Missouri led nation in reductions to Medicaid roll
(State News ~ 08/12/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's Medicaid program is leading the nation in the number of people dropped from its rolls. New figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services show Missouri's Medicaid enrollment dropped by 37,260 people in June, compared with its average enrollment from July through September of last year...
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Gay marriage ban challenge heads to trial
(State News ~ 08/12/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A legal challenge to Missouri's gay marriage ban returned to court in St. Louis on Monday and appears to be headed to trial next month. The city issued marriage licenses to four same-sex couples in June, setting up a court fight in a state where gay marriage is banned under a 2004 amendment to the Missouri Constitution...
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Springfield schools offering some off-campus classes
(State News ~ 08/12/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Today, 50 Springfield students will start eighth grade in a hospital. Forty fifth-graders will go to class in a science museum. They'll be part of two new Springfield School District programs starting this year outside of traditional school buildings. The Health Science Academy will be at Mercy Hospital, while the Academy of Exploration -- with a science, technology, engineering and math focus -- will be housed at the Discovery Center of Springfield...
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Prosecutors: Court ruling helps sex crime victims
(State News ~ 08/12/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A recent Missouri Supreme Court ruling removed legal obstacles that made it more difficult to prosecute sex abuse cases, particularly those involving children, prosecutors and victims' advocates said. The ruling, which received little public attention when it was issued July 29, struck down a rule that allowed appellate judges to set aside convictions on sex crimes if they thought the victim's testimony wasn't credible. ...
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Court denies former Poplar Bluff city manager request for depositions
(Local News ~ 08/12/14)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- The defense's attempt to depose four Poplar Bluff City Council members in the city's lawsuit against former city manager Doug Bagby has failed. Bagby was fired as city manager in early May...
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Man arrested after allegedly breaking car door handle
(Local News ~ 08/12/14)
BENTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston, Missouri-area man is in custody on charges of tampering with a motor vehicle. Nickie J. Cain, 41, of rural Sikeston is charged with first-degree felony tampering. Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter said deputy Zac Harris responded about 8:30 p.m. Saturday to Route BB for a report of property damage. Harris met with the victim, who said Cain had broken the door handle off her pickup truck...
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Southeast selected as new NEA Academy partner
(Local News ~ 08/12/14)
Southeast Missouri State University has been selected as a new partner of the NEA Academy, an alliance that will allow members of the National Education Association to enroll in Southeast's online graduate education courses at a discounted fee. Southeast was chosen after NEA conducted a national search and a lengthy review process for new higher education partners, according to a news release...
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Routine traffic stop leads to discovery of theft
(Local News ~ 08/12/14)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- What began as an attempted traffic stop led to the discovery of a theft from a New Madrid County business. At 3:30 a.m. Sunday, a New Madrid County deputy observed a vehicle near the intersection of Route BB and Route P in rural New Madrid County. New Madrid County Sheriff Terry M. Stevens reported the vehicle fled from the deputy as he attempted to conduct a traffic stop for speeding...
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Shooting suspect to be arraigned next week
(Local News ~ 08/12/14)
The suspect in a Cape Girardeau shooting was bound over for trial Monday after a Cape Girardeau County judge found probable cause at the man's preliminary hearing. Tommy Joe Davis III, 30, faces charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action in connection with a June 4 shooting that injured a Cape Girardeau man at a home on Olive Street. Arraignment is set for Aug. 18...
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Riding out the summer on the riverfront
(Local News ~ 08/12/14)
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Briann Fraize scoots ahead of Anthony Johnson along the floodwall Monday, Aug. 11, 2014 at Riverfront Park in Cape Girardeau. The two were out enjoying the last of their summer break before school begins Wednesday....
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BackPacks for Friday program looking for help
(Local News ~ 08/12/14)
Cape Girardeau's BackPacks for Friday program, which provides food for students to take home on weekends, is in need of financial support, according to a news release from the Southeast Missouri Food Bank. It costs $320 to provide a child with a backpack for a year...
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Adjacent property could affect county jail expansion
(Local News ~ 08/12/14)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission approved preparing bids Monday to demolish a property at 315 N. High St. in Jackson. The county purchased the home in early July because the land on which it sits is next door to the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department...
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Semo Port prepares for Blunt visit
(Local News ~ 08/12/14)
Many construction updates are in the works at the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority, but in the short term, the organization is planning for U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt's visit Wednesday. Blunt, a Republican, will tour the port at 11:30 a.m. and also plans to answer questions from members of the public, said Dan Overby, the port's executive director...
