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Cape West Cinema feels the force of 'The Last Jedi's' popularity
(Entertainment ~ 12/15/17)
Even before "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" began what is expected to be a lengthy run, Kevin Dillon was feeling the force. The Cape West Cinema general manager said he had never experienced, in his 32 years of overseeing the local operation, the volume of pre-sale tickets before the release of the eighth movie in the Star Wars series...
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FCC votes along party lines to end 'net neutrality'
(National News ~ 12/15/17)
The Federal Communications Commission repealed the Obama-era "net neutrality" rules Thursday, giving internet service providers like Verizon, Comcast and AT&T a free hand to slow or block websites and apps as they see fit or charge more for faster speeds...
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Southeast regents to consider department restructuring
(Local News ~ 12/15/17)
Academic department restructuring at Southeast Missouri State University is on the agenda for the board of regents meeting at 9 a.m. today at Academic Hall. Southeast provost Karl Kunkel led a forum Oct. 25 to discuss several potential restructuring models. This was part of a larger conversation across the university about decreasing spending after an 8.5 percent reduction in state funding for fiscal year 2018...
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Insurance building's renovation part of Coalter family's commitment to region
(Local News ~ 12/15/17)
The new Coalter Insurance Group building at 1001 Independence St. in Cape Girardeau is one of several projects on Jason Coalter's plate, and it's one that holds special significance to him and his family. Coalter, with Dustin Richardson, owns Centurion Development LLC in Cape Girardeau. Centurion specializes in commercial and residential projects, but for Coalter, his primary interest is in showing what a property can be...
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Local vigil held for fifth anniversary of Sandy Hook massacre
(Local News ~ 12/15/17)
Anthony DiStefano holds a candle Thursday while singing "This Little Light of Mine" to close a candlelight vigil at Christ Episcopal Church in Cape Girardeau. It was one of many vigils held across the country to mark the fifth anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre in Newtown, Connecticut. Sponsors included the Southeast Missouri chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Stop Needless Acts of Violence Please...
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Today in History 12-15-17
(National News ~ 12/15/17)
Today in History Today is Friday, Dec. 15, the 349th day of 2017. There are 16 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 15, 1939, the Civil War motion picture epic "Gone with the Wind," starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable, had its world premiere in Atlanta...
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Thank you to newspaper
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/15/17)
To the employees and all those who help make the Southeast Missourian newspaper, which I enjoy reading each day, thank you and may your holidays be great. FRANK AND ALFREDIA CAMPBELL, Cape Girardeau
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Congratulations to SEMO students who graduate this weekend
(Editorial ~ 12/15/17)
More than 800 students will receive their degrees Saturday at Southeast Missouri State University's fall commencement. Some 620 of them will obtain undergraduate degrees, while another 187 will receive master's degrees. As with the spring commencement, the university will hold two separate ceremonies. The liberal arts and health and human services will have a ceremony at 10 a.m., and the colleges of business, education, science, technology and agriculture will have their ceremony at 2 p.m...
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What will history have to say about 'fake news'
(Column ~ 12/15/17)
A story that attracted little attention a couple of weeks ago struck a nerve with me. The story revived the theory the U.S. space program -- the trips to the moon in particular -- was concocted. The recent story was based on some tiny detail offered as convincing evidence. Most of you probably didn't even see the story, so you can see how important this "evidence" was...
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Pmac Music's top-selling CDs from Dec. 4 to 9
(Entertainment ~ 12/15/17)
NO. 1 Chris Stapleton, "Traveller" NO. 2 The Rolling Stones, "On Air" NO. 3 Tim McGraw/Faith Hill, "The Rest of Our Life" NO. 4 Five Finger Death Punch, "Decade of Destruction" NO. 5 Yusuf (Cat Stevens), "The Laughing Apple"
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Disney buying large part of 21st Century Fox in $52.4B deal
(Entertainment ~ 12/15/17)
NEW YORK -- Disney is buying the Murdoch family's Fox movie and television studios and some cable and international TV businesses for $52.4 billion, as the home of Mickey Mouse tries to meet competition from technology companies in the entertainment business...
