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Diana Reynolds
(Obituary ~ 03/18/08)
Diana Reynolds Diana Lynn Reynolds, 46, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of McClure, Ill., died Monday, March 17, 2008, at the home of her brother in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 1, 1961, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Charlie and Alma Irene Fornkahl Edmundson. She and Brian B. Reynolds were married Sept. 21, 1999, in Jackson...
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Vernon LeGrand
(Obituary ~ 03/18/08)
Vernon LeGrand Vernon C. LeGrand, 62, of Jackson died Sunday, March 16, 2008, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 25, 1945, in Benton, Mo., son of Adam and Lorena Scherer LeGrand. He and Phyllis Statler were married Sept. 22, 1973...
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Sharon Hanks
(Obituary ~ 03/18/08)
Sharon Hanks ORAN, Mo. -- Sharon Sue Hanks, 60, of Oran died Sunday, March 16, 2008, at her home. She was born Dec. 27, 1947, in St. Louis, daughter of William Ray and Nelda Maxine Shaffer Hanks. Hanks was a registered nurse, retiring from Cordova Rehab in Cordova, Tenn...
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Correction
(Correction ~ 03/18/08)
Thursday's SE Live profile of Lil' Miss Muffin and Stuff's Cafe used an incorrect address and did not include the phone number. The cafe is at 113 W. Main St., Suite 2 in uptown Jackson. The telephone number is 204-1933. The Southeast Missourian regrets the error...
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Births 3/18/08
(Births ~ 03/18/08)
Duvall Daughter to Terry Lynn and Christy Lynn Duvall of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:16 p.m. Thursday, March 6, 2008. Name, Mackenzie Lynn. Weight, 7 pounds, 11 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Duvall is the former Christy Pair, daughter of Diane Pair and Mike Pair of Jackson. She is employed at Safe House for Women Thrift Shop. Duvall is the son of Brigette Duvall and Rick Duvall of Jackson. He is employed at Duskin Detailing....
- Jackson voices (Local News ~ 03/18/08)
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Marie King
(Obituary ~ 03/18/08)
Marie King MORLEY, Mo. -- Marie King, 88, of Morley died Monday, March 17, 2008, at Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston, Mo. She was born Oct. 17, 1919, in Sikeston, daughter of Luther and Lucy E. Matthews Hicks. She and Homer King Jr. were married March 13, 1955, in Hernando, Miss...
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Female suicide bomber kills 43 in Shiite holy city in Iraq
(International News ~ 03/18/08)
BAGHDAD -- A female suicide bomber struck Shiite worshippers in the holy city of Karbala on Monday, an official and a witness said, killing at least 43 people and leaving pools of blood on the street leading to one of Iraq's most revered mosques. The blast was the deadliest in a series of attacks that left at least 72 Iraqis dead, including six youths killed when mortar rounds slammed into a soccer field in eastern Baghdad...
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Perry County law enforcement hopes voters OK sales tax on second try
(Local News ~ 03/18/08)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- One year after voters rejected the proposal, Perry County is ready to again try using a sales tax to boost funds for law enforcement in the county. The latest sales-tax initiative proposes a countywide tax of one-quarter of one percent to generate money for providing enhanced law enforcement services to the county...
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Tigers blank Kennett 3-0 in season debut
(High School Sports ~ 03/18/08)
Garrett Stevens pitched Central past Kennett in the baseball season opener for both teams Monday. Stevens struck out four and allowed one hit for the Tigers. Two other Central pitchers finished the shutout. Alex Shell recorded a double in the win. Kennett0000000--013...
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Lohse will start Saturday
(Professional Sports ~ 03/18/08)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Kyle Lohse showed the St. Louis Cardinals he wasn't just sitting around waiting for a contract. The right-hander threw 70 pitches and got 20 outs in a simulated game Monday, three days after signing a one-year, $4.25 million free agent deal. The team saw enough to schedule his first spring training start Saturday...
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James Drury
(Obituary ~ 03/18/08)
James Drury James L. Drury, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 17, 2008, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. Friends may call from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Cape Bible Chapel. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the chapel. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Police report 3/18/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/18/08)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest Jameka J. Easton, 23, of Charleston, Mo., was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for contempt of court for stealing and failure to appear. Thefts...
