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Janice Wagoner
(Obituary ~ 03/26/08)
Janice Angelyne Wagoner, 55, of Scott City died Tuesday, March 25, 2008, at the home of her mother. She was born Feb. 9, 1953, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of John J. and Verna Mae Sanford Kelly. She and John Aaron Wagoner were married Oct. 2, 2004, in Scott City...
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Kenneth Bueter
(Obituary ~ 03/26/08)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Kenneth Joseph Bueter, 64, of Advance died Tuesday, March 25, 2008, at his home. He was born June 15, 1943, in Blomeyer, son of Joseph and Nora DeBrock Bueter. He and Ernestine Kluesner were married Sept. 12, 1964, in Oran, Mo. Bueter retired in January from Spartech Plastics Co. after 41 1/2 years in the maintenance department. He also farmed. He was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Glennon, Mo., and Knights of Columbus in Advance...
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Bill Ulrich
(Obituary ~ 03/26/08)
Bill R. Ulrich, 71, of Jackson passed away Monday, March 24, 2008, at his home, surrounded by family and friends. He was born Oct. 9, 1936, in Chaffee, Mo., son of William and Colleta Halter Ulrich. He and Joanne Stoverink were married April 12, 1958. She survives...
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Sue Rinehart
(Obituary ~ 03/26/08)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Sue Ann Rinehart, 63, of Chaffee died Monday, March 24, 2008, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 10, 1944, at Sikeston, Mo., daughter of Fred and Margery White Jobe. Sue married Philip O. Rinehart Dec. 11, 1969. He preceded her in death Sept. 27, 2006...
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Robert Hoffman
(Obituary ~ 03/26/08)
Robert Vinyard Hoffman Sr., 90, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 24, 2008, at his home. He was born Aug. 31, 1917, in Charleston, Mo., son of John Robert and Imogene Evelyn Vinyard Hoffman. He and Eloise Lonon were married May 24, 1940. She died Sept. 19, 1967. He later married Bernadette Ogden May 25, 1968. She died March 2, 2005...
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Daniel Althen
(Obituary ~ 03/26/08)
Daniel H. Althen Jr., 68, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, March 20, 2008, at his home. He was born Dec. 17, 1939, in Springfield, Mo., son of Daniel Harold and June Carter Althen. He and Deloris Rhymer were married June 17, 1961. Daniel was a member of Cape Girardeau North Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. He was employed 25 years at Auto Trim Design, retiring as office manager in 2006...
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James Schoonover
(Obituary ~ 03/26/08)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- James E. Schoonover, 94, of Advance died Monday, March 24, 2008, at Advance Nursing Center. He was born July 25, 1913, in Fort Wayne, Ind., son of James and Ethel Parkinson Schoonover. Schoonover was a mechanic. He served in the military...
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Southeast Missourian photo garners national attention
(Local News ~ 03/26/08)
There crouches Jay McMullin, a step or two away from his FedEx truck, his left foot braced under the shin-deep raging water in the middle of a road-turned-river. His right hand is gripped around the hand of a 78-year-old man named Odell Bunch. There's a Ford pickup truck submerged, crooked in a ditch, water fender-high on one side as muddy waves splash past the truck and into a flooded field near Byrd Creek. ...
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Jackson police officially accredited
(Local News ~ 03/26/08)
Earlier this month, the Jackson Police Department officially received accreditation under the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc., or CALEA, standards. The accreditation process began for the Jackson police in December 2005. In December 2007, the department completed an on-site assessment in which a team of trained CALEA auditors interviewed personnel and pored through policies...
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Technology problems could add billions to cost of 2010 census
(National News ~ 03/26/08)
WASHINGTON -- Big worries for the nation's first high-tech census should have been obvious when tests showed some of the door-to-door headcounters couldn't figure out their fancy new handheld computers. Now, officials say, technology problems could add as much as $2 billion to the cost of the 2010 census and jeopardize the accuracy of the nation's most important survey...
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Wall Street holds onto gains after consumer confidence, home reports
(Business ~ 03/26/08)
NEW YORK -- Wall Street paused after a huge two-session rally Tuesday but still managed to hold on to almost all its gains even after disappointing reports on consumer sentiment and the housing market. Stocks pulled past profit-taking that was due in part to the Conference Board's report that consumer confidence sank to a five-year low in March. ...
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Redhawks defeat Missouri State in opener of series
(College Sports ~ 03/26/08)
Brad LaBruyere expected to pitch Tuesday. The Southeast Missouri State freshman did not