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The Associated Press names SZA's 'Ctrl' album of the year
(Entertainment ~ 12/15/17)
1. SZA, "Ctrl": As the beat of the opening track of SZA's debut album played at a concert this week in New York City, the entire venue sang the first two minutes of the song "Supermodel," and the singer hadn't even showed her face onstage. And that's just it -- SZA is the voice of this generation. ...
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Breakthrough: Singer SZA is sizzling in music industry
(Entertainment ~ 12/15/17)
NEW YORK -- Yes, SZA is easily in the running for best new act of 2017. But her uber-successful year really puts her in the running for female artist of the year. She's had multiple songs chart in the Top 40 in a year when male acts overwhelming dominated, and she's the most nominated woman at the upcoming Grammy Awards with five...
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Firefighter fatality reported at huge California wildfire
(National News ~ 12/15/17)
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- A firefighter died Thursday while working a colossal wildfire burning in coastal mountains northwest of Los Angeles that has become the fourth largest in California history. Cory Iverson was an engineer with a state fire engine strike team based in San Diego...
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Pence to delay Mideast trip as tax deal nears vote
(National News ~ 12/15/17)
WASHINGTON -- Vice President Mike Pence will delay and curtail his upcoming trip to the Middle East to be on hand for an upcoming Senate tax vote and take into account the unwillingness of Palestinians and others to meet with him while in Egypt and Israel...
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Lawmaker who spun history of heroics ends life in suicide
(National News ~ 12/15/17)
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The Kentucky lawmaker's resume included enough material for an award-winning memoir: He was a peacekeeper at the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles, a White House chaplain to three presidents and a 9/11 first responder who gave last rites to hundreds of people at Ground Zero...
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Rubio's defection threatens Senate GOP's tax bill
(National News ~ 12/15/17)
WASHINGTON -- Republican Sen. Marco Rubio declared Thursday he will vote against the GOP'S sweeping tax package unless negotiators expand its child tax credit, jeopardizing the Republicans' razor-thin margin as they try to muscle the $1.5 trillion bill through Congress next week...
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Poll: Most say Trump crossed line with Russia contacts
(National News ~ 12/15/17)
WASHINGTON -- Most Americans think Donald Trump did something illegal or at least unethical regarding ties between his presidential campaign and Russia -- and they think he's trying to obstruct the investigation looking into those possible connections...
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Suspect in car attack faces new first-degree murder charge
(National News ~ 12/15/17)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The Ohio man accused of driving a car into a crowd of people protesting a white nationalist rally this summer in Charlottesville had his most serious charge upgraded to first-degree murder Thursday. James Alex Fields appeared in court for a preliminary hearing, where prosecutors said they had filed a motion earlier in the day seeking to amend the second-degree murder charge he had previously faced...
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4 children killed in bus-train collision in southern France
(International News ~ 12/15/17)
PARIS -- A regional train hit a school bus on a crossing in southern France on Thursday, killing four children and critically injuring 11 other people on the bus, the French interior ministry said. Photos from the scene tweeted by a local television station showed the train derailed and the bus shorn in half -- with first responders gathered around...
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Hunger at Damascus' door as Syrian government blocks aid
(International News ~ 12/15/17)
BEIRUT -- At the doors of the Syrian capital, children with wrinkled faces and arms like sticks are going hungry because President Bashar Assad's forces, supported by Russia and Iran, are blocking trucks filled with humanitarian relief. As the government and its opponents wrap up another fruitless round of talks in Geneva, humanitarian officials warn conditions outside Damascus have reached crisis levels, with the government maintaining a siege on the Eastern Ghouta suburbs that has trapped nearly 400,000 people without enough food, fuel or medicine for the winter.. ...
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Missouri Veterans Commission director resigns
(State News ~ 12/15/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The director of the Missouri Veterans Commission resigned Wednesday amid months of complaints about care at the St. Louis Veterans Home and mounting pressure for a change in leadership. New commission chairman Tim Noonan announced executive director Larry Kay's resignation after an hours-long closed meeting that included a discussion with the former director. ...
