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Sentencing for Nathan Cooper delayed
(Local News ~ 11/13/07)
The sentencing of former state Rep. Nathan Cooper on federal immigration fraud charges has been delayed again. Cooper, who pleaded guilty to two federal felonies on Aug. 9, was originally scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 19. Motions for delay by Cooper's attorney Joel Schwarz pushed the sentencing back first to Oct. 26, then to Nov. 21...
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McClard sentenced to 30 years for shooting
(Local News ~ 11/13/07)
Southeast Missourian Jonathan McClard was sentenced to 30 years in the July 10 shooting of another teenager Tuesday before circuit judge David Dolan. McClard plead guilty on Oct. 9 to shooting Jeremy Voshage three times at a car wash on Shawnee Boulevard in Jackson. Patrick M. McMenamin, attorney for McClard, requested that the 16-year-old receive a dual jurisdiction sentence, allowing him to attend a rehabilitative program, but Dolan ruled against the request...
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Schools invite parents to visit for American Education Week
(Local News ~ 11/13/07)
Olivia Rhodes jumped up when her parents arrived, buried her head into a quick bear hug, and tugged them over to her desk at Alma Schrader Elementary. There she explained the rules to a math game she and two of her fourth-grade classmates were playing...
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Spaghetti dinner bolsters parks funding
(Local News ~ 11/13/07)
Wednesday's spaghetti dinner benefit for Cape Girardeau's Park Development Foundation is expected to draw as many as 3,000 people. But the proceeds would hardly put a dent in the cost of proposed improvement projects. "It's a great benefit to have, but it wouldn't even touch the major projects," said Scott Williams, the city's parks department recreation manager. ...
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Scott County researching for hiking, biking trail
(Local News ~ 11/13/07)
BENTON, Mo. -- The Scott County government is seeking ideas and volunteers to work on a cross-county hiking and biking trail. The idea is still in the research phase, said county developer Joel Evans, with much more information needed to actually begin any work in earnest...
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Less in prison, more on probation
(Local News ~ 11/13/07)
Before Missouri courts began using a system of recommended sentencing encouraging judges to issue more lenient penalties for nonviolent offenders and incorporate probation instead of incarceration when feasible, the state prison population was at an all-time high...
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Saxony senior killed in car crash
(Local News ~ 11/13/07)
A Saxony Lutheran high school senior was killed after a car wreck in Perry County early Sunday morning that resulted in felony charges against another teenager who allegedly had been driving. Jacob A. Weber, 18, of Frohna, Mo., died at Saint Francis Medical Center from injuries resulting from the crash...
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United Auto Workers in Claycomo approve Ford contract
(State News ~ 11/13/07)
CLAYCOMO, Mo. -- United Auto Workers at the Ford Motor Co. plant here have overwhelmingly approved a four-year labor agreement. Sixty-nine percent of those who voted Sunday supported the national deal, said Jim Stoufer, president of United Auto Workers Local 249, which represents 4,700 workers at Ford Motor Co.'s Kansas City Assembly Plant in suburban Claycomo...
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Models for youths
(Editorial ~ 11/13/07)
Some 120 teenagers from Division of Youth Services group homes in Southeast Missouri got a dose of reality recently, and it wasn't all bad news. Members of the Southeast Missouri State University basketball team and coaches shared real-life experiences all teens encounter, and there were some practical suggestions for youngsters who want to turn their lives around...
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Ethanol mirage is coming to light
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/13/07)
To the editor:The people of Cape Girardeau have finally understood the ramifications these ethanol plants will introduce into our environment. The Southeast Missourian brought to light the pollution these plants will emit into our communities and our natural environment. I have been talking about this issue for some time now, and I would suggest if you are as concerned about this issue as I am, speak out and let the politicians know how you feel...
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Military support is serious issue
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/13/07)
To the editor:The headline confused me: "Veterans need best care possible, and shoddy treatment by the Pentagon is inexcusable." This headline led an op-ed column by our Republican U.S. Sen. Kit Bond. It was certainly worth the read -- for all the wrong reasons. ...
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Journalism professor ousted as columnist on plagiarism charge
(State News ~ 11/13/07)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A distinguished University of Missouri-Columbia journalism professor will no longer write a weekly newspaper column after admitting to plagiarizing material from a student reporter. John Merrill, a professor emeritus at the University of Missouri School of Journalism, also wrote a Sunday column for the Columbia Missourian, a community newspaper affiliated with the school...
