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Thursday, July 9, 2009

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Sam Blackwell
Follow the red, white and blue brick road
July 9, 2009 Dear Pat, Getting to know people from foreign lands, I've sometimes told them without really knowing why that if they want to understand America and Americans, watching "The Wizard of Oz" is a good way to start. Those of us born in...
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ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The Humane Society of Missouri says it would welcome help as it shelters about 300 dogs that were seized in raids of dogfighting operations in Missouri and Illinois. The dogs were among 350 mostly American...
A no-kill animal shelter in Jackson is nearing completion of an expansion that will hold up to 250 displaced cats. The board members and volunteers of Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary said it's a necessity. Debbie Johnson calls...
NEW ORLEANS -- A federal program to recruit more tugboat pilots may have backfired by allowing thousands of novice captains to take the helm and contributing to a 25 percent increase in the number of accidents on the...
A former federal official touting his resume as a top corruption fighter at the United Nations and in Afghanistan said Wednesday that he wants to be the next Missouri State Auditor.
Robert Harris keeps a journal full of dreams. Some of them have already been realized. "You just have so many dreams, and you just hope that one day you can pull them off," he said. Harris, 55, is a bus driver for the Cape...
Jackson vs. New Madrid Senior Babe Ruth Baseball

New Madrid visits Jackson. Jackson dropped Monday's opener, but salvaged a split.

Flags at Cape County Park

Flags fly on Independence Day weekend at Cape County Park.

Cape Girardeau and Jackson fireworks displays

Cape Girardeau and Jackson celebrated the Fourth of July with fireworks Saturday. These pictures of the displays were emailed or submitted online by Southeast Missourian readers. To submit photos go to http://www.semissourian.com/forms/photo.

Jackson car show

Photos of the July 4 car show at Jackson City Park submitted by community photographer Karen Grayson.

CELEBRATING AMERICA'S BIRTHDAY
Local National Guard unit brings home third place in Commander's Cup
By Matthew Wilson and Scott Moyers, Missouri National Guard Public Affairs ~ 07/09/09
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- Staff Sgt. Daniel Schaab said they were gunning for first, but they'll happily settle for third, especially considering they finished near the bottom last year. The Missouri National Guard Recruit Sustainment Program's Company E, of Cape Girardeau, came in third place, showing superior Army skill and overcoming extreme heat in the Commander's Cup event. Last year, Company E came in eighth...
The End of a Long Road
Ryan Lutes ~ 07/08/09
Kaitlin Ward of Scott City applied for the Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing in 2007 expecting to be put on the two year wating list for enrollment. The school later notified her that because of her excellent application, that she would be allowed to bypass the waiting period and would be enrolled immediately after her high school graduation...
Trinity the Pit Bull Princess
Diana Palmer ~ 07/08/09
Everyone should see my Pit Bull and see how they should really respond to kids, adults, other dog or even cats. The latest media report in our area showed these poor dogs treated so very poorly and made to fight one another!
CASA Run Turnout High for Hottest Day of the Year
Amanda Wagoner ~ 07/07/09
It may have been the hottest day of the year yet, but that didn't stop devoted local runners/walkers and supporters of foster children from attending CASA's Third Annual 5&10K run/walk. A total of 79 runners/walkers participated in the event, helping to raise over $1900 to help train court appointed volunteers to advocate on behalf of over 200 children in the foster care system in Bollinger, Cape, and Perry counties...
tree lilac
Pat Harp ~ 07/09/09
The lilacs were still in bloom a week after the annual Lilac Festival on Mackinac Island. They have had a late cold Spring this year. We were glad to be able to enjoy their spectacular beauty!
My Son Daniel walking down the hill on Mackinac Island
Pat Harp ~ 07/09/09
I took this photo while walking behind my son Daniel,as we were walking down the hill from the Governors house on Mackinac Island Michigan.
CBC boys wading in creek
Pat Harp ~ 07/09/09
Two of the 70 + CBC youth that went to Michigan for church camp.
Monster Salmon
Fred Geske ~ 07/09/09
After a 20 minute battle, Mike Geske lands a 46" long, 45 pound King (Chinook) Salmon on his vacation in Alaska.
Fishy Photo
Ken Eftink ~ 07/08/09
Virginia Eftink, always the avid fisherman, even at age 80, caught this nice catfish from her farm pond.
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Forecast
National Weather Service forecast for Cape Girardeau, Missouri:

Today
Mostly Sunny
High: 91
Tonight
Mostly Clear
Low: 67
Tomorrow
Slight Chance T-storms
High: 93
Low: 72
Saturday
Chance T-storms
High: 90
Low: 72
Sunday
Chance T-storms
High: 90
Low: 73
Monday
Chance T-storms
High: 92
Low: 72
Tuesday
Chance T-storms
High: 93
Low: 73
Wednesday
Partly Cloudy
High: 95

Warnings
No watches or warnings currently in effect for the Cape Girardeau, Missouri, area

Advisories for Missouri · All advisories nationwide
Quakes
Most recently recorded earthquakes in the Central U.S. from the Center for Earthquake Research and Information (Times in Central):

Mag.WhenWhere
1.607/08 01:545 mi SW of New Madrid, MO
2.507/07 20:144 mi SSW of Fairfield Bay, AR
2.307/06 22:595 mi NW of Tuckahoe, VA
1.607/06 09:225 mi ESE of Matthews, MO
2.307/06 06:3362 mi NNW of Chateaugay, NY
2.007/05 02:245 mi NW of Vonore, TN
2.807/04 07:243 mi ESE of Peterstown, WV
1.607/04 02:163 mi S of Ridgely, TN
2.407/03 19:434 mi NW of East Prairie, MO
2.407/03 13:066 mi SW of LaFayette, GA
1.107/03 02:402 mi SW of Ridgely, TN
0.907/03 00:333 mi ENE of Ridgely, TN

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Do you agree with the Jackson Board of Aldermen's recent motion to ban the sale or use of fireworks?
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