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Two St. Louis-area cops shot but saved by bulletproof vests
(State News ~ 12/15/17)
BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS, Mo. -- A gunman shot two suburban St. Louis police officers in the torso before barricading himself inside a home Thursday, but bulletproof vests saved both officers from serious injury. The shooting happened in the city of Bellefontaine Neighbors. The two officers -- a 44-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman -- were hospitalized briefly with bruising and checked for internal injuries, said St. Louis County police spokesman Shawn McGuire...
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Holocaust survivors worldwide celebrate Hanukkah
(International News ~ 12/15/17)
BERLIN -- Hundreds of Holocaust survivors participated in the third candle lighting of Hanukkah in Berlin, Jerusalem and New York on Thursday -- part of a tribute to survivors worldwide that was organized by the Jewish Claims Conference. In Berlin, three survivors lit candles after sundown at the city's Jewish community center, while in Israel some 300 Holocaust survivors attended the candle-lighting ceremony at the Western Wall, the holiest place where Jews can pray...
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Michael Mayo
(Obituary ~ 12/15/17)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Michael Ray Mayo, 53, of Poplar Bluff passed away Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, at Poplar Bluff Regional Hospital. He was born Aug. 11, 1964, in Bloomfield, Missouri, the son of Harold Clinton and Linda Fay Kennedy Mayo. Michael was a 1983 graduate of Advance (Missouri) High School...
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Terri Leray
(Obituary ~ 12/15/17)
Terri Leah Leray, 55, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 4, 1962, the daughter of Leslie McNeall Taylor and Helen Taylor, both of whom preceded her in death. Survivors include her husband, Reece Leray; daughter and son-in-law, Jessica and Derek McReynolds; son, Robert Marler; sister, Leslie McMillan; two grandchildren, Travis Lee and Kaylie McReynolds; and her beloved Chihuahua, Lexi...
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Albert Rolwing Jr.
(Obituary ~ 12/15/17)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Albert Edward Rolwing Jr., 63, of Charleston died Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, near Charleston. Born May 17, 1954, at Cairo, Illinois, to Mary Jo Walker Rolwing, who survives of Charleston, and the late Albert Edward "Bert" Rolwing, he was raised in Charleston where he was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church and a 1972 graduate of Charleston High School...
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Man burned in Springfield gas-pump fire has died
(State News ~ 12/15/17)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Springfield fire officials say a 55-year-old man who was burned while filling up at a Springfield gas station last month has died. The department said Thursday that Chad Richards died Dec. 2, after spending more than two weeks in a hospital burn unit in Springfield...
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Greitens praises help for concentrated animal feeding farms
(State News ~ 12/15/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Republican Gov. Eric Greitens is praising Missouri's revamped Clean Water Commission for allowing two new concentrated animal feeding operations in the state. Greitens in a Thursday statement said the state needs "more farms, more jobs and less government."...
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Ground broken for phase 2 of St. Louis' Ballpark Village
(State News ~ 12/15/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Officials with the St. Louis Cardinals say phase 2 of Ballpark Village near Busch Stadium will create a vibrant new area of downtown. A groundbreaking ceremony for the $260 million second phase of Ballpark Village was Thursday. ...
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Camp for special needs kids gets donation from golfer Spieth
(State News ~ 12/15/17)
PURDY, Mo. -- A southwest Missouri camp for children with special needs and chronic illnesses has received a donation from the Jordan Spieth Family Foundation. Camp Barnabas officials did not release a specific dollar figure Thursday but said the donation from the professional golfer's foundation would allow 100 campers to attend the camp for a week...
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County considers $18M budget; numbers still preliminary
(Local News ~ 12/15/17)
Preliminary figures anticipate Cape Girardeau County government operating on a budget of more than $18 million in the next fiscal year. But Auditor Pete Frazier said a final budget won't be completed until early January. The county's fiscal year begins Jan. 1...