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Gaining tenure at university long process
(Local News ~ 08/12/14)
Earning tenure at the university level can be a lengthy, involved process. But, ultimately, it's worth the effort, professors say. Earning tenure takes roughly five years. It is an agreement under which faculty appointments are continued until retirement. But tenured faculty still can be terminated for adequate cause, financial exigency or a change in a university program...
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Log cabin's fate rests with city
(Local News ~ 08/12/14)
The paperwork is finished for the moment, and now historic preservationists must wait for the city to determine the fate of a 150-year-old log cabin on Fountain Street. On July 7, city leaders set a deadline of Aug. 8 for supporters to raise money and submit plans for restoring the home at 818 N. Fountain St., said Annie Criddle, executive director for the Kellerman Foundation for Historic Preservation...
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Front and center: Amendment 3 pushes teacher tenure into the spotlight
(Local News ~ 08/12/14)
Tenure in Missouri public schools recently has come under pressure with a proposed amendment to the state Constitution that would, among other things, require teachers to be evaluated by a standards-based performance system. The item stipulates that each local school district must receive state approval to continue receiving state and local funding...
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Witnesses: Teen had hands raised when shot
(State News ~ 08/12/14)
FERGUSON, Mo. -- A black teenager who was fatally shot by a police officer had his hands raised when the officer approached with his weapon drawn and fired repeatedly, according to two men who said they witnessed the shooting that sparked a night of unrest in suburban St. Louis...
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Katy O'Ferrell's undergoes facelift
(Local News ~ 08/12/14)
It's been a few months since Katy O'Ferrell's Publick House moved to town, but owner Mark Dirnberger said feedback has been positive for the only Irish pub in Cape Girardeau. "[People] like the Irish fare, because no one around here has that kind of stuff ... it's kind of uplifting," Dirnberger said. "It's not fine dining anymore, it's an Irish pub with nice food."...
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Open meeting with River City Players
(Submitted Story ~ 08/12/14)
River City Players Community Theatre will be holding an open meeting on August 20 in the Yacht Club at Port Cape for anyone that has an interest in becoming a member. We welcome everyone of all ages and from anywhere in the region. Experience is not a requirement. ...
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Southeast Hospice receives donation for new program
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/12/14)
Thrivent Financial City of Roses Chapter has donated more than $1,000 to Southeast Hospice to help establish a life review program. Through the program, Hospice volunteers will create videos of Hospice patients recalling memories and significant events in their lives. ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/12/14)
Today is Tuesday, August 12, the 224th day of 2014. There are 141 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 12, 1939, the classic MGM movie musical "The Wizard of Oz," starring Judy Garland, had its world premiere at the Strand Theater in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, three days before opening in Hollywood. (Oconomowoc was apparently chosen to test the film's appeal to Middle Americans.)...
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Judge extends temporary halt to Ohio executions
(National News ~ 08/12/14)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A freeze on capital punishment in Ohio will continue into 2015 after a federal judge extended a monthslong moratorium on executions as questions mount about the effectiveness of a new, two-drug combination being used to carry out the death penalty...
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7-year-old Gaza closure key in Israel-Hamas talks
(National News ~ 08/12/14)
DEIR EL-BALAH, Gaza Strip -- Mohammed al-Telbani lost his life's work when Israeli shells repeatedly slammed into his four-story snack and cookie factory during the Gaza war, finally sparking a fire that engulfed vats of margarine and sacks of cocoa powder...
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Judge weighs recombining trials for Sept. 11 terror suspects
(National News ~ 08/12/14)
FORT MEADE, Md. -- A pretrial hearing for suspects in the Sept. 11 terror attacks is in recess until midweek while the military judge decides whether to reconsider his decision to try one of the men separate from the other four. Army Col. James Pohl heard arguments for about an hour Monday at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba...
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Alice Temm
(Obituary ~ 08/12/14)
Alice Logan Temm, 58, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, at her home with longtime friends by her side. She was born Nov. 1, 1955, in St. Louis, to Louis F. and Alice L. Temm, who preceded her in death. Alice was raised in St. Louis, graduating from Lindbergh High School. After moving to Cape Girardeau to attend Southeast Missouri State University, she chose to make the area her permanent home...
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Harry George
(Obituary ~ 08/12/14)
Harry Kenneth George, 76, of Jackson passed away Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 12, 1938, in Cape Girardeau, to the late Homer A. and Ruth E. Ingram George. He was the youngest of three children...
