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Missouri lawmakers fail to restore cuts to care for disabled
(State News ~ 09/14/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Several thousand disabled and elderly Missouri residents will remain without personal-care services after lawmakers Wednesday refused to override a gubernatorial veto but instead pledged to keep working on a way to reverse the budget cuts...
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Missouri treasurer says pensions underfunded by $5 billion
(State News ~ 09/14/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's treasurer on Wednesday told a panel of lawmakers the state employee retirement pension plan is only 60 percent funded and warned action is needed to prevent damage to state finances. Treasurer Eric Schmitt told the Legislature's Committee on Public Retirement the pension plan is underfunded by more than $5 billion. ...
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Southeast's Heritage Hall to host Ulysses Grant symposium
(Local News ~ 09/14/17)
Civil War general and 18th U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant will be the focus of a symposium Tuesday featuring local and visiting historians. The Kellerman Foundation for Historic Preservation is hosting the fourth annual exhibition, which begins Friday at Heritage Hall at 102 N. Main St. and culminates with a symposium Tuesday...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/14/17)
Today in History Today is Thursday, Sept. 14, the 257th day of 2017. There are 108 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key was inspired to write the poem "Defence of Fort McHenry" (later "The Star-Spangled Banner") after witnessing the American flag flying over the Maryland fort following a night of British naval bombardment during the War of 1812...
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Nuclear effects
(Column ~ 09/14/17)
Last week in this column I discussed building tensions over a potential nuclear conflict between North Korea and the U.S. North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, continues his threats of a nuclear attack on the U.S. or its allies. Those of us who lived through the confrontations of the Cold War can remember times when incidents made the threat of nuclear war between the U.S. ...
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How the story of one dog is helping others
(Editorial ~ 09/14/17)
Mac, you're one inspiring dog. He won over the heart of Rochelle Steffen, a lot of others at Mac's Mission and people around the country. The animal-rescue organization in Jackson recently was awarded the $30,000 grand prize in the vote-based "Support the Shelters" sweepstakes hosted by the BISSELLL Pet Foundation...
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Study prompts call to examine flu vaccine and miscarriage
(National News ~ 09/14/17)
NEW YORK -- A study of U.S. pregnancies found women who had miscarriages between 2010 and 2012 were more likely to have had back-to-back annual flu shots that included protection against swine flu. Vaccine experts think the results may reflect the older age and other miscarriage risks for the women, and not the flu shots. ...
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Longest serving New Mexico senator Pete Domenici leaves bipartisan legacy
(National News ~ 09/14/17)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Pete V. Domenici, the son of Italian immigrants who rose to become a power broker in the U.S. Senate, died Wednesday in New Mexico. The Republican was known for reaching across the partisan divide and his work on the federal budget and energy policy over a career that spanned more than 30 years...
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Out of the past: Sept. 14
(Out of the Past ~ 09/14/17)
A group studying the formation of a countywide economic development organization decides to focus on drafting a set of bylaws and an organizational structure that will be used. The decision is made at a meeting of the committee after John Mehner, chairman of the board of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce, says his board has decided not to commit its $25,000 annual share until "procedural issues and an organizational structure is worked out."...
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Ruby Moll
(Obituary ~ 09/14/17)
Ruby I. Moll, 95, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, where she lived the past two years. She was a former resident of Chateau Girardeau. She was born Feb. 7, 1922, in Cape Girardeau County. She was one of nine children born to Reuel and Della Swan Morton. She and Leonard L. Moll were married Jan. 3, 1946, at the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse...
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Michael Miller
(Obituary ~ 09/14/17)
Michael Garth Miller, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Dec. 2, 1936, in Oneonta, New York, to John Augustus "Jack" and Olive Leone "Robin" Robinson Miller. He and Janice Crader were married, and she survives...
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Fred Long
(Obituary ~ 09/14/17)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Fred Aaron Long, 66, of Advance passed away Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 23, 1950, in Painton, Missouri, the son of James Evans and Georgia Flowers Long. Fred was a 1968 graduate of Advance High School. He loved the Advance school and Hornet basketball. While he attended college, he worked for an architect on home construction. Later, he was a construction worker and farmer...
