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Chris Kahler will be display artwork at River Campus and will be juror for this year's student exhibition
(Entertainment ~ 03/06/15)
Southeast Missouri State University students can view pieces of art from an established professor from outside the Cape Girardeau area. Eastern Illinois University professor Chris Kahler's exhibit "Emanations" in the River Campus Art Gallery in the Seminary Building will focus on artistic ability and expression...
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Missouri officials investigate bacteria as cause of deaths
(State News ~ 03/06/15)
ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri health department is investigating whether a staph bacteria caused the deaths of two St. Charles County residents. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported officials confirmed Wednesday they are looking into whether methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, is linked to the February deaths of a 48-year-old woman and her 19-year-old son...
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Missouri Senate's student transfer bill could cost $224M
(State News ~ 03/06/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Senate bill intended to fix issues with Missouri's law allowing students in struggling schools to transfer to better-performing ones could cost more than $200 million next fiscal year, according to an estimate from legislative researchers...
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Homeowners group balks at playhouse for 6-year-old with leukemia
(State News ~ 03/06/15)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The parents of a young girl with leukemia want to build their daughter a playhouse, but they've been blocked by their homeowners association. Pete and Jennifer Schultz, who live in the Kansas City suburb of Raymore, Missouri, say their 6-year-old daughter, Ella Joe, can't play with other children because of her health...
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Bills aim to reduce business filing fees in Missouri
(Local News ~ 03/06/15)
A pair of bills -- one in the House and one in the Senate -- seeking to reduce business filing fees are making their way through the Missouri Legislature, and supporters are hopeful these efforts will make the state's fees the lowest in the nation. Sen. ...
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Danforth aide describes conversation with Schweich
(State News ~ 03/06/15)
Statement provides details about the moments before his death JEFERSON CITY, Mo. -- An aide to former U.S. senator John Danforth said Thursday she was on the phone with Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich -- discussing his angst over perceived rumors about his religion -- just moments before he killed himself...
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State House OKs drug monitoring program
(Local News ~ 03/06/15)
A bill sponsored by a local state representative to implement a prescription drug monitoring program has been approved by the Missouri House of Representatives and is making its way through the Senate. Rep. Holly Rehder, R-Sikeston, has been pushing for the program for a few years and went into this year's legislative session calling the bill one of her top priorities...
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32nd Judicial Circuit honored for efficiency
(Local News ~ 03/06/15)
The 32nd Judicial Circuit has been recognized again for its efficiency in managing its caseload. Presiding Judge Benjamin Lewis accepted the Daniel O'Toole Award on Feb. 27 on be half of the circuit, which includes Cape Girardeau, Bollinger and Perry counties, according to a news release from the Missouri Supreme Court...
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Police seek suspect in Wednesday robbery
(Local News ~ 03/06/15)
Police are seeking a suspect in a Wednesday evening robbery in Cape Girardeau. About 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, a victim reported being at home in the 600 block of North Street about 5:30 a.m. when a subject came to the door asking to speak to someone, Cape Girardeau Police Department public information officer Cpl. Darin Hickey said in an email. The victim told the person no one by that name lived there...
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AG Koster pulls plug on predatory lender in Missouri
(Local News ~ 03/06/15)
Eight online payday loan sites have been ordered to shut down operations in Missouri, pay $270,000 in restitution and erase loan balances for Missouri consumers. Martin A. "Butch" Webb acted through several business entities operating from a Native American reservation in South Dakota, none of which was licensed to do business in Missouri, Attorney General Chris Koster said in a news release...
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Sloan Creek bridge on list of trust fund projects
(Local News ~ 03/06/15)
Included in the eight recommended projects to be funded by Transportation Trust Fund 5 revenue is the replacement of the Sloan Creek bridge on Big Bend Road. It's one of the lowest priced projects on the list at $1 million but is among the city's biggest infrastructure update needs. Voter renewal of the half-cent transportation tax in August is required to fund the projects, which await formal approval from the city council...
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Major survey shows most Americans support same-sex marriage
(National News ~ 03/06/15)
WASHINGTON -- In the late 1980s, support for gay marriage was essentially unheard of in America. Just a quarter-century later, it's favored by clear majority of Americans. That dramatic shift in opinion is among the fastest changes ever measured by the General Social Survey, a comprehensive and widely respected survey that has measured trends on a huge array of American attitudes for more than four decades...
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Missouri House sends tax amnesty measure to Senate
(State News ~ 03/06/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House passed a measure Thursday that would waive penalties for those who agree to pay overdue state taxes -- a move estimated to generate $20 million for the proposed state budget. The House is to consider a 2016 budget plan next week that assumes passage of the tax amnesty legislation, even though similar proposals have stalled in the Senate in previous years...
