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KC police search for gunman in fatal shooting
(State News ~ 11/14/07)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Police say one man is dead and another is wounded after a gunman fired into a vehicle near Kansas City's Country Club Plaza. Investigators are releasing little about a suspect, and the name of the dead man is being withheld. The wounded person was rushed to a hospital and another passenger in the car was not hurt in the shooting at 3 a.m. Wednesday...
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Michael Reagan coming to Cape
(Local News ~ 11/14/07)
Michael Reagan, author, syndicated radio talk show host and eldest son of former President Ronald Reagan, will speak at Southeast Missouri State University at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 26. Reagan will appear at Academic Hall Auditorium to discuss his newest book, "Twice Adopted," a book about Reagan's religious experiences co-authored with Jim Denney...
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Smithville student suspended after mistakenly leaving hunting rifle in truck
(State News ~ 11/14/07)
SMITHVILLE, Mo. (AP) -- A high school senior could be kicked out of school for leaving a rifle in his pickup truck on school property. An avid hunter, 18-year-old Steven Weeks went to the woods after classes at Smithville High School on Nov. 1. He had stopped at home to pick up his .22-caliber rifle and a box of ammunition...
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Mo. prosecutor stays mum on dropped church sex abuse case
(State News ~ 11/14/07)
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) -- A week after dropping all charges in a high-profile church sex abuse case, a southwest Missouri prosecutor remained silent on the reason and declined to respond to allegations by a victim's lawyer that the prosecutor violated victim rights under Missouri law...
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Sentencing hearing for Cooper delayed until December
(Local News ~ 11/14/07)
The sentencing hearing for former representative Nathan Cooper, facing up to 15 years on federal immigration fraud charges, has been delayed until Dec. 10. Acting at the request of assistant federal prosecutor Jim Crowe, U.S. District Judge Jean C. Hamilton granted the delay -- the third postponement since Cooper pleaded guilty to two felonies Aug. 9...
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New hotline offers help and referrals
(Local News ~ 11/14/07)
The only thing worse than not having a service, according to Nancy Jernigan, "is not knowing one exists." People experiencing a crisis, such as trying to find food, help paying utilities or support for a physical or mental disability, often don't know which way to turn, said Jernigan, executive director of the United Way of Southeast Missouri. ...
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Teen gets 30 years for shooting
(Local News ~ 11/14/07)
When Tracy McClard stood before the court at her son's sentencing Tuesday, she spoke of the many victims created when 16-year-old Jonathan McClard shot another teenager three times at a Jackson car wash July 10. In addition to the victim of the shooting, Jeremy Voshage, 17, and his family, Tracy McClard's oldest son has suffered seizures because of the case, and her husband was absent from the hearing because he was seeking medical treatment for stress...
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Jewish boy became Nazi mascot to survive
(Community ~ 11/14/07)
DZERZHINSK, Belarus (AP) -- Among the splinters of a memory shattered by the Holocaust is Alex Kurzem's image of himself as a jolly little boy who liked to climb an apple tree in the family garden, pretending to be a sailor scanning the horizon from the crow's nest...
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Slower brain maturity seen in ADHD kids
(Community ~ 11/14/07)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Crucial parts of brains of children with attention deficit disorder develop more slowly than other youngsters' brains, a phenomenon that earlier brain-imaging research missed, a new study says. Developing more slowly in ADHD youngsters - the lag can be as much as three years - are brain regions that suppress inappropriate actions and thoughts, focus attention, remember things from moment to moment, work for reward and control movement. ...
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Speak Out 11/14/07
(Speak Out ~ 11/14/07)
Televangelist uproar; Obeying speed limit; Ethanol efficiency; No relevance; College preference; Health advocates; Big-money lobbying; Good coverage; Wrong watchdog; Band identity; Good pork; Church victory; Unsung heroes; An about-face
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Cyclist urges safety on the highway
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/14/07)
To the editor:I am the cyclist mentioned in Speak Out who rides on Route W most mornings. I'm on my way to work. I'm trying to be as conspicuous as possible with a flashing red light on my helmet, a red flashing taillight and several other lights and reflectors. By Missouri law, a bicycle is a vehicle, and I have as much right to commute to work on my bike as in my car. Bicyclists aren't common here, though, so motorists don't always know how to safely share the road...