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Carolyn Eldridge
(Obituary ~ 08/12/14)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Carolyn Seabaugh Eldridge, 64, of Dexter departed this life Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 6, 1950, in Marble Hill, Missouri, daughter of the late Elmer B. and Geneva V. Bess Cook. She and Brad Eldridge were married Jan. 25, 1991, in Chaffee, Missouri. He preceded her in death Feb. 28, 2010...
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Pauline Collins
(Obituary ~ 08/12/14)
Jessie Pauline Collins, 74, of Scott City died Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014, at Monticello House in Jackson. She was born Nov. 23, 1938, at Randles, daughter of Samuel Jefferson and Alfredia Marie Beklund Hitt. She married Richard Lee Collins on Sept. 25, 1959, at Ancell (Scott City)...
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Glorialea Sievers
(Obituary ~ 08/12/14)
DUBLIN, Ohio -- Glorialea Sievers, 82, of Dublin passed away Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. She was a member of Evangelical Lutheran Church, graduate of Bexley High School Class of 1949, graduate of Ohio State University and a member of Alpha Delta Phi sorority...
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Births 8/12/14
(Births ~ 08/12/14)
Son to Larry Eugene Gromer Jr. and Brooke Nicole Davault of Marble Hill, Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center, 8:40 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014. Name, Jakylus Aiden Lane. Weight, 7 pounds, 10 ounces. Second son. Ms. Davault is the daughter of Robert Davault Sr. and Theresa Davault of Marble Hill. Gromer is the son of Larry Gromer Sr. of Marble Hill, and the late Juana Gromer. He is employed by Burchett Sawmill...
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Out of the past 8/12/14
(Out of the Past ~ 08/12/14)
BENTON, Mo. -- Law enforcement officers have been using a National Guard helicopter to search out marijuana fields in the northern part of Scott County; over $3,500 worth of the illegal plants have been seized and destroyed during the operation...
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Cape Splash, Central Pool still popular summer attractions
(Editorial ~ 08/12/14)
This was a different summer. July and August are typically months of warm temperatures and humidity. We caught a break from the heat for a good part of the summer, which was nice for many who enjoyed time at the ballpark, on vacation or engaging in other summertime festivities. However, it also meant that you might not have been as inclined to hit the pool as much...
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Thanks for good start at CHS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/12/14)
Last week Cape Girardeau Central High School hosted a very successful freshman orientation. It was successful because of so much hard work and dedication by many. Assistant principal Nancy Scheller and teacher Crystal Cerny spent months planning this event. ...
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Checking Russia in Ukraine: A new path
(Column ~ 08/12/14)
The pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine have proved themselves militarily incompetent, continuing to lose ground to the Ukrainian military and, through their shoot-down of Malaysia's MH17 aircraft, united U.S. and European opinion more strongly against Vladimir Putin than did his brazen seizure of the Crimean Peninsula...
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Speak Out 8/12/14
(Speak Out ~ 08/12/14)
That the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives would fail to pass an emergency bill to deal with our border crisis makes me acrimonious to the point of apoplexy. City's downtown The amazing renaissance of downtown Cape may not yet be on a par with that of 16th century Florence, Italy, but it's very close...
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Study ties new gene to major breast cancer risk
(Community ~ 08/12/14)
It's long been known that faulty BRCA genes greatly raise the risk for breast cancer. Now scientists say a more recently identified, less common gene can do the same. Mutations in the gene can make breast cancer up to nine times more likely to develop, an international team of researchers reports in last week's New England Journal of Medicine...
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Health beat: Six tips for college health and safety
(Community ~ 08/12/14)
Going to college is an exciting time in a young person's life. It's the end of one chapter and the beginning of another. College is a time for new experiences, both inside and outside the classroom. Here are a few pointers for college students on staying safe and healthy...
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Road work 8/12/14
(Local News ~ 08/12/14)
One-lane traffic continues on Cairo bridge CAIRO, Ill. -- A Missouri Department of Transportation news release reminds travelers that the U.S. 51 Ohio River bridge between Wickliffe, Kentucky, and Cairo will continue to be restricted to one lane this week. ...
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Southeast soccer drops exhibition game
(College Sports ~ 08/12/14)
The Southeast Missouri State women's soccer team dropped its exhibition opener to Liscomb on Monday night. The Redhawks allowed a goal 8 minutes, 42 seconds into the contest and never equalized in a 1-0 road loss. Southeast will compete in its second and final exhibition game 5 p.m. Friday at Saint Louis University...
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Chiefs' Charles relishes chance to block for team
(Professional Sports ~ 08/12/14)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Jamaal Charles took a shovel pass from Alex Smith, darted through a hole in front of a few thousand fans -- and was promptly laid out by Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson. No worries, even in a training camp practice. The Pro Bowl running back popped up after a few seconds, brushed himself off and headed back to the huddle, knowing full well that he would have a chance to deliver a little payback the next time his fellow Texas alum came on a blitz...