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Weather delays final phase of Chaffee water project
(Local News ~ 03/06/15)
For almost five years, Chaffee, Missouri, city employees have been planning to tear the town apart in an effort to make it better. Some serious piping issues ran through the town, and with old iron pipes, the water was "notoriously bad," city administrator Lee Horton said...
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Missouri Senate OKs higher weight limits on livestock trucks
(State News ~ 03/06/15)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A measure to set higher weight limits on trucks carrying livestock on most Missouri roads has won Senate approval. Senators on Thursday voted 33-0 in favor of the legislation, which expands current exemptions for milk trucks. Livestock trucks could carry as much as 85,500 pounds, up from the current 80,000-pound limit...
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Another round: Cape Girardeau gets nine inches of snow in latest winter storm
(Local News ~ 03/06/15)
A second winter storm brought 9 inches of snow to the Cape Girardeau area Wednesday, as well as three-tenths of an inch of sleet, according to the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky. But meteorologist Robin Smith said there is good news: "We should be done with snow like this."...
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After a second winter storm at Dennis Scivally Park , Cape Girardeau
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/06/15)
After a second winter storm at Dennis Scivally Park , Cape Girardeau
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Michael Brown's parents to sue Wilson, Ferguson
(National News ~ 03/06/15)
ST. LOUIS -- Attorneys for the parents of Michael Brown on Thursday announced plans to sue the city of Ferguson, Missouri, and the officer who shot their son to death in August. The Justice Department on Wednesday cleared Darren Wilson, a white former Ferguson police officer, of federal civil-rights charges in the Aug. 9 shooting death of the 18-year-old, who was black and unarmed...
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Winter scene at Makanda, IL
(Submitted Photo ~ 03/06/15)
A peaceful winter scene of a small log cabin and a simpler time in Makanda, IL next to the Village Hall.
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Undefeated Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team back in state quarterfinals
(High School Sports ~ 03/06/15)
DEXTER, Mo. -- The Twin Rivers Royals found out first hand why the Saxony Lutheran girls basketball team is ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 3. The Crusaders used a 23-0 second quarter run to turn a close game into a rout, beating the Royals 70-36 in a Class 3 sectional at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter and earning their second straight trip to the state quarterfinals...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 03/06/15)
Today is Friday, March 6, the 65th day of 2015. There are 300 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 6, 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Dred Scott v. Sandford that Scott, a slave, was not an American citizen and could not sue for his freedom in federal court...
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The University of Missouri as economic driver
(Column ~ 03/06/15)
Recently, higher education celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Morrill Act, the visionary legislation of the 19th century that set the nation on the path to the American Century. Through Morrill, it was our land-grant universities that provided broad access to needed higher education for people of all backgrounds, playing a significant role in advancing the state of agriculture and industry in the United States. ...
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Local prayer event moved to next week
(Editorial ~ 03/06/15)
Today is World Day of Prayer, a time set aside for churches around the globe to come together in prayer. Locally a World Day of Prayer service was scheduled to take place today at New McKendree United Methodist Church in Jackson. The winter weather has forced the gathering to be rescheduled to March 13...
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Nuclear deal and Iran
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/06/15)
Except for the citizens of Iran and their allies, no one wants that country to acquire nuclear weapons. In simplest terms, there are two approaches in dealing with the government in Tehran. First, the administration position calls for a long-term agreement with Iran that limits enrichment to low levels, allows for intrusive inspections and would gradually ease some sanctions if Iran sticks with the program...
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1: Get the cat's attention. 2: Keep trying. 3: Again.
(Column ~ 03/06/15)
Training cats and putting toothpaste back in the tube have much in common. To wit, they are nearly impossible. Maybe you have tried this at home. Let's say you have a cat. Let's say you want to train your cat to do something. Cats like treats, so you think you will use treats as an incentive for your cat to do something special...
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Blues left in cold after Flyers rally
(Professional Sports ~ 03/06/15)
PHILADELPHIA -- The Flyers gave away hot dogs, pretzels, even tickets to those adventurous enough to brave a winter storm. The die-hards left with a few extra bucks in their pockets -- some cash they might need to pay for tickets for an unexpected playoff run...
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Southeast Missouri State baseball team begins OVC title defense vs. EKU
(College Sports ~ 03/06/15)
A lot has been in flux for the Southeast Missouri State baseball team so far this season. The Redhawks have had to reschedule 10 home games due to inclement weather, leading to lengthy last-minute road trips. They haven't had the same lineup throughout any of their first 10 games of the season, in part because they have two middle infielders out with injuries...