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Sahara's smiles
(Editorial ~ 11/14/07)
Sahara Aldridge died last week. The 13-year-old fought her cancer valiantly, drawing strength from her family and friends throughout the community and the nation. Sahara, affectionately known as "Hoops" for her love of basketball, battled her brain-stem cancer for 17 months. During those 17 months, she captured the hearts of many, including Rick Springfield, who put on a benefit concert on Sahara's behalf. About 500 attended her funeral...
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Jackson Board of Education OKs grant application, health insurance
(Local News ~ 11/14/07)
The Jackson Board of Education took the following action at its regular meeting Tuesday:n Approved an A+ Schools Incentive Grant application. A student who attends an A+ school and meets eligibility requirements may qualify for money to attend a public community college. ...
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St. Paul to celebrate children's book week
(Local News ~ 11/14/07)
St. Paul Lutheran School in Jackson will celebrate National Children's Book Week at 6 p.m. today. A reading specialist will discuss the importance of reading aloud to children, no matter their age. Activities centering on Curious George will follow; students can make a bookmark or picture frame, shop at a book fair, listen to a storyteller, make a "monkey pie" snack and participate in a book walk, which is similar to a cake walk...
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Spanish still tops, but more college students flock to Arabic classes
(National News ~ 11/14/07)
Foreign language courses are booming on American college campuses, a new study finds, with enrollment in Arabic more than doubling from 2002 to 2006. The latest figures from the Modern Language Association of America, released Tuesday, reflect a major push toward internationalization on college campuses, more government support for language study and simply more interest from students. Over four years, total enrollment in language courses has grown 12.9 percent...
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Correction 11/14/07
(Correction ~ 11/14/07)
A story about Veterans Day in the Nov. 7 issue should have said that the basis for the Power of 11 Cents campaign was the story of a 3-year-old who wanted to donate 11 cents, all the money he had, to soldiers. The Southeast Missourian regrets the error...
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Out of the past 11/14/07
(Out of the Past ~ 11/14/07)
Roger East of Cape Girardeau, who spent 1971 in Vietnam as a helicopter crew chief with the 11th Armored Cavalry, is in Washington, D.C., to attend four days of activities honoring Vietnam vets; among weekend events is a three-hour parade and the dedication of the new Vietnam Veterans Memorial...
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Clear skies for Big Sky Airlines
(Local News ~ 11/14/07)
Bringing passenger air service back to Cape Girardeau was a trip "from a nightmare ... to a great reality," airport manager Bruce Loy told a crowd of more than 50 people Tuesday night at The Drop Zone restaurant. Loy made his remarks as part of a Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce event to herald the return of commercial passenger air service to the airport...
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Cape doctor, sculptor to show piece at art show in California
(Local News ~ 11/14/07)
Cape Girardeau doctor and sculptor Zenon Duda will display a piece of his art in a Santa Monica, Calif., art show starting today. The piece is titled "Unvanquished" and is part of the Artists for Human Rights fine art show at the James Gray Gallery in Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, Calif...
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Twins advance to next round of Music City Madness 2
(Local News ~ 11/14/07)
Southeast Missourian Dustin and Brandon Finch, 23, formerly of Fredericktown, Mo., have made it into the next round of competition in Music City Madness 2, the Country Music Television video competition. The twin brothers' original song, "Lifetime," faces another round of public voting in vying for the grand prize of an all-expense-paid trip to CMT's Nashville studio to record an episode of "Unplugged at Studio 330."...
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Missouri highway commission delays awarding a contract on bridge project
(State News ~ 11/14/07)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- On Tuesday, state transportation officials postponed awarding a contract for a project to fix 802 of Missouri's worst bridges within five years. The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission was scheduled to choose between two contractors that have submitted proposals for the project. The commission plans to award a single 30-year contract...
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Author speaks to classes at Central High School
(Local News ~ 11/14/07)
As a high school student, Stephanie Tolan would sit in class and pretend to take notes. "Everyone thought I was a passionate note-taker, but really what I was doing was [creative] writing," Tolan shared with a group of Central High School students...
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Business briefs 11/14/07
(National News ~ 11/14/07)
Wal-Mart beats earnings expectations BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- A year after its worst holiday sales season ever, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. may rebound to have a good season after finding the right mix of merchandise and marketing to complement its return to a focus on low prices. A whiff of this already showed up when the nation's largest retailer posted third-quarter earnings Tuesday of $2.86 billion, an 8 percent rise that beat Wall Street expectations...