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Panthers out to break single-season sack record
(Professional Sports ~ 08/12/14)
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- The Carolina Panthers are setting the bar a little higher this season after leading the NFL in sacks in 2013. Defensive tackle Colin Cole said one of the goals for this year's defense is to break the NFL's single-season sack record of 72 set by the 1984 Chicago Bears -- a team that included current Panthers coach Ron Rivera at linebacker...
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NCAA seeks clarification in O'Bannon ruling
(Professional Sports ~ 08/12/14)
The NCAA wants clarification on two points in a California judge's ruling in the landmark Ed O'Bannon case. The governing body wrote in a brief to the U.S. District Court on Monday that schools want to know which recruits are covered under the ruling that opened the door to athletes receiving a small percentage of the millions of dollars they help generate...
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Tony Stewart crash inquiry turns attention to lighting, track
(Professional Sports ~ 08/12/14)
The collision was as common as any in racing. Kevin Ward Jr.'s car spun twice like a top, wheels hugging the wall, before it plopped backward on the dimly lit dirt track. In a sport steeped with bravado, what happened next was another familiar, but treacherous, move: Wearing a black firesuit and black helmet, the 20-year-old Ward unbuckled himself, climbed out of the winged car into the night and defiantly walked onto the track at Canandaigua Motorsports Park...
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For all his talent, McIlroy wins a major with grit
(Professional Sports ~ 08/12/14)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Anyone could see Rory McIlroy had the gifts to be the next big thing in golf. His victory in the PGA Championship was more about grit. That might be more impressive than some of the numbers associated with his latest major. McIlroy has won his four majors at a combined 62-under par. ...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/12/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/12/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Arrests Summonses Thefts...
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Russell Crisler
(Obituary ~ 08/12/14)
TAMMS, Ill. — Russell S. Crisler, 81, of Tamms died Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Jones Funeral Home in Tamms.
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Virginia Smith
(Obituary ~ 08/12/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Virginia Mary Smith, 85, of High Ridge, Missouri, formerly of Perryville, died Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, in High Ridge. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until service time today at Miller Family Funeral Home in Perryville. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery...
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Hobert Statler
(Obituary ~ 08/12/14)
PATTON, Mo. -- Hobert Statler, 90, of Patton died Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, at his home. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Liley Funeral Home in Patton. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Terry Douglas officiating. Burial will be in Post Oak Cemetery near Patton...
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Robin Williams, boisterous comedy star, dead at 63
(National News ~ 08/12/14)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Robin Williams, a brilliant shape-shifter who could channel his frenetic energy into delightful comic characters like "Mrs. Doubtfire" or harness it into richly nuanced work like his Oscar-winning turn in "Good Will Hunting," died Monday in an apparent suicide. He was 63...
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Third person given experimental Ebola treatment
(International News ~ 08/12/14)
MADRID -- In a development that raises a host of ethical issues, Spain announced it had obtained a scarce U.S.-made experimental Ebola drug to treat a Spanish missionary priest infected with the killer virus. So far the experimental drug ZMapp has been used to treat two infected Americans and a Spaniard but no Africans for a hemorrhagic disease that has been ravaging West Africa for months and has killed about 50 percent of those it infects. ...
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Ukraine approves Red Cross aid mission to east
(International News ~ 08/12/14)
DONETSK, Ukraine -- Ukrainian forces on Monday zeroed in on rebel strongholds as the government welcomed an international humanitarian relief mission into the rebellious east involving Russia, the United States and the European Union. The mission will be conducted under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross. ...
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Cards stumble in opener
(Professional Sports ~ 08/12/14)
MIAMI -- Shelby Miller was mad at himself over two bad pitches -- especially because they were against one of the top sluggers in the game. Giancarlo Stanton made Miller and the St. Louis Cardinals pay in a 6-5 victory for the Miami Marlins on Monday night, hitting two home runs and driving in three runs...
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Prayer 8/12/14
(Prayer ~ 08/12/14)
O Father God, may the joy of the Lord fill our hearts. Amen.
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Fighting Squirrels' season ends with World Series loss
(Community Sports ~ 08/12/14)
The Charleston-based team finished the series 0-4 and the season 40-20.
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Improving kicking game is a focus of Southeast football camp
(College Sports ~ 08/12/14)
The Redhawks hope to improve from last season when they completed only five of 13 field goal attempts and 25 of 34 PATs.
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