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PBS science correspondent Miles O'Brien's discusses loss of left arm in documentary
(Entertainment ~ 03/06/15)
NEW YORK -- For television science correspondent Miles O'Brien, seeing on film the aftermath of the fluke injury that resulted in the amputation of his left arm above the elbow proved more difficult than he had anticipated. He had an early look at the documentary, "Miles O'Brien: A Life Lost and Found," narrated by his friend, Dr. Sanjay Gupta. It premieres on CNN at 8 p.m. Tuesday...
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Out of the past: March 6
(Out of the Past ~ 03/06/15)
The city is buying a commercial building at the Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport at a cost of $40,000 and plans to lease out space for various business ventures; the city council authorized the purchase last night from John Farquhar, who operates an airplane repair business...
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Jackson fire report 3/6/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/06/15)
* Drug lab on South Hope Street. n Medical assist on East Main Street. The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Wednesday: n Mutual aid in Cape Girardeau. n Medical assist on East Jackson Boulevard and North Missouri Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 3/6/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/06/15)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges of driving while intoxicated. n Kyle D. Sprague, no age given, 900 Perry Ave., was issued a summons for striking a legally parked car, no insurance and driving while intoxicated...
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Comedy Central's 'Too Many Stars' means plenty of laughs
(Entertainment ~ 03/06/15)
NEW YORK -- You're a bit late to bid on the chance to join John Oliver in robbing a wine store. You're also too late to bid on taking a bow onstage with the cast of the Broadway hit "It's Only a Play" while Louis C.K. presents you with flowers in front of the bemused theater patrons...
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Best bet: Redhawks dinner, auction
(Entertainment ~ 03/06/15)
A dinner and silent auction to benefit the Southeast Missouri State University Redhawks baseball program will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Isle Casino Cape Girardeau Event Center. On hand will be former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher and Fox Sports Midwest personality Al Hrabosky. ...
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Artifacts 3/6/15
(Entertainment ~ 03/06/15)
Because of recent inclement weather, the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri and other arts galleries and businesses in downtown Cape have postponed the First Friday with the Arts events to March 13 from 5 to 9 p.m. The VSA Poetry Workshop, scheduled for Saturday, has been postponed and will take place from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. March 28. A list of gallery closings and First Friday exhibit information are available at capearts.org...
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Cape native makes name in contemporary classical music
(Entertainment ~ 03/06/15)
Stephen Limbaugh's "Pants" is on fire. His most recent album -- titled "Pants" -- hit No. 16 on Billboard's classical charts last month, a feat he says was thrilling. In 2004, the Cape Girardeau native moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music, and he says the album's success is especially sweet after the years of labor that went into it...
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Christopher Webb
(Obituary ~ 03/06/15)
Christopher Webb, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at the Missouri Veterans Home. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Missouri Veterans Home, 2400 Veterans Memorial Drive, Cape Girardeau. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is handling arrangements...
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Tanner Thorne
(Obituary ~ 03/06/15)
Tanner Lee Thorne, 27, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2015. He was born April 4, 1987, in Cape Girardeau to Dennis Thorne and Barbara Kitchen Trickey. Tanner attended Cape Girardeau Central High School and was raised in the Church of God. He worked at Kmart, was an avid fisherman and hunter and loved to watch his sons play baseball...
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Stacy Stulgin
(Obituary ~ 03/06/15)
Stacy Olivia Stulgin, 38, of Scott City died Tuesday, March 3, 2015, in St. Louis. She was born June 11, 1976, in Stuart, Florida, to Dennis and Sue Vaughn Stulgin. She was a massage therapist and attended La Croix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Carroll Snead
(Obituary ~ 03/06/15)
Carroll Snead, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.
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Anna Rigdon
(Obituary ~ 03/06/15)
Anna Mae Rigdon, 93, of Jackson died Thursday, March 5, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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John Mills Jr.
(Obituary ~ 03/06/15)
John Lee Mills Jr., 77, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at the Lutheran Home. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. March 14 at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home, with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating. Entombment with full military honors will be at Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum...
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Donna Mealey
(Obituary ~ 03/06/15)
Donna Jeane Mealey, 61, of Raymond, New Hampshire, passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. She was born Jan. 20, 1954, in Washington, D.C., daughter of Francis Allen and Elizabeth Rachael Boltz Self. She and John G. "Jack" Mealey were married Aug. 2, 1997...
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Harold McDowell
(Obituary ~ 03/06/15)
Harold "Mac" McDowell, 63, of Jackson went to the arms of his heavenly father Wednesday, March 4, 2015. He was born Oct. 2, 1951, to James and Vivian Ellis McDowell in Oroville, California. He was the beloved husband of Dolores McDowell. They were married Jan. 19, 1991, in Modesto, California...