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Investigators: Stepfather admitted raping and murdering 9-year-old Missouri girl
(State News ~ 11/13/07)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- The stepfather charged along with another man in the rape and murder of 9-year-old Rowan Ford admitted to the crimes in his statement to investigators, according to court filings. Barry County Prosecutor Johnnie Cox declined Monday to call the statement a confession, saying that the term can be vague and misleading...
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High bidder posts payment for Elvis is Alive Museum memorabilia
(State News ~ 11/13/07)
ST. LOUIS -- The proprietor of the Elvis is Alive Museum could be unloading his memorabilia after all. A man from Laurel, Miss., posted an $8,300 payment Monday for the contents of Bill Beeny's quirky museum. It could take up to four working days to clear...
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Region briefs 11/13/07
(Local News ~ 11/13/07)
Jackson education board to meet today The Jackson Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. today in the Jackson Board of Education Office at 614 E. Adams St. South Elementary principal Bonnie Knowlan will give a presentation on professional learning communities. There are two action items:...
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3 bodies at Sedalia trailer park identified
(State News ~ 11/13/07)
SEDALIA, Mo. -- A 37-year-old man with a history of mental illness killed his brother and his brother's fiancee before shooting and killing himself, authorities said Monday. The Pettis County Sheriff's Department received a call about 7 a.m. Monday that a body was lying on the ground at the Happy Acres mobile home park, about one mile north of Sedalia, said Capt. Dave Keller...
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Disabled Vt. woman asks to keep miniature horse in apartment
(National News ~ 11/13/07)
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Patty Cooper's landlord normally welcomes tenants who use animals to help them get around, such as guide dogs for the blind. So after the disabled woman bought a 32-inch-tall miniature horse to pull her wheelchair, she asked to keep the animal in her home. When her landlord rejected the request, she filed a human rights complaint...
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Out of the past 11/13/07
(Out of the Past ~ 11/13/07)
A federal appeals court has ruled that a lower court erred last year when it dismissed a multimillion dollar lawsuit filed by the developers of the proposed Westborough Mall against the city of Cape Girardeau and West Park Mall; in making the ruling, the court cleared the way for a trial in the 3-year-old lawsuit...
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Nobel Prize research could hold key for rare genetic disorder
(State News ~ 11/13/07)
PLEASANT GREEN, Mo. -- Cooper County, Missouri is a long way from Stockholm, Sweden. A shade more than 4,600 miles, to be precise. But when word came from Scandinavia that University of Utah geneticist Mario Capecchi had won a share of the 2007 Nobel Prize in medicine, one of the loudest reactions could be heard in a restored 1880 plantation home northeast of Sedalia...
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Giuliani pledges reforms against overtaxing and overspending
(State News ~ 11/13/07)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani said Monday that if elected, he will fix the systems that allow the government to overspend, overtax and overregulate. He proposed reforms as well for a country that "oversues," or allows too many frivolous lawsuits...
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Ground-breaking held for Sikeston YMCA to begin upgrade project
(Local News ~ 11/13/07)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Thanks in part to a $2 million gift, the YMCA of Southeast Missouri announced Monday it will hold a ground-breaking ceremony for a major upgrade to the family center in Sikeston. The project was pushed forward thanks to a $2 million contribution this spring from June Barton in memory of her late husband, David M. ...
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NYC official proposes ban on feeding pigeons
(National News ~ 11/13/07)
NEW YORK -- Put your hands up and back away from the breadcrumbs. Feeding New York City pigeons could soon be banned under a proposal to thin the flocks of the birds sometimes referred to as "rats with wings." City Councilman Simcha Felder said Monday that he would introduce legislation to ban pigeon feeding and fine those caught flouting the ban $1,000...
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More students study abroad as schools beef up programs
(National News ~ 11/13/07)
Growing numbers of U.S. colleges and universities are sending more students abroad for international study opportunities, and to a wider range of countries. More than 223,000 U.S. students studied abroad during the 2005-2006 academic year, up 8.5 percent from the year before, according to the latest annual survey by the Institute of International Education, issued Monday...