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Jacqueline Lloyd
(Obituary ~ 09/14/17)
Jacqueline C. "Jacquie" Lloyd, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Aug. 13, 1945, in Cape Girardeau. She was the daughter of Michael and Millicent Pittman Wandrick. Jacquie was a graduate of Western High School in Las Vegas...
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Carolyn Koehler
(Obituary ~ 09/14/17)
Carolyn W. Koehler, 70, of Jackson died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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William Halter Sr.
(Obituary ~ 09/14/17)
ANNA, Ill. -- William J. Halter Sr., 89, of Anna died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at Jonesboro Rehab in Jonesboro, Illinois. Funeral arrangements are pending at Crain Funeral Home in Anna.
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Dean Fann
(Obituary ~ 09/14/17)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Paul "Dean" Fann, 70, of Chaffee passed away Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 12, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, son of Charlie F. and Clola M. Pulliam Fann. He and Betty K. Upchurch were married May 17, 1997...
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Edna Deere
(Obituary ~ 09/14/17)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Edna Mae Deere, 90, of Portageville died Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church in Portageville. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the church, with the Rev. Barron Willer officiating. Burial will be in Portageville Cemetery...
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Randall Childers
(Obituary ~ 09/14/17)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Randall James Childers, 81, of Cairo died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo.
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Jackson police report 9/14/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/14/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Summons n Jason Andrews, 45, of Mayfield, Kentucky, was issued a summons for driving while suspended. Burglary n Burglary was reported in the 500 block of Greensferry Road. Property damage...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 9/14/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/14/17)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Tuesday n Medical assists were made at 5:48 a.m. on Kiwanis Drive; 7:42 a.m. on South West End Boulevard; 7:52 a.m. on Good Hope Street; 8:08 a.m. on Themis Street; 8:38 a.m. ...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/14/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/14/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Sarah J. Presley, 31, 838 N. Rodney Drive, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and possession of drug paraphernalia at Broadway and Henderson Avenue...
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Births 9/14/17
(Births ~ 09/14/17)
Daughter to Tyler Edward Park and Keisha Nicole Riegert of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Hospital, 7:20 a.m. Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. Name, Khloe Nicole Rose. Weight, 7 pounds, 10 ounces. Fourth child, first daughter. Riegert is the daughter of Mitch Riegert and Gail Riegert of Cape Girardeau. Park is the son of Charles Park and Robbin Park of Jonesboro, Illinois...
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Cape County Commission agenda 9/14/17
(Local News ~ 09/14/17)
Approval of minutes n Minutes of the Sept. 11 meeting Communications/reports -- other elected officials n None at this time Public comments n Items listed on agenda Routine business...
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Missouri teenager says teacher told her she was too 'busty'
(State News ~ 09/14/17)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- A Missouri teenager said a high-school teacher told her during class she was too "busty," and "plus-sized women" need to shop at stores that sell larger clothing. The confrontation happened Friday, an attorney for Kelsey Anderson said in a statement released Tuesday, and the 17-year-old was sent to the office at Joplin High School for a dress-code violation...
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Missouri lawmaker censured over Trump assassination post
(State News ~ 09/14/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's Republican-led Senate on Wednesday formally reprimanded a Democratic colleague for a Facebook post hoping for President Donald Trump's assassination. Meanwhile, the House opened an ethics review of a Republican's post calling for a Confederate monument vandal to be hanged...
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Ryan opens door to tax cuts adding to deficit
(National News ~ 09/14/17)
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Paul Ryan backed off months of promises the Republicans' tax plan won't add to the nation's ballooning deficit, declaring Wednesday in an AP Newsmaker interview the most important goal of an overhaul is economic growth. Asked twice whether he would insist the emerging tax plan won't pile more billions onto the $20 trillion national debt, Ryan passed up the chance to affirm that commitment...