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Charlotte McCrate
(Obituary ~ 03/06/15)
Charlotte Braun McCrate, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Parish prayers and rosary will be at 7 p.m. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Old St. Vincent Catholic Church, with the Rev. Allan Saunders officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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Juanita Jordan
(Obituary ~ 03/06/15)
Juanita Kathryn Jordan, 89, of Purcell, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 12, 1925, in Los Angeles. She was one of eight children born to Lee Alsup and Iva Lucille Burton Alsup. Kathryn moved to Oklahoma when she was six weeks old. She grew up a farm girl, learning how to work hard in the cotton and broomcorn fields. She attended Dibble schools and graduated with the class of 1943...
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Virginia Johnson
(Obituary ~ 03/06/15)
Virginia M. Johnson, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at the Lutheran Home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.
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Ralph Hinkebein
(Obituary ~ 03/06/15)
Ralph H. Hinkebein Sr., 82, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, March 5, 2015, at the Lutheran Home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Kathy Crader
(Obituary ~ 03/06/15)
Kathy Marie Crader, 65, of Delta passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at the family home in Delta. She was born Jan. 21, 1950, in Randles, to the late Martin Joseph and Mildred Marie McCormick Menz. Kathy was a member of Fairview Baptist Church in Arbor. She was a nurse aide at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau...
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Wanda Chappel
(Obituary ~ 03/06/15)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Wanda G. Chappell, 69, of Sikeston died Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to service time Saturday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, Missouri. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the chapel, with the Rev. Marty Hasz officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Garden of Memories cemetery in Sikeston...
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Rick Brown
(Obituary ~ 03/06/15)
Rick Dee Brown, 60, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born July 17, 1954, in Ogallala, Nebraska, to Glen H. and Celia "Maxine" Railsback Brown. He and Kathy Faries Brown were married Dec. 3, 2001, at Cape Girardeau...
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Arias jurors say they were 11-1 for death
(National News ~ 03/06/15)
PHOENIX -- It took just one juror to spare the life of convicted murderer Jodi Arias on Thursday. In the end, the jury voted 11-1 in favor of death -- not enough to send Arias to death row in the case that became a global sensation with its tawdry revelations about her sexual relationship with the victim and that she had slit his throat so deeply that he nearly was decapitated...
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Harrison Ford injured in crash landing on golf course
(National News ~ 03/06/15)
LOS ANGELES -- Harrison Ford crash-landed his vintage plane Thursday after losing engine power, suffering serious but not life-threatening injuries after using his extensive piloting skills to bring down the plane on a golf course and avoid nearby homes...
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Hillary Clinton emails under review for release
(National News ~ 03/06/15)
WASHINGTON -- The government will review a huge cache of Hillary Rodham Clinton's emails for possible release after revelations she conducted official business as secretary of state in the shadows of a private account. The disclosure has raised questions about whether she adhered to the letter or spirit of accountability laws...
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Plane skids off snowy NYC runway, stops feet from icy bay
(National News ~ 03/06/15)
NEW YORK -- A Delta jetliner landing at LaGuardia Airport in a driving snowstorm Thursday skidded off a runway and crashed through a chain-link fence, its nose coming to rest just feet from the roiling waters of an icy bay. Six people were hurt in the midday accident, which authorities say came just minutes after the runway had been plowed. ...
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Ringling Bros. to give up elephant acts in 3 years
(National News ~ 03/06/15)
POLK CITY, Fla. -- The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus says the "Greatest Show on Earth" will go on without elephants. Animal-rights groups took credit for generating the public concern that forced the company to announce its pachyderm retirement plan Thursday. But Ringling Bros.' owners described it as the bittersweet result of years of internal family discussions...
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Oregon man accused of stealing bikes, goat
(National News ~ 03/06/15)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Authorities suspect a Portland man accused of stealing two bicycles also took a dwarf goat. Police say the 18-year-old, Oleg Stepanovich Plyushchev, tried to sell bikes on Craigslist that had been stolen from a backyard and garage. ...
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Morehead St. advances to semis of OVC tournament
(College Sports ~ 03/06/15)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Karam Mashour scored 10 of his 25 points in the first nine minutes and 13 in the final eight as fifth-seeded Morehead State upset cold-shooting No. 4 seed Tennessee-Martin, 76-65 in an Ohio Valley Conference quarterfinal Thursday night...
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Prayer 3/6/15
(Prayer ~ 03/06/15)
Lord Jesus, thank you for the forgiveness of sins and gift of eternal life. Amen.
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