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Speak Out 11/13/07
(Speak Out ~ 11/13/07)
All those numbers; Way too scary; Costume fun; Food blessing; American drug wars; More on Broadway; Political churches; Saving gasoline; Cat gauge; No restrooms; Taxes going up; Personal property taxes; Science class
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Millie Gardner
(Obituary ~ 11/13/07)
ANNA, Ill. -- Millie Marie "Bo" McMahan Gardner, 75, of Anna died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 20, 1931, at Wolf Lake, Ill., daughter of Merritt Estin and Beulah Ella Bittle McMahan. She and Charles W. Gardner were married Dec. 24, 1951, in Anna...
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Sloan Tuschhoff
(Obituary ~ 11/13/07)
Sloan Eugene Tuschhoff, 88, passed away Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007, at his home in Jackson. He was born Aug. 9, 1919, in Old Appleton, Mo., son of Edward Conrad and Elsah McNeely Tuschhoff. He and Violet Bender were married Sept. 11, 1949. She passed away Aug. 30, 1987. Sloan and Ruby Satterfield were married Sept. 10, 1988. She survives...
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Marie Statler
(Obituary ~ 11/13/07)
Marie C. Statler, 100, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007, at Chateau Girardeau. She was born Oct. 21, 1907, in Sedgewickville, daughter of Ora and Minnie Statler Hahs. She and Lloyd L. Statler were married Nov. 9, 1930. He passed away Oct. 28, 1978...
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Mary Inloes
(Obituary ~ 11/13/07)
Mary Ann Inloes, 69, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007, in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 3, 1938, at Kennett, Mo., daughter of Tom and Flora Martin Harris. She and Harold Inloes were married Nov. 21, 1995. Survivors include her husband; a son, Steven Frakes of Cape Girardeau; a granddaughter; and two great-grandchildren...
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John Stucker
(Obituary ~ 11/13/07)
MATTHEWS, Mo. -- John "Kim" Stucker, 54, of Pine Bluff, Ark., formerly of Matthews, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007, at Jefferson Memorial Medical Center in Pine Bluff. He was born Sept. 30, 1953, in Sikeston, Mo., son of Leland and Margie Miller Stucker...
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Janet Mansker
(Obituary ~ 11/13/07)
Janet Mansker, 68, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007, at Heartland Care and Rehab in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 22, 1938, in Desloge, Mo., daughter of Lloyd Kieth and Ermal May Williams Walker. She married Rusby Mansker Jr. He died Feb. 14, 1977...
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Jacob Weber
(Obituary ~ 11/13/07)
FROHNA, Mo. -- Jacob A. Weber, 18, of Frohna died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, as a result of an automobile accident. He was born July 21, 1989, in Cape Girardeau, son of Johnnie A. and Jennifer Burroughs Weber...
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Keathley's cleanup
(Column ~ 11/13/07)
Mike Keathley of Dexter, Mo., was favorably and deservedly written up in a recent St. Louis Business Journal, excerpts of which I'm reprinting here. Mike was originally in a family business, IXL Wooden Handle, in Bernie, Mo. After the company was sold to a large conglomerate, Mike stayed on as an executive and traveled a great deal. ...
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Cape/Jackson fire report 11/13/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/13/07)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday:n At 7:02 a.m., emergency medical service in the 700 block of Morgan Oak Street. n At 8:30 a.m., citizen assist in the 2300 block of Perryville Road. n At 8:55 a.m., a medical assist in the 1700 block of North Kingshighway...
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Cape police report 11/13/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/13/07)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department reported the following incidents. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Casey Jo Moser, 18, 503 S. Frederick St., was arrested on suspicion of stealing. n Arron Daniel McCrary, 18, 201 Seventh St., Scott City, was arrested on suspicion of stealing...
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Births 11/13/07
(Births ~ 11/13/07)
Rubel; Collins; Goodale; Medlock; Wendel; Kester; Rodgers; Street
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White House directed to save millions of e-mails
(National News ~ 11/13/07)
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge Monday ordered the White House to preserve copies of all its e-mails, a move that Bush administration attorneys had argued strongly against. U.S. District Judge Henry Kennedy directed the Executive Office of the President to safeguard the material in response to two lawsuits that seek to determine whether the White House has destroyed e-mails in violation of federal law...