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Robot getting eyes, tools in third spacewalk of mission
(National News ~ 03/18/08)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Spacewalking astronauts stepped outside Monday night to give the space station's new robot some eyes and a set of tools. It was the third spacewalk of shuttle Endeavour's visit to the station, each one aimed at putting together Dextre, the giant robot...
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Man believes he was sickened by ricin, brother says
(National News ~ 03/18/08)
SAN DIEGO -- A man who has been hospitalized since Valentine's Day with respiratory ailments and failing kidneys told his brother he believes he was contaminated by the deadly ricin poison found in his Las Vegas motel room. Roger Bergendorff regained consciousness Wednesday and was upgraded to fair condition Monday at a Las Vegas medical center...
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Poshard puts chancellor at SIU-Carbondale on leave after nine months
(State News ~ 03/18/08)
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Southern Illinois University's president said Monday he has placed the chancellor of the university's flagship campus in Carbondale on paid administrative leave just nine months after he took the job. Glenn Poshard said in a statement he made the move against Fernando Trevino after consulting with the university's board of trustees, citing "serious concerns brought to my attention by campus and community officials relating to the performance of Dr. ...
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Reyes helps his case with scoreless outing
(Professional Sports ~ 03/18/08)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Anthony Reyes turned in his strongest start of the spring, allowing three hits in four scoreless innings as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Monday in exhibition play. Reyes, 2-14 last year, is competing for a spot at the end of an injury-wracked rotation that was bolstered last week when Kyle Lohse signed a one-year free-agent contract...
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Basil Adams
(Obituary ~ 03/18/08)
Basil Adams JONESBORO, Ill. -- Basil A. Adams, 68, of Jonesboro died Sunday, March 16, 2008, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 21, 1930, in Jonesboro, son of Hilbert and Mary Wright Adams. He and Virginia Vines were married Dec. 10, 1960, in Jonesboro...
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St. Vincent girls debut with 1-0 win over Tigers
(High School Sports ~ 03/18/08)
St. Vincent junior Anne Steele has been waking up at 4 a.m. each day since the fall to work on both her goalkeeper skills and her strength. The extra work showed Monday night in the Indians' first game of the season. Steele recorded a shutout, making six saves, and St. Vincent senior Brooke Brown netted a goal in the 34th minute to help the Indians to a 1-0 road win over Central in girls soccer action...
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At flashy St. Patrick's Day parade in New York City, the truly Irish are green with envy
(National News ~ 03/18/08)
NEW YORK -- Irish tourist Joan Morgan paid the ultimate compliment to revelers in the St. Patrick's Day parade Monday. "It's much more Irish than at home," said Morgan, who is from the village of Kilcoo in Northern Ireland and had snagged a prime viewing spot across from St. Patrick's Cathedral to watch New York's annual celebration of all things Irish...
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Campaign of empty promises
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/18/08)
To the editor: Listening to our federal politicians talk got me to thinking: Do their past actions give us any reason to expect them to do what they say they'll do if elected? As of now, all have been in federal office. To date, has any of them introduced any legislation to do what they say they'll do as president? If not, why? Congress must present legislation, not the president...
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June Stubbs
(Obituary ~ 03/18/08)
June Stubbs June Stubbs, 76, died Monday, March 17, 2008, at Cori Manor in Fenton, Mo. Arrangements are incomplete with Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, Mo.
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Fire report 3/18/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/18/08)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday: At 1:43 p.m., a river call at the Mississippi River. At 5:24 p.m., emergency medical service in the 400 block of Frederick Street. Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:...
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Beware of snake-oil salesmen
(Community ~ 03/18/08)
If I told you juju berries would help you live to 100 and leave your mourners staring at a beautiful corpse, you would all be Googling it immediately, maybe even ordering a case of it from some pharmacy in India. Our intense desire to be healthy and beautiful is what has always made us vulnerable to the snake-oil salesman, the scam artists and every health fiction that comes down the pike...