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Parents of girl disciplined for hugging settle dispute
(State News ~ 11/14/07)
MASCOUTAH, Ill. -- Officials of Mascoutah School District 19 and a local family have resolved their dispute over two hugs that led to detention for a 13-year-old and a nationwide debate over school discipline. Melissa and Dean Coulter met with superintendent Sam McGowen and assistant superintendent Terry Gibbons to discuss the two detentions their daughter, Megan, served for hugging her friends goodbye for the weekend...
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Perry County coroner's car stolen
(Local News ~ 11/14/07)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- A bright red 2001 Chevy Yukon with no other markings than the special county license plate, 3108 PC, was stolen from the Miller Family Funeral Home in Perryville. Herbert Miller, Perry County coroner since 1995 and a funeral director since 1970, said he didn't know what to think when he discovered it missing at around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday...
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FEMA denies aquarium funding for fish
(National News ~ 11/14/07)
NEW ORLEANS -- In what some see as another bureaucratic absurdity after Hurricane Katrina, FEMA is refusing to pick up the cost of restocking New Orleans' aquarium because of how the new fish were obtained: straight from the sea. FEMA would have been willing to pay more than $600,000 for the fish if they had been bought from commercial suppliers. ...
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Oregon scientists claim to clone monkey embryos
(National News ~ 11/14/07)
NEW YORK -- Scientists in Oregon say they've reached the long-sought goal of cloning monkey embryos and extracting stem cells from them, a potentially major step toward doing the same thing in people. The research has not been published yet or confirmed by other scientists. But, if true, it offers fresh hope in field that has been marked by frustration and even fraud. The claim of a similar breakthrough with human embryos by a South Korean scientist in 2004 turned out to be false...
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President vetoes health and education bill
(National News ~ 11/14/07)
NEW ALBANY, Ind. -- President Bush, escalating his budget battle with Congress, on Tuesday vetoed a spending measure for health and education programs prized by congressional Democrats. The president's action was announced on Air Force One as Bush flew to New Albany, Ind., on the Ohio River across from Louisville, Ky., for a speech criticizing the Democratic-led Congress on its budget priorities...
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NYC police shooting of mentally ill teenager followed chaotic 911 call
(National News ~ 11/14/07)
NEW YORK -- An unarmed, mentally ill teenager could be heard cursing and yelling "I've got a gun!" during a frantic 911 call made by his exasperated mother before police arrived and killed him with a 20-bullet barrage, according to a tape of the call released Tuesday...
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Ethan Butler
(Obituary ~ 11/14/07)
MARQUAND, Mo. -- Ethan H. Butler, 2, of Marquand died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007, at Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center in St. Louis. He was born Dec. 14, 2004, in Carbondale, Ill., son of Virgil and Jennifer Bollinger Butler. Survivors include his parents; a brother, Daniel Butler; two sisters, Brooklyn and Sara Butler, all of Marquand; maternal grandmother and stepgrandfather, Catherine and Gary Ludwig of Patton, Mo.; maternal great-grandparents, Myrtle Bollinger of Sedgewickville, Mo., Charles "Pete" and Bessie Welker of Marble Hill, Mo.. ...
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Donovan Rhyne
(Obituary ~ 11/14/07)
CROSSTOWN, Mo. -- Donovan J. Rhyne, 49, of Crosstown died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007, at his home. He was born Aug. 7, 1958, in Perry County, son of Vernon E. and Ivalene J. Farrar Rhyne. He was a member of St. James Catholic Church at Crosstown. Survivors include two sons, Ben and Joseph Rhyne; and a daughter, Paige Rhyne, all of Perryville, Mo.; his father of Perryville; three brothers, Dale, Dwain and Kevin Rhyne, all of Perryville...
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Valerie Williams
(Obituary ~ 11/14/07)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Valerie Jean Williams, 48, of Sikeston died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007, at St. Francois Manor in Farmington, Mo. She was born April 10, 1959, in Howardville, Mo, daughter of Earl and Rosie Williams. Williams attended Sikeston schools. She was a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church...