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Man played dead during Wis. shooting; doesn't understand reason for rampage
(National News ~ 11/13/07)
MILWAUKEE -- The lone survivor of a shooting rampage in which an off-duty deputy killed six people and himself says he still doesn't understand why his one-time friend staged the attack. Charlie Neitzel also was shot during the Oct. 7 blaze of gunfire but said he survived by playing dead...
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Attorney: Pa. teen chatted online with Finnish school shooter
(National News ~ 11/13/07)
PHILADELPHIA -- A teenager who admitted plotting a school attack near Philadelphia had communicated online about the Columbine massacre with a teenage outcast who killed eight people and himself in a high school shooting in Finland, the Pennsylvania boy's attorney said Monday...
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Criminal charges considered for San Francisco Bay oil spill
(National News ~ 11/13/07)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Federal investigators were considering Monday whether to file criminal charges against the crew members of a container ship that struck the Bay Bridge and ripped a gash in its fuel tank, creating the San Francisco Bay's worst oil spill in nearly two decades...
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Pope schedules first visit to U.S. for 2008
(National News ~ 11/13/07)
BALTIMORE -- Pope Benedict XVI will travel to the United States for the first time as pontiff next year to meet with President Bush, address the United Nations and visit ground zero, a Vatican official told American bishops Monday. The pope also will celebrate Mass at the new Nationals Park stadium and Yankee Stadium during the April 15-20 visit to Washington and New York, according to Archbishop Pietro Sambi, Vatican ambassador to the United States...
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World briefs 11/13/07
(International News ~ 11/13/07)
Fire breaks out at London Olympics site LONDON -- A fire at an east London warehouse on the 2012 Olympics site sent a towering column of black smoke over the British capital Monday, authorities said. There were no reports of injuries. The blaze broke out shortly after noon on the western boundary of the Olympic Park site in Stratford, the Olympic Delivery Authority said. ...
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Security gains will be tested as U.S. cuts troops
(International News ~ 11/13/07)
WASHINGTON -- The first big test of security gains linked to the U.S. troop buildup in Iraq is at hand. The military has started to reverse the 30,000-strong troop increase and commanders are hoping the drop in insurgent and sectarian violence in recent months won't prove fleeting...
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Private security guard hired to protect U.S. convoys kills Iraqi taxi driver
(International News ~ 11/13/07)
BAGHDAD -- A private security guard fatally shot an Iraqi taxi driver, Iraqi officials said Monday, in the latest incident involving what Iraqis believe are unprovoked killings by contractors hired to protect Americans. A spokesman for DynCorps International, a Falls Church, Va.-based company, said one of its security teams opened fire Saturday to disable a vehicle in Baghdad after it approached a convoy in a threatening manner...
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Hamas fires on Fatah rally in Gaza City, 7 killed
(International News ~ 11/13/07)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- A rally of more than 250,000 Fatah supporters ended in mayhem Monday, with Hamas police opening fire and demonstrators hurling rocks or running for cover. Seven civilians were killed and dozens of people were wounded in the intra-Palestinian violence...
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Benazir Bhutto put under house arrest again
(International News ~ 11/13/07)
LAHORE, Pakistan -- Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was placed under house arrest for the second time in four days to prevent her staging a march today to protest emergency rule, police said. A close aide to the former prime minister said she would try to lead the 185-mile procession anyway...
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Healing powers: The feet and hands have several pressure points that connect to different organs and functions in the body.
(Community ~ 11/13/07)
Your big toe can help with headaches, and the arch of your foot is a replica of the spine, according to reflexology practices. Reflexology is an ancient practice of pinpointing spots in the feet and hands to alleviate or help with pains or ailments. It's like a concentrated foot massage that follows a map of pressure points to help relax the body and improve circulation...
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Blood drives 11/13/07
(Community ~ 11/13/07)
Today ** Southeast Missouri State University, Dempster Building: noon to 5 p.m., through Thursday Tuesday ** McDonalds, 1302 S. Perryville Blvd., Perryville, Mo.: 3 to 7 p.m. Perry Park Center, 800 City Park Drive, Perryville, Mo.: noon to 6 p.m.
