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Former GOP nominee Romney will not run for president in '16
(National News ~ 01/30/15)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- After a three-week flirtation with another run for president, Mitt Romney said definitively on Friday that he will not seek the White House in 2016. The Republican Party's 2012 nominee plans to tell supporters about his plans to pass on another national campaign during a conference call. He first let his staff know in a separate call that he was out of the race...
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Obama will seek to surpass spending limits by $74 billion
(National News ~ 01/30/15)
WASHINGTON -- Declaring an end to "mindless austerity," President Barack Obama called for a surge in government spending Thursday, and asked Congress to throw out the sweeping budget cuts both parties agreed to four years ago when deficits were spiraling out of control...
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Scott City names new school superintendent
(Local News ~ 01/30/15)
At the Scott City Chamber of Commerce meeting Wednesday, Scott City School Board president Beth Cox couldn't keep the excitement out of her voice when speaking about the district's new superintendent. Beginning July 1, Brian Lee, high school principal at Diamond School District in Diamond, Missouri, will be taking over as superintendent of the Scott City School District...
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Pay raise blocked for Missouri lawmakers, officials
(State News ~ 01/30/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers and statewide elected officials will not get a raise next fiscal year after state senators successfully blocked a proposed pay increase Thursday. The House had voted overwhelmingly against the pay raises last week, but some Senate Democrats had filibustered Wednesday as a means of allowing the increase to take effect...
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Courthouses' shortcomings cited in county's consolidation plan
(Local News ~ 01/30/15)
Plans to consolidate court services in Cape Girardeau County have given court employees like Patti Wibbenmeyer a chance to talk about the issues they see every day at the historic Common Pleas Courthouse in Cape Girardeau and courthouse in Jackson. County commissioners have discussed the consolidation of services into a new courthouse for more than a year and have turned to court employees to help them explain why they believe this is necessary for the county...
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team falls to SIUE
(College Sports ~ 01/30/15)
The Redhawks dropped to 9-12 and 3-5 in the Ohio Valley Conference with a 75-61 loss to the Cougars.
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Southeast Missouri State gymnastics team finishes third against in-state foes
(College Sports ~ 01/30/15)
The Southeast Missouri State gymnastics team had the opportunity to show off how it stacked up against its in-state counterparts -- Missouri and Lindenwood. The Redhawks hosted the two schools at Houck Field House on Friday night in the inaugural "Battle of Missouri" and instead of putting together a complete performance on all four events, Southeast stumbled on the uneven bars...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/30/15)
Today is Friday, Jan. 30, the 30th day of 2015. There are 335 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On Jan. 30, 1945, during World War II, more than 500 Allied captives held at the Japanese prison camp in Cabanatuan in the Philippines were liberated by U.S. ...
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Speak Out 1/30/15
(Speak Out ~ 01/30/15)
** Nice person; ** Pope opinion; ** Movie awards; ** Obama's view
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Seakhawks, Patriots meet for Super Bowl XLIX
(Editorial ~ 01/30/15)
On Sunday, millions will spend four or more hours, possibly with friends or at a party, and watch one of the biggest sporting events: the Super Bowl. Super Bowl XLIX will be a matchup between the Seattle Seahawks, the defending champions, and the New England Patriots...
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'Gone Girl' should be X-rated
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/30/15)
We must begin by saying we were caught up into the hype of the movie "Gone Girl." We did not see it at the local theater but waited to purchase the DVD. Our interest was not in the hype about the book everyone raved about, and were told it contained copious amounts of vulgar language, etc.; our interests were in seeing the scenes shot in Cape Girardeau and the hopes to recognize local residents who were picked to be in the movie. ...
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Winter is more than a New England blizzard. Really.
(Column ~ 01/30/15)
As a winter storm headed for the New England coast this week, words like "historic" and "catastrophic" were being used to describe the depth of the expected snowfall and the speed of top wind gusts. This dire forecast came from the National Weather Service, which is about as official and bureaucratic a government agency as you can find. ...
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Annual chamber dinner set at Show Me Center
(Local News ~ 01/30/15)
The Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce annual dinner is today at the Show Me Center. The event begins at 6 p.m. with a social hour, followed by dinner at 7 and an awards presentation at 8. More information is available by calling 335-3312. Pertinent address:...
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Study: 'Anonymized' credit card data not so anonymous
(National News ~ 01/30/15)
WASHINGTON -- Credit card data isn't quite as anonymous as promised, a new study says. Scientists showed they can identify you with more than 90 percent accuracy by looking at just four purchases, three if the price is included -- after companies "anonymized" the transaction records, saying they wiped away names and other personal details...