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Out of the past 3/18/08
(Out of the Past ~ 03/18/08)
25 years ago: March 18, 1983 PERRYVILLE, Mo. — The approximately 845 elementary and high school students in the St. Vincent parochial system here have an unexpected holiday; a rash of sore throats and fever force school authorities to close St. Vincent and St. Boniface Elementary schools and St. Vincent High School...
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Seventh body pulled from rubble at site of New York crane collapse
(National News ~ 03/18/08)
NEW YORK -- The last of seven bodies was pulled from the rubble Monday at the site of a crane collapse that obliterated a town house and severely damaged other buildings. Six construction workers and a woman in town for St. Patrick's Day were killed Saturday when the crane broke away from an apartment tower under construction and toppled like a tree onto buildings as far as a block away. The last three bodies were found Monday...
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Jackson grapplers prep for state meet
(Community Sports ~ 03/18/08)
JACKSON -- Every year is a building year for the Jackson USA Wrestling club. But this season, more than most, the club has placed a focus on involving and developing wrestlers in the younger age divisions. "This year, we had a really young team overall," head coach Jeff Scott said. "Mark [Guilliams, club president] and some of the officers made a push to get several second-, third- and fourth-graders in the program, and we've had several good kids come in this year."...
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Seventh fire in area under investigation
(Local News ~ 03/18/08)
Southeast Missourian Firefighters are investigating the seventh fire within a seven block area to occur since 2005. Cape Girardeau firefighters received a call around 9 p.m. Monday of flames coming from a basement window at 839 Morgan Oak St., battalion chief Steven Niswonger said...
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Committee still working on teacher compensation
(Local News ~ 03/18/08)
A committee grappling with how to compensate teachers for extra duties is still struggling to reach a consensus. Patrick Morgan, director of administrative services, told Cape Girardeau School Board members Monday night that several issues are still up in the air, but with contracts being discussed in the next six weeks the committee must move quickly...
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St. Louis police: Man fatally stabs woman, wounds self
(State News ~ 03/18/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Police say a woman is dead after a man stabbed her outside St. Louis Children's Hospital before turning the weapon on himself. Authorities say the couple had been arguing in the smoking area between Barnes Jewish Hospital and Children's when the woman was stabbed at about 7 p.m. Monday. Police say the man was taken to Saint Louis University Hospital with injuries they say are not life-threatening...
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Health briefs and calendar 3/18/08
(Community ~ 03/18/08)
BRIEFLY March 21 chosen as day to recognize Down syndrome Down Syndrome International has officially designated Friday, March 21, as World Down Syndrome Day. Down syndrome affects the 21st chromosome, resulting in wide variance of mental and physical delays unique to each individual with the disorder. One in 733 babies is diagnosed with Down syndrome...
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Rams ace opening test vs. Jackson
(High School Sports ~ 03/18/08)
JACKSON -- Ryan Modglin hit the first batter he faced Monday. He didn't allow another baserunner until the top of the fifth inning. Modglin dominated Jackson for 5 1/3 innings before giving up his lone hit and getting pulled. The Rams clung to the lead during the Indians' furious rally in the seventh, but it was Scott City that earned the 6-5 victory in the baseball opener for both teams...
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Judge awards Heather Mills $48.6M divorce settlement from Paul McCartney
(Entertainment ~ 03/18/08)
LONDON -- Paul McCartney's divorce from Heather Mills was settled Monday for $48.6 million -- an enormous sum, but a fraction of what she had sought and a sliver of the former Beatle's $800 million fortune. A document released by the Family Court said the judge awarded Mills a lump sum of $33 million plus the assets she currently holds worth $15.6 million...
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Speak out 3/18/08
(Speak Out ~ 03/18/08)
Special interests SO, THE Republican Missouri Senate wants to give money to special-interest groups. We still have over 100,000 people struggling to buy groceries, get proper health care and purchase the prescription drugs they need because of the 2005 Medicaid cuts, but the senators don't hesitate to fund the debunked ethanol industry. Interesting...
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Commercial bank accounts mostly protected from credit crisis
(National News ~ 03/18/08)
NEW YORK -- The credit crisis has done more damage on Park Avenue than on Main Street, but the near-collapse of investment bank Bear Stearns raises the question of whether Wall Street's troubles could spread to commercial banks and ordinary depositors...