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Health calendar
(Community ~ 11/13/07)
Today Mended Hearts club: 6 to 8 p.m. in the Generations Center. Program on "daVinci Surgical System Robotic-Assisted Prostate Surgery." For more information, call Vicki Frank, supervisor of Cardiac/Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services at Southeast Missouri Hospital, at 331-7950...
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Senators to examine cigarette rating system
(National News ~ 11/13/07)
WASHINGTON -- The nation's largest tobacco company knew as early as the 1970s that smokers of light cigarettes took larger puffs that delivered greater amounts of tar, according to a newly released memo. The 1975 Philip Morris USA correspondence was released by the Senate Commerce Committee in advance of a hearing today examining the rating system that allows tobacco companies to market cigarettes as regular, light or ultra-light. ...
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ACS sponsors Great American Smokeout
(Community ~ 11/13/07)
The Great American Smokeout on Thursday encourages everyone to take the first step in stopping the habit. To help, the American Cancer Society has organized a Quitline for those who want to kick the habit. The telephone counseling program is available 24 hours a day and smokers can register online. ...
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Wall Street extends decline, closes under 13,000
(National News ~ 11/13/07)
NEW YORK -- Wall Street ratcheted its way through a fractious session Monday before finally closing lower on expectations of further fallout from the ongoing credit crisis. The Dow Jones industrials, up more than 100 points during the day, ended below 13,000 for the first time since August...
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St. Louis company wins $70 million interest claim fight
(National News ~ 11/13/07)
PHILADELPHIA -- A New York judge has ruled against a group of Solutia Inc. senior secured bondholders who said they were owed about $70 million more than the company plans to give them under its Chapter 11 plan. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Prudence Carter Beatty on Friday said holders of Solutia's 11.25 percent senior secured notes due in 2009 will get what the company says it owes them -- an estimated $210 million. ...
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Mo. UAW approves contract
(National News ~ 11/13/07)
CLAYCOMO, Mo. -- United Auto Workers at the Ford Motor Co. plant here have overwhelmingly approved a four-year labor agreement. Sixty-nine percent of those who voted Sunday supported the national deal, said Jim Stoufer, president of United Auto Workers Local 249, which represents 4,700 workers at Ford Motor Co.'s Kansas City Assembly Plant in suburban Claycomo...
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Celine Dion talks to Oprah before leaving Las Vegas show behind
(State News ~ 11/13/07)
CHICAGO -- Celine Dion said the nearly five years she spent performing in her Las Vegas concert extravaganza were exciting, demanding and despite her initial fears, never boring. The splashy show, which opened in March 2003 at Caesars Palace, will close Dec. 15...
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Southeast will face Missouri in the NCAA women's soccer tournament
(College Sports ~ 11/13/07)
Southeast Missouri State's second straight NCAA tournament appearance will feature a matchup with an in-state program the Redhawks have never faced. The Redhawks (12-2-3) will play the University of Missouri (13-7) at 7 p.m. Friday in Columbia, Mo...
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Redhawks look to build on first win
(College Sports ~ 11/13/07)
Southeast Missouri State women's basketball coach John Ishee came away pleased with his team's season opener. That's not surprising, since the Redhawks rolled over Tulsa 67-45 on Saturday night at the Show Me Center. Now Ishee knows the Redhawks will have to guard against a letdown in their second game, tonight's 7:30 p.m. home date with Henderson State...
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College president salaries on the rise again; 12 heads of private universities top $1M
(National News ~ 11/13/07)
Salaries at public universities remain a tier lower but also are on the rise, with eight presidents earning $700,000 or more last year, six more than the year before, according to the annual survey by the Chronicle of Higher Education. Presidential salaries are facing closer scrutiny at a time when college prices continue to rise well above the rate of inflation...
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Report: Let adoptees see birth info
(Community ~ 11/13/07)
NEW YORK (AP) -- It's among the most divisive questions in the realm of adoption: Should adult adoptees have access to their birth records, and thus be able to learn the identity of their birth parents? In a comprehensive report being released Monday, a leading adoption institute says the answer is "Yes" and urges the rest of America to follow the path of the eight states that allow such access to all adults who were adopted...
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Area digest 11/13/07
(Community Sports ~ 11/13/07)
Local Maryville soccer players earn honors Perryville graduate Amber Hacker earned a spot on the all-St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference second team as a member of the Maryville University women's soccer team. Hacker led the team with 11 goals and added five assists. She also earned a spot on the ESPN The Magazine all-District VII academic third team...