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Artifacts 1/30/15
(Entertainment ~ 01/30/15)
The sights and sounds of the Civil War in Cape Girardeau will be brought to life during a "Civil War Times," hosted by the Crisp Museum at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 14. On display will be period fashions, music, storytelling, firearms, a camp display, fort facts, a tea party, Valentine's Day activities and more. ...
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Blast shatters hospital
(National News ~ 01/30/15)
Rescuers comb through the rubble of a children's hospital after a gas truck exploded in Cuajimalpa, Mexico. The blast shattered the building, killing at least four people and injuring dozens.
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Rod McKuen, best-selling poet and performer, dies
(Entertainment ~ 01/30/15)
NEW YORK -- Rod McKuen, the husky-voiced "King of Kitsch" whose music, verse and spoken-word recordings in the 1960s and '70s won him an Oscar nomination and made him one of the best-selling poets in history, has died. He was 81. McKuen died Thursday morning at a rehabilitation center in Beverly Hills, California, where he had been treated for pneumonia and had been ill for several weeks and was unable to digest food, said his half brother, Edward McKuen Habib...
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Hopes fade for hostage swap with Islamic State
(International News ~ 01/30/15)
AMMAN, Jordan -- The father of a Jordanian fighter pilot and the wife of a Japanese journalist held by the Islamic State group pleaded for their loved ones' lives after a possible prisoner swap wasn't carried out by a deadline of sunset Thursday. The extremists had demanded Jordan release a female al-Qaida prisoner from death row, and they purportedly threatened in an audio message to kill the airman if she was not freed by the deadline...
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Senate passes bill approving Keystone XL oil pipeline
(National News ~ 01/30/15)
WASHINGTON -- The Republican-controlled Senate on Thursday approved a bipartisan bill to construct the Keystone XL oil pipeline, defying a presidential veto threat and setting up the first of many battles with the White House over energy and the environment...
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Saxony grad earns praise for 'West Side Story' performance
(Entertainment ~ 01/30/15)
Locally grown talent Paige Kiefner pulled down strong reviews as Maria in a recent theater production in Rochester, New York. Kiefner, a 2011 graduate of Saxony Lutheran High School and a senior at Eastman School of Music, was cast as Maria, one of the musical's lead roles, in "West Side Story," presented by the Roberts Wesleyan College Community Theatre in Rochester...
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Jackson police report 1/30/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/30/15)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest n Jesse J. Austin, 23, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on a Jackson warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of assault. Summons n Douglas K. Brown, 47, of Cape Girardeau was issued a summons for operating a motor vehicle without operator's license in possession...
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Vernon Smith
(Obituary ~ 01/30/15)
Vernon Dayton Smith, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Feb. 9, 1929, in Allenville, to Arthur Verni and Clola Idell Ramsey Smith. He and Mary F. Timbs were married Nov. 20, 1948. Vernon worked for Steimle Brothers Painting and later was a self-employed painter...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/30/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/30/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of driving while revoked, failure to stop at a stop sign and driving while intoxicated...
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Janet McMasters
(Obituary ~ 01/30/15)
Janet S. McMasters, 72, of Oak Ridge died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. She was born March 17, 1942, in Oak Ridge, to Joe and Mae Sample Masterson. She and John McMasters were married Oct. 17, 1964. Janet graduated from Oak Ridge High School. She received a bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree in counseling from Southeast Missouri State University...
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Out of the past: Jan. 30
(Out of the Past ~ 01/30/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A ruling by the Missouri Health Facilities Review Committee clears the way for a new open-heart surgery program at Saint Francis Medical Center; the hospital, which said the cost will be under $400,000, hopes to get its program underway by midyear...
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All in fun: 15-year bar-scene vets Tone Def All-Stars don't take things too seriously
(Entertainment ~ 01/30/15)
At That One Bar on a Saturday night, Poison's "Talk Dirty To Me" is one of the first songs on the Tone Def All-Stars' set list. Which is fitting. "That's the way we like it," singer Darren Burgfeld concludes. After all, Tone Def's enduring popularity on the Cape Girardeau bar circuit is as much due to the band's sense of humor as it is its music...