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Shannon Hobbs
(Obituary ~ 11/14/07)
Shannon Hobbs, 19, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007, at Phelps County Hospital in Rolla, Mo. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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George Hobbs
(Obituary ~ 11/14/07)
ORAN, Mo. -- George Phillip Hobbs, 65, of Oran died Monday, Nov. 12, 2007, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born June 28, 1942, in Cape Girardeau, son of Stowell and Luella Craven Hobbs. Hobbs was a farmer. Survivors include a son, Mark Hobbs of Morley, Mo.; two daughters, Elizabeth Glastetter of New Hamburg, Mo., Julie Crenshaw of Augusta, Ga.; four brothers, Bill Hobbs of Oran, Stowell Hobbs of Charleston, Mo., Mike Allgier of Portageville, Mo., David Allgier of Union City, Tenn.; three sisters, Anna Jane Crocket and Linda Thurman of New Madrid, Mo., Kaki Long of Portageville; a significant other, Linda Ditto, of the home; and two grandchildren.. ...
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Lillian Kies
(Obituary ~ 11/14/07)
Lillian R. Kies, 97, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Oct. 3, 1910, in Jackson, daughter of Joseph E. and Rosina Schneider Kies. Kies was a graduate of Jackson High School and attended the former Cape Business College...
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Births 11/14/07
(Births ~ 11/14/07)
Cook; Henson; Welker
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Cape police report 11/14/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/14/07)
Arrests
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Cape fire report 11/14/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/14/07)
n At 3:45 p.m., an alarm sounding at 1701 Lacey St. n At 4:24 p.m., a motor vehicle accident at 2008 Kingshighway. n At 9:12 p.m., emergency medical service in the 1100 block of South Ellis Street. n At 11:53 p.m., an odor investigation at 2011 N. Kingshighway...
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Inquiry into domestic surveillance restarted
(National News ~ 11/14/07)
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department has reopened a long-dormant inquiry into the government's warrantless wiretapping program, a major policy shift only days into the tenure of Attorney General Michael Mukasey. The investigation by the department's Office of Professional Responsibility was shut down last year after the investigators were denied security clearances. Gonzales told Congress that President Bush, not he, denied the clearances...
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Prosecutor: No charges against boy who admitted starting Calif. wildfire
(National News ~ 11/14/07)
LOS ANGELES -- A 10-year-old boy who admitted starting a 38,000-acre fire last month that destroyed 21 homes in northern Los Angeles County will not be charged, prosecutors said Tuesday. There was no evidence of intent by the boy who accidentally ignited brush outside his home by playing with matches, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said in a statement...
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Paris Hilton's efforts to save binge-drinking elephants are praised by conservationists
(Entertainment ~ 11/14/07)
GAUHATI, India -- With Rwanda off her charity calendar, Paris Hilton has turned her attention to the plight of ... drunken elephants in India. "The elephants get drunk all the time. It is becoming really dangerous. We need to stop making alcohol available to them," the 26-year-old socialite was quoted as saying by the World Entertainment News Network's Web site...
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Turkish gunships attack villages across border, Iraqis say
(International News ~ 11/14/07)
SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq -- Turkish helicopters swooped into Iraqi territory Tuesday, Iraqi officials said, firing on villages in renewed pressure to dislodge Turkish Kurd guerrillas from bases in northern Iraq used to stage cross-border raids. The helicopter attack was the first major Turkish action against the rebels since Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with President Bush in Washington on Nov. ...
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Today is last day for cookie contest early entry
(Community ~ 11/14/07)
Think your cookies take the cake? SHE magazine is teaming up with Southeast Missourian features editor Chris Harris for a holiday baking blowout. Enter your favorite cookie recipe in our Holiday Best contest by e-mailing the recipe to she@semissourian.com. ...
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New recipes become Thanksgiving traditions
(Column ~ 11/14/07)
It is hard to believe that we are rapidly approaching Thanksgiving. It is such a special time to spend with family and share in individual family traditions. Over the weekend I was visiting with someone at church and she said her family always takes a hike to Trail of Tears State Park in the afternoon to work up an appetite then return home for a quick freshen-up and a fabulous Thanksgiving feast. She is expecting about 30 for dinner and was looking forward to the day...
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Messy guests
(Column ~ 11/14/07)
I've always read in magazines that the most popular hobby in America is gardening. Until recently, it never occurred to me that there would be a second- or third-most popular hobby in the U.S. After all, my livelihood revolves around gardening. Why would anyone care about the second-most popular hobby?...