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Ohio killer executed, takes last words from Jesus on cross
(National News ~ 09/14/17)
LUCASVILLE, Ohio -- A man convicted of killing two people in back-to-back robberies 25 years ago in a suburban Cleveland apartment building was executed Wednesday as family members of his victims looked on. The prison system announced the time of death for Gary Otte as 10:54 a.m. after the administration of three lethal drugs at the Southern Ohio Correctional Faciltiy in Lucasville...
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Top Dems say Flynn left Mideast trip off security clearance
(National News ~ 09/14/17)
WASHINGTON -- Former Trump administration national-security adviser Michael Flynn faced new questions about a 2015 trip he took to the Middle East as part of a private proposal to build nuclear-power plants across the region. Two top Democrats said in a letter released Wednesday he appeared to have violated federal law by failing to report the trip when he renewed his security clearance last year...
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Senate rejects bipartisan push for new U.S. war authorization
(National News ~ 09/14/17)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Wednesday rejected a bipartisan push for a new war authorization against the Islamic State and other terrorist groups, electing to let the White House rely on a 16-year-old law passed after the Sept. 11 attacks as a legal basis to send troops into combat...
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Sanders would make government health-care role even bigger
(National News ~ 09/14/17)
WASHINGTON -- In an animated, campaign-style rally, Sen. Bernie Sanders unwrapped his plan to remake the nation's health-care system into federally run health insurance Wednesday -- a costly proposal embraced by liberal activists hoping to steer the Democratic Party in upcoming elections...
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8 die at Florida nursing home in Irma's sweltering aftermath
(National News ~ 09/14/17)
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- Eight patients at a sweltering nursing home died after Hurricane Irma knocked out the air conditioning, raising fears Wednesday about the safety of Florida's 4 million senior citizens amid power outages that could last for days. Hollywood Police Chief Tom Sanchez said investigators believe the deaths at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills were heat-related and added: "The building has been sealed off, and we are conducting a criminal investigation."...
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Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli has bail revoked, heads to jail
(National News ~ 09/14/17)
NEW YORK -- Former pharmaceuticals company CEO Martin Shkreli had his bail revoked and was headed to jail Wednesday while awaiting sentencing for a securities-fraud conviction. A judge heard arguments about whether the provocative online antics of Shkreli, dubbed the Pharma Bro, were bad enough to put him behind bars and decided to have him taken into custody immediately...
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Officials: Student killed confronting shooter at high school
(National News ~ 09/14/17)
ROCKFORD, Wash. -- A student who opened fire in a hallway at a Washington state high school killed a classmate who confronted him Wednesday and wounded three others before being stopped by a staff member, authorities said. The suspect, whom a classmate described as being obsessed with previous school shootings, was taken into custody...
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Democrats say they have deal with Trump on young immigrants
(National News ~ 09/14/17)
WASHINGTON -- The top House and Senate Democrats said Wednesday they had reached agreement with President Donald Trump to protect thousands of younger immigrants from deportation and fund some border-security enhancements -- not including Trump's long-sought border wall...
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As Rohingya flee violence, Myanmar's Suu Kyi skips UN meet
(International News ~ 09/14/17)
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh -- With Myanmar drawing condemnation for violence that has driven at least 370,000 Rohingya to flee the country, the government said Wednesday its leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, will skip this month's U.N. General Assembly meetings...
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Stars turn out to push for donations for hurricane relief
(Entertainment ~ 09/14/17)
NEW YORK -- Urged on by dozens of stars who turned out to sing, tell stories and plead for support for hurricane victims in a one-hour televised benefit, organizers said more than $44 million was raised Tuesday, and donations still are being accepted...
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Virgin Islands getting aid, still reeling from Irma
(International News ~ 09/14/17)
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands -- The last of the late-summer tourists were gone Wednesday from the U.S. Virgin Islands, ferried away from the wreckage of Hurricane Irma in cruise ships bound for Puerto Rico and Miami. Most part-time residents -- and anyone else who didn't have to stay -- had cleared out as well, back to homes on the mainland with water, power and internet, where food isn't scarce...