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Looking for a boost
(Editorial ~ 03/18/08)
By now, most Americans know about the rebates the IRS will be sending to households across the nation starting in May. The rebates are part of a $168 billion effort to stimulate the economy through consumer spending. The government expects most recipients will go shopping with their rebates, ranging from $300 per individual to $1,200 per couple plus an additional $300 per dependent child...
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Agnes Coleman
(Obituary ~ 03/18/08)
Agnes Coleman PACIFIC, Mo. -- Agnes Coleman, 84, of Pacific died Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at Des Peres Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Jan. 15, 1924, in Pacific, daughter of Albert and Mary Fuchs Bukowsky. She and Mark Coleman were married Sept. 20, 1947. He died June 20, 1990...
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Lesbian couple married in Mass. seeks annulment in Mo.
(State News ~ 03/18/08)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- A lesbian married in Massachusetts has filed for an annulment from her partner in Missouri, a state that does not recognize same-sex marriage. Charisse Y. Sparks went to the 5th Circuit Judicial Court in October asking for an annulment to her marriage with Janet Y. Peters-Mauceri-Sparks. The two women were married in Boston three years ago, less than a year after Massachusetts became the first -- and only -- state to legalized same-sex unions...
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Redhawks draw Evansville in WNIT
(College Sports ~ 03/18/08)
The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team will play its first Women's National Invitation Tournament game against the University of Evansville on Thursday night. The field and pairings for the 48-team WNIT were announced Monday night, after the NCAA field was set. Game times will be announced today...
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Jackson man sentenced to 15 years for child molestation
(Local News ~ 03/18/08)
Carl J. Williams, 36, of Jackson was sentenced to 15 years in prison Monday for child molestation. On Feb. 15, Circuit Judge William L. Syler Jr., found Williams guilty after a bench trial where the victim, now 11, testified about the abuse that occurred between April 27 and April 30...
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Olympic committees oppose boycott over Tibet
(International News ~ 03/18/08)
BRDO PRI KRANJU, Slovenia -- Amid escalating violence in and around Tibet, the message from across Europe was clear: "Let the games begin." European nations and Olympic committees said Monday they opposed a boycott of the Beijing Games over China's handling of the unrest in Tibet. And most everyone else who spoke out, from Russia to Australia, echoed that approach...
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Glenallen gets $110,600 grant for sewer system
(Local News ~ 03/18/08)
Glenallen gets $110,600 grant for sewer system The village of Glenallen in Bollinger County received a $110,600 grant to support construction of a wastewater collection and treatment system to replace individual residential septic systems. The grant, from a $50 million bond fund administered by Missouri Department of Natural Resources, will supplement grant and loan funds from the U.S. ...
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Campers gain less pain
(Community ~ 03/18/08)
CHICAGO -- Ballet teacher Gayle Parseghian thought she might never dance again after a back injury while moving heavy furniture left her with unrelenting pain. But an intensive, four-week "boot camp" got the 55-year-old dancer from Toledo, Ohio, back to the barre. The program at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago taught her to manage the chronic pain that had tormented her for more than a year...
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Legislative impressions
(Column ~ 03/18/08)
By Mary Kasten It is my wish to let everyone know in the 158th District of my experience so far in this legislative session. As many are aware, I have a unique perspective on the state legislature, as I was there from 1982 to 2000 and am now back again for what will be my final term. Things are much different now than they were then. For one, I am now a member of the majority, which gives my voice more of an impact on issues that are vital...
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Market wonders which investment bank is next
(National News ~ 03/18/08)
NEW YORK -- JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s cut-rate buyout of Bear Stearns Co. drove some jittery investors to dump shares of major investment banks and left others worrying who's next. The federal government offered reassurances to a veering Wall Street on Monday that no other financial institutions were set to collapse. Especially scary was the swiftness with which Bear Stearns was forced to sell out, for just 10 percent of its market value last week...
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China vows 'unwavering' effort to hold onto Tibet
(International News ~ 03/18/08)
BEIJING -- China vowed Monday to defend its sovereignty in Tibet as Chinese troops set up checkpoints and mobilized to quell an uprising. A deadline for protesters in the Tibetan capital to turn themselves in passed without any apparent surrenders or arrests...