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Keys to hosting a holiday open house from the heart
(Community ~ 11/14/07)
RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Many people hold a holiday open house each year because their house simply couldn't accommodate all the friends and family if they all arrived and left at the same time. So during a four-hour window on a Sunday afternoon during the holiday season, invite people to have a glass of wine, snack on cheese tart and watch scores of children generally run amok...
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Embroidery becomes extreme art
(Community ~ 11/14/07)
NEW YORK -- An emerging cadre of artists is getting radical with needle and thread. A new exhibit at the Museum of Arts & Design showcases an edgy reiteration of a craft form that has more often been associated with older women in their living rooms than culture-confronting artists in the public sphere...
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Hamas rounds up Fatah activists in wake of deadly Gaza rally
(International News ~ 11/14/07)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Hamas took quick action Tuesday to shore up its control of the Gaza Strip, arresting hundreds of Fatah supporters and promising "additional steps" against its bitter rival one day after a huge Fatah rally ended in mayhem and violence...
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Indian girl born with 8 limbs healthy after surgery
(International News ~ 11/14/07)
BANGALORE, India -- Looking healthy and alert, an Indian girl born with four arms and four legs made her first public appearance Tuesday since surgeons removed the extra limbs nearly a week ago. Swathed in blankets and lying on her father's lap, 2-year-old Lakshmi Tatma appeared before reporters without the extra limbs that had led some in her rural village to revere her as an incarnation of the four-armed goddess she was named after...
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Teen girls in Afghanistan enter the boxing ring
(International News ~ 11/14/07)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A group of teenage girls is taking up fisticuffs to challenge Afghanistan's gender barriers. "Move, move, move," coach Saber Sharifi shouted as the 20-odd girls sparred recently. "Steady, watch your left shoulder." The boxers belong to a new generation of Afghan youth, challenging stereotypes that persist five years after the fall of the Taliban. ...
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Southeast women survive scare from Henderson State
(College Sports ~ 11/14/07)
Southeast Missouri State's players weren't sure whether they took Division II Henderson State lightly. But Redhawks women's basketball coach John Ishee certainly was. "I knew the first possession," Ishee said. "You better come ready to play mentally and physically, and we weren't. That's my responsibility."...
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Rough road leads Redhawks to ISU
(College Sports ~ 11/14/07)
Southeast Missouri State's second opponent doesn't have the talent level of the Redhawks' season-opening foe. But Southeast coach Scott Edgar figures Illinois State won't lag far behind Xavier. The Redhawks will find out tonight when they face the Redbirds in Normal, Ill...
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Is media bias for favorable coverage of Dems an established fact now that even Harvard sees it?
(Column ~ 11/14/07)
By Investor's Business Daily A new study finding the media give far more favorable coverage to Democrats than Republicans could have settled once and for all the debate over whether the news we get has a liberal bias. After all, it was done by the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government -- hardly a bastion of conservative orthodoxy...
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Fire in backpack in airport's cargo area forces passengers off plane
(National News ~ 11/14/07)
PHOENIX (AP) -- A backpack caught fire Tuesday in the cargo area at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, leading to an evacuation, but authorities said the flames were likely caused by heat from a conveyor belt. The bag contained no explosives or other banned items, just leaking toiletries...
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Around your house 11/14/07
(Community ~ 11/14/07)
HOME Q. The storm door on my home is falling apart and letting in cold drafts. I was doing measurements so I could replace it and found out that the doorframe is not a perfect rectangle, but has different lengths on each side -- like a trapezoid. How can I put in a door that will fit right in this shape?...
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Four rules of financial control
(Local News ~ 11/14/07)
In a lecture Tuesday evening on the Southeast Missouri State University campus, financial author and television commentator Jean Chatzky offered four rules for keeping control over personal finances:1. Make a decent living. When negotiating the pay for any job, research what that position is worth in the market and seek the highest possible salary. ...
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Tigers cruise past Fordham in Classic
(College Sports ~ 11/14/07)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri played the first half against Fordham on Tuesday like Mike Anderson's up-tempo style is supposed to be played. That's why the sluggish second half that followed wasn't a problem for Missouri in a 79-55 win over the Rams in the CBE Classic's Columbia Regional...