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Southeast hosts events for suicide-prevention awareness
(Local News ~ 09/14/17)
Southeast Missouri State University looks to increase suicide-prevention awareness on campus with targeted events through Sept. 24, including a build-your-own de-stress kit, depression screenings and a memorial balloon release. Torie Grogan, director of counseling and disability services, said suicide-prevention awareness events help to break the stigma associated with talking about suicide and educate people on risk factors and warning signs. ...
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Faces of the Fair: Wayne Helderman favors keeping old tractors around
(Local News ~ 09/14/17)
Wayne Helderman knows tractors. His International Harvester 650 is one of about 100 tractors at the SEMO District Fair this year, presented by the Egypt Mills Antique Tractor Club. Helderman said it was made in 1957, the same year he graduated from high school at Jackson. He bought the tractor at a sale in Illinois several years back...
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Eyewitnesses testify about fatal shooting; men were using drugs, alcohol
(Local News ~ 09/14/17)
Four Cape Girardeau men drank alcohol, took pills, smoked marijuana and snorted cocaine in the hours before one of the men, Malcolm Harris, shot another man dead, two survivors said Wednesday. The survivors — Rodney Smith and Terrell Hunt — testified for the prosecution during the second day of Harris’ first-degree murder trial in Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court in Jackson...
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Man's GPS led him to drive into river
(National News ~ 09/14/17)
EASTON, Pa. -- Police said a driver's global-positioning system device caused him to drive into the Lehigh River in Easton shortly after 10:30 p.m. Saturday. They said the man's GPS led him to drive along a bicycle path in a park. Police said the man was unable to stay on the bike path because it narrowed, and his car rolled off the path sideways into the river. Police said the driver wasn't hurt, but he was issued several traffic citations...
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State briefs 9/14/17
(State News ~ 09/14/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri man pleaded guilty to federal charges after police officers found thousands of fake driver's licenses at his home. Prosecutors said 27-year-old Tracy Allan Ford of Lee's Summit entered his plea Wednesday to one count of producing fraudulent identification documents. ...
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Chaffee graduate earns scholarship
(Community ~ 09/14/17)
Kiana Cannon of Chaffee has received the Community College Scholarship to attend Southeast Missouri State University. Cannon is the daughter of Mike and Michelle Horman of Chaffee, Missouri, and is a 2016 graduate of Chaffee High School...
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Hooked on Science: Soaring toilet paper
(Community ~ 09/14/17)
n Leaf blower n Toilet paper n Dowel rod n STEP 1: Place the toilet paper on the dowel rod and unroll a few pieces. n STEP 2: Hold the dowel rod horizontally so the roll will unroll away from you. n STEP 3: Turn on the leaf blower and aim the stream of air just over the top of the toilet paper. Provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the toilet paper...
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Prayer 9/14/17
(Prayer ~ 09/14/17)
O Lord Jesus, may the desire of our hearts be to help others and praise you. Amen.
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Grandparents Day at Guardian Angel School in Oran
(Submitted Story ~ 09/14/17)
Grandparent Day celebrations are fun for the children and the grandparents. On Thursday, September 14, Guardian Angel School, Oran, MO, hosted a cookie social for the grandparents of the students in pre-k thru 8th grade. The day began with Mass at Guardian Angel Church. ...
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Junior Beta Club of Guardian Angel Elects Officers
(Submitted Story ~ 09/14/17)
The Junior Beta Club of Guardian Angel School, Oran, had their first meeting on Thursday, September 14. The club is consisted of grades 5-8 and conducts several events throughout the year. The goal of this meeting was to elect officers for the 2017-2018 school year. ...
- Fair fun! (Submitted Story ~ 09/14/17)
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Natural Disasters Affect Home Insurance
(Submitted Story ~ 09/14/17)
Natural disasters have caused the cost of homeowner's insurance to increase nearly 40% in the past few years,” said Thomas M. Meyer, Real Estate Broker. Tornados, sinkholes and earthquakes have affected our area, and the hurricanes in the southeast part of our country are already causing financial burdens and changes with insurance coverage. Disasters can strike anywhere at any time, so insurance plans should be well-known and routinely checked for changes...
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