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Best Bet 1/30/15: Dance party
(Entertainment ~ 01/30/15)
Pitter's Cafe and Lounge will host a dance party Saturday evening with Dr. Fever and The Venus Flytrap. There will be covers of music by Prince, Rick James, Dr. John, WAR, Bruno Mars, KC & the Sunshine Band, Morris Day & The Time, the Stray Cats and more. The opening guest will be John Veach. Doors open at 7 p.m., with the show starting at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 and are available at Pmac and Pitter's Cafe and Lounge, 811 Broadway in Cape Girardeau...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 1/30/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/30/15)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Wednesday: n At 3:55 a.m., a medical assist on South Ranney Avenue. n At 8:16 a.m., a person in distress on Alta Vista Drive. n At 9:02 a.m., a medical assist on Albert Street...
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Schweich discusses gubernatorial aspirations during Cape visit
(Local News ~ 01/30/15)
Missouri's State Auditor Tom Schweich has plans to hold a higher office soon. He announced Wednesday his campaign for the Republican nomination for governor in 2016, and stopped by the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport Thursday morning to discuss his decision...
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Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team begins 2nd half of OVC schedule
(College Sports ~ 01/30/15)
The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team begins the second half of its conference schedule Saturday, and for the Redhawks to have any chance to secure a spot in the eight-team Ohio Valley Conference tournament the next eight games are dire...
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Blues knock off first-place Predators in shootout
(Professional Sports ~ 01/30/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Kevin Shattenkirk scored the winner in the shootout to lift the St. Louis Blues to a 5-4 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night. Jaden Schwartz, T.J. Oshie, Steve Ott and Ryan Reaves all scored in regulation for the Blues (30-13-4), who improved to 8-0-1 over their last nine games. Brian Elliott made 33 saves for St. Louis...
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Top-ranked Kentucky beats Missouri again
(College Sports ~ 01/30/15)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Andrew Harrison scored 15 points to lead a balanced Kentucky attack, and the No. 1 Wildcats pulled away in the second half for a 69-53 victory over Missouri on Thursday night. The Wildcats improved to 20-0 for the third time in school history, and closed within five wins of matching the record start achieved by Adolph Rupp's team in 1953-54...
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Woodland falls to Dexter in overtime in semifinal of SCAA Tournament
(High School Sports ~ 01/30/15)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Woodland's Garret Reynolds had a couple thoughts racing through his mind as he dribbled the ball down the court, looking to extend his team's lead with less than a minute remaining against Dexter. "In that situation I just knew I needed to go down, get an open look, take a good shot, hit it and get back on defense," Reynolds said...
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Dead man gets reappointed to county board
(National News ~ 01/30/15)
UNIONTOWN, Pa. -- Officials are trying to figure out how a man who's been dead for more than two years was reappointed to a county industrial authority board. Fayette County officials said it seemed they never checked with Larry Markwood before reappointing him. He died in August 2012. County commissioners say they interviewed candidates and received letters from members who want to be reappointed or leave the board, but Markwood slipped through the cracks...
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High school roundup: Jackson wrestlers end regular season at 10-0
(High School Sports ~ 01/30/15)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Wayne McClain
(Obituary ~ 01/30/15)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Wayne McClain, 77, of Union, Missouri, formerly of Mounds, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, at Mercy Hospital in Washington, Missouri. Private burial was in Beechwood Cemetery at Mounds. Crain Funeral Home in Ullin, Illinois, was in charge of arrangements...
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Births 1/30/15
(Births ~ 01/30/15)
Son to Saveon Aquan Banks and Alicia Dawn Davault of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 11:07 a.m. Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. Name, Jayceon Aquan. Weight, 7 pounds, 4 ounces. Ms. Davault is the daughter of Robert Davault and Theresa Davault of Marble Hill, Missouri. Banks is the son of Yvette Robinson of Cape Girardeau...
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Prayer 1/30/15
(Prayer ~ 01/30/15)
Lord Jesus, may we share with the world the hope we have through you. Amen.
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Bids for Scott City turn lane begin in March
(Local News ~ 01/30/15)
Come March, long-anticipated plans of adding a center turn lane to Main Street in Scott City will become reality. David Wyman, an engineer for the Missouri Department of Transportation, said the engineering plans are under final review. After a bidding process, he said they will be available for the winning contractor to begin construction...
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Rivercity Revue brings 'the young sound'
(Entertainment ~ 01/30/15)
Ruth Sauerbrunn-Winstead of Rivercity Revue sings, acts, directs, writes and designs and sews costumes. Just exactly how talented is she? Those who attend the Valentine's Day dinner theater Feb. 14 at the Osage Centre will find out. The dinner theater will be an original production Sauerbrunn-Winstead wrote. ...
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