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Leigh shares OVC pitching honor
(College Sports ~ 03/18/08)
Southeast Missouri State's James Leigh was named the Ohio Valley Conference co-pitcher of the week for baseball Monday. Leigh earned wins over Memphis and Lyon College last week, throwing eight innings with 13 strikeouts and only one earned run allowed. He had 10 strikeouts in six innings against Memphis...
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Rasmus assigned to minor league camp
(Professional Sports ~ 03/18/08)
JUPITER, Fla. -- Colby Rasmus, considered the St. Louis Cardinals' center fielder of the future, was reassigned to the minor league camp Monday. The move, made a day before the team's lone day off this spring, clears the way for former pitcher Rick Ankiel to be the opening day starter in center field. Ankiel, batting .362 with three home runs and seven RBIs, will fill a position manned by Jim Edmonds the last six seasons...
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Court to look at FCC policy on broadcast profanity
(National News ~ 03/18/08)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Monday stepped into a legal fight over the use of curse words on the airwaves, the high court's first major case on broadcast indecency in 30 years. The case concerns a Federal Communications Commission policy that allows for fines against broadcasters for so-called "fleeting expletives," one-time uses of the F-word or its close cousins...
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MoDOT plans work today on I-55, Route DD
(Local News ~ 03/18/08)
MoDOT will reduce Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau County to one lane starting today for shoulder repairs in the southbound lane. The work zone is a one-mile stretch extending from mile marker 97 to mile marker 96. Weather permitting, the reduction with start at 7:30 a.m. ...
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Florida Democrats abandon plan for mail-in primary redo
(National News ~ 03/18/08)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Facing strong opposition, Florida Democrats on Monday abandoned plans to hold a do-over presidential primary with a mail-in vote and threw the delegate dispute into the lap of the national party. While the decision by Florida Democrats left the state's 210 delegates in limbo, Democrats in Michigan moved closer to holding another contest June 3. ...
- James Drury, 78, dies (Local News ~ 03/18/08)
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Jackson: Quaint, resilient, growing
(Local News ~ 03/18/08)
The city of Jackson faces rolling changes. "It's a bedroom community. We're trying to move beyond that," said Jim Roach, the city administrator. "We'd like to grow and be a little more diversified than that." On Saturday, a small-town attitude prevailed as dozens of people turned out to clear City Park of ice storm debris...
- Tuesday rain already set Cape record; Allenville, Dutchtown, Cape neighborhoods evacuated (Local News ~ 03/18/08)
- One missing in Bollinger County (Local News ~ 03/18/08)
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Jackson Flooding
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Duck enjoying the rainy weather
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Jackson Flooding
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Ducks enjoying the flooded yard
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Jackson Flooding
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Water/mud fall
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Jackson Flooding
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Walking/swimming bridge in Jackson Park
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Jackson Flooding
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Low water bridge on Mary St. in Jackson Park
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Jackson Flooding
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Litz Park flood
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Jackson Flooding
(Local News ~ 03/18/08)
Independence St. by Bait & Tackle in Jackson
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Jackson Flooding
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Hubble Creek off Florence St.
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Jackson Flooding
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Walking bridge in Jackson park
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Geese at Capaha Park
(Local News ~ 03/18/08)
Geese sitting on a hill by the pool in Capaha Park
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Jackson Flooding
(Local News ~ 03/18/08)
Independence St. in Jackson
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Flooding in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 03/18/08)
Car in a ditch, underwater, off of Kingshighway.
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Jackson Flooding
(Local News ~ 03/18/08)
Hubble Creek in Jackson Park
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Jackson Flooding
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Hubble Creek by Brookside Park
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Dollar General Store in Marble Hill
(Local News ~ 03/18/08)
This is a picture of the Dollar General Store in Marble Hill.
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Jackson Flooding
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Benches by ball field in Jackson Park
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Jackson Flooding
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Litz Park flood
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Jackson Flooding
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Low water bridge in Jackson Park
- flooding in se mo (Local News ~ 03/18/08)
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Jackson Flooding
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Hubble Creek in Jackson park
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