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Sabathia edges Beckett in AL Cy Young voting
(Professional Sports ~ 11/14/07)
NEW YORK -- C.C. Sabathia won the AL Cy Young Award on Tuesday, beating out several worthy contenders by a comfortable margin and becoming the first Cleveland pitcher in 35 years to earn the honor. The Indians ace received 19 of 28 first-place votes and finished with 119 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. ...
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Rookie nets two goals in Blues' comeback
(Professional Sports ~ 11/14/07)
ST. LOUIS -- Rookie forward David Perron is giving the Blues every reason to keep him in the NHL. Perron scored twice in St. Louis' four-goal second period and the Blues rallied from two down to beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Tuesday night. St. Louis will have a decision to make once Perron plays another game, whether to keep him with the big club for the rest of the season or return him to Lewiston of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. ...
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Chaotic ticket distribution for MU game infuriates Kansas students
(College Sports ~ 11/14/07)
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- High demand for prime tickets to the Kansas-Missouri football game and the absence of a policy limiting how many tickets a student can pick up at one time have some Jayhawks fans fuming over their school's distribution system. Student tickets for the Nov. ...
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Undersized, overlooked: Kansas' QB Reesing is standing tall at 5 foot 10-0
(College Sports ~ 11/14/07)
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- While leading Kansas to a 10-0 record and putting the surprising Jayhawks in the national championship race, Todd Reesing has set 14 school records. He's created a football buzz unfelt at this traditional basketball powerhouse in nearly 40 years...
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Texas Tech's Leach fined by Big 12
(College Sports ~ 11/14/07)
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Texas Tech coach Mike Leach was fined a record $10,000 by the Big 12 Conference on Tuesday for his harsh criticism of game officials following last week's loss to Texas. The fine doubled the previous high by the league, levied twice before, against Kansas coach Mark Mangino three years ago and former Kansas State basketball coach Jim Wooldridge during the 2005-06 season...
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'Pacman' Jones to take plea deal
(Professional Sports ~ 11/14/07)
LAS VEGAS -- Suspended Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones is prepared to take a plea deal that will get him probation in a Las Vegas strip club triple shooting in an attempt to salvage his career. Under the written plea agreement, Jones intends to plead no contest to one charge of conspiracy to commit disorderly conduct, a gross misdemeanor, in return for a promise to suspend a sentence of one year in county jail...
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Board approves drug-testing plan for players next season on PGA Tour
(Professional Sports ~ 11/14/07)
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- The PGA Tour plans to start its new drug-testing program as early as July, with penalties for a positive test that could range from a one-year suspension for a first offense to a lifetime ban if a player is caught three times...
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With 1 million cases, chlamydia sets record for most reported STD
(National News ~ 11/14/07)
ATLANTA -- More than 1 million cases of chlamydia were reported in the United States last year -- the most ever reported for a sexually transmitted disease, federal health officials said Tuesday. Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said they think better and more intensive screening accounts for much of the increase, but added that chlamydia was not the only sexually transmitted disease on the rise...
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Logan Davis, Notre Dame cross country
(Local News ~ 11/14/07)
Logan Davis completed his junior season of cross country with another state medal and another team state trophy. But this year was slightly better for the Notre Dame runner, as he improved his time and his place, and the Bulldogs gained ground on the two programs ahead of them in Class 3...
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Financial author gives Southeast students advice on building careers, managing money
(Local News ~ 11/14/07)
With a little bit of biography and a little bit of common sense, financial author Jean Chatzky dished out advice for maintaining financial balance Tuesday evening to a Southeast Missouri State University audience. Chatzky's lecture was the first in a series aimed at promoting financial acumen among students titled "You Owe It to Yourself." For about an hour, Chatzky described to the gathering of about 250 the winding course that has made her a best-selling author and commentator on finances as financial editor of the NBC network program "Today" and on a nationally syndicated radio program.. ...
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Spaghetti Day to benefit the Cape Girardeau Park Development Foundation
(Local News ~ 11/14/07)
Today (Wednesday) is Spaghetti Day with serving until 7 p.m. at the Arena Building with proceeds to benefit the Cape Girardeau Park Development Foundation. Volunteer servers include, from left, Pete Poe, Danny Essner and Dan Muser. (Fred Lynch)
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