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Speak Out 12-15-17
(Speak Out ~ 12/15/17)
I enjoy the walking trail at Jackson City Park. I don't get there often enough but every time I see two-men with their dogs picking up trash. No idea who they are, but one has a lab and a small brown-mix breed. The other walks his black and white terrier, Toby, if I remember. Too bad uncaring litterbugs trash up a beautiful park, but thanks to those two men for trying to keep it clean...
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Prayer 12/15/17
(Prayer ~ 12/15/17)
O Lord God, may we generously give to others, showing your great love. Amen.
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Artifacts 12/15/17
(Entertainment ~ 12/15/17)
Four one-week shows featuring graduating seniors with a Bachelor of Fine Arts will display the body of work they developed throughout their last two semesters of coursework in their area of specialization. Reception is from 5 to 7 p.m. today in the River Campus Art Gallery, Seminary Building, Room 106. More information at rivercampus.org...
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Best Bet: Candlelit wood walk at the Nature Center
(Entertainment ~ 12/15/17)
No registration required. All ages welcome to this free event from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Conservation Nature Center, 2289 County Park Drive in Cape Girardeau. The serenity of a winter's night is on display along the trail. The path will be lighted, and hot winter beverages will be provided. Trail is paved and accessible to wheelchairs and strollers. Youth and adult groups are welcome...
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Wandering cow returned to Nativity scene
(National News ~ 12/15/17)
PHILADELPHIA -- A cow that escaped twice from a Nativity scene is back in place. The cow, nicknamed Stormy, roamed off from the Nativity scene Thursday at Old First Reformed Church of Christ and ended up on Interstate 95. Police boxed in the cow with their cruisers before walking it off the interstate and returning it to the church. It was not long before the cow took off again. The bovine was found on the fourth floor of a parking garage before it was taken back to the Nativity...
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Births 12/15/17
(Births ~ 12/15/17)
Daughter to Oscar Clyde Polk Jr. and Ashley Nicole Clark of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 3:11 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6, 2017. Name, Ellecia Rose. Weight, 6 pounds, 8 ounces. First child. Clark is the daughter of Lydia Clark and Stephen Clark of Cape Girardeau. She is employed by the Taco Bell on North Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau. Polk is the son of Holly Behsman of Sikeston, Missouri, and Oscar Polk of Gloucester, Massachusetts. He is a self-employed roofer...
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Out of the past: Dec. 15
(Out of the Past ~ 12/15/17)
Last week, a 13-year-old boy brought two handguns to L.J. Schultz Middle School, apparently to show off the weapons to friends; the incident has led Superintendent Neyland Clark to plan a review of the district's discipline policy, which likely will be toughened...
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Shoes for Cottonwood
(Submitted Story ~ 12/15/17)
Shoes for Cottonwood This past Monday at noon, the Cape Girardeau Rotary Club hosted children from the Cottonwood Residential Treatment Center at a Christmas Party, where the festivities were highlighted by each of the children receiving a new pair of running shoes. ...
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Cape Girardeau police report 12/15/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/15/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do no imply guilt. Arrests n A suspect was in custody pending formal charges for driving with a revoked/suspended license at Morgan Oak and South Middle streets...
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Jesus' Christmas Party at Guardian Angel School
(Submitted Story ~ 12/15/17)
Guardian Angel School in Oran hosted a birthday party for Jesus on Friday, December 15. Laramie Bryant, one of our parents, baked and decorated a cake, so that all the students and staff could enjoy his birthday cake along with juice. After the cake, Christmas cards were exchanged so that everyone had a prayer partner over Christmas break. ...
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SEMO-NASV Celebrates 20th Anniversary
(Submitted Story ~ 12/15/17)
The Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence (SEMO-NASV) celebrated 20 years of service to over 9,000 child and adult survivors of abuse/assault with an open house on Thursday, December 7th, 2017. SEMO-NASV was formed in 1997 by a group of concerned citizens from the medical, legal and social service professional communities. ...
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