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Pinkel bothered by recent 70-point games in Big 12
(Professional Sports ~ 11/13/07)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- No matter how potent No. 6 Missouri's offense, coach Gary Pinkel believes there's a point where enough is enough. Big 12 Conference teams have topped 70 points the last two weeks, with Kansas embarrassing Nebraska 76-39 and Nebraska rebounding to hammer Kansas State 73-31 on Saturday. Pinkel said Monday he's not into running up such a gaudy score, even if it might benefit the school in the polls...
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Pedroia, Braun win top rookie awards
(Professional Sports ~ 11/13/07)
NEW YORK -- Ryan Braun won the NL Rookie of the Year award in one of the tightest votes, while Dustin Pedroia ran away with the AL honor Monday. Braun, Milwaukee's brawny third baseman, edged Colorado shortstop Troy Tulowitzki by two points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America...
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Parched Rams find oasis with first win
(Professional Sports ~ 11/13/07)
ST. LOUIS -- At least for now, Scott Linehan has silenced his critics -- including a little one under his own roof. More than two months into the season, the St. Louis Rams finally got a win with Sunday's 37-29 victory at New Orleans. Perhaps it was some bye week advice from Marcus Linehan, the coach's 7-year-old son, that helped...
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Mizzou debuts with victory over C. Michigan in Classic
(College Sports ~ 11/13/07)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- DeMarre Carroll had 23 points and eight rebounds despite foul trouble that left him on the bench most of the second half, and Missouri played well enough without its star in an 87-76 opening victory over Central Michigan on Monday night...
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Missouri begins to push Daniel as college football's top player
(College Sports ~ 11/13/07)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Chase Daniel for Heisman is beyond the theoretical stage after his latest big day for No. 6 Missouri. "We weren't going to be campaigning until we did something on the field," school spokesman Chad Moller said. "I think it's time...
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Researchers fighting bone marrow cell rejection
(National News ~ 11/13/07)
WASHINGTON -- Bone marrow transplants are one of cancer care's striking successes, but they have a dark side: The transplanted cells can turn on patients, attacking their skin and organs. The potentially deadly side effect with the unwieldy name of graft-versus-host disease, or GVHD, strikes several thousand each year. The last decade has brought little progress in battling it...
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Herbal sex pill alternatives pose hidden dangers
(National News ~ 11/13/07)
LOS ANGELES -- Many of the pills marketed as safe herbal alternatives to Viagra and other prescription sex medications pose a hidden danger: For men on common heart and blood-pressure drugs, popping one could lead to a stroke or even death. "All-natural" products with names like Stamina-RX and Vigor-25 promise an apothecary's delight of rare Asian ingredients, but many work because they contain unregulated versions of the same pharmaceuticals they are supposed to replace...
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KC Star: Reporters shoved by governor's security guard
(State News ~ 11/13/07)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A security guard for Gov. Matt Blunt shoved Kansas City Star reporters away from the governor's van Monday as they were asking about the firing of a former staff attorney. Blunt was leaving a VFW medal ceremony in downtown Kansas City when the reporters caught up with him as he tried to leave for another veterans' ceremony in St. Joseph...
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Child shot in home invasion in Kansas City
(State News ~ 11/13/07)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Police say a small child has been shot and wounded during a home invasion robbery in Kansas City. Police said the suspect blindly fired his assault rifle in an upstairs bedroom where the child and his mother were hiding. Authorities said the child was hit in the foot and is expected to recover...
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Missouri town bans saggy pants
(State News ~ 11/13/07)
PINE LAWN, Mo. (AP) -- A St. Louis-area town is joining the growing list of communities taking steps to force young people to pull up their britches. The Pine Lawn City Council on Monday passed a law against saggy pants. Offenders can face fines of up to $100...
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Kentucky, USC knocked out of AP top 25
(College Sports ~ 11/13/07)
The Atlantic Sun Conference doesn't have any members in the Top 25, but its teams knocked a couple of big-name schools out of the rankings. Gardner-Webb's win over Kentucky and Mercer's victory over Southern California weren't enough to get them into The Associated Press' first regular-season poll Monday, although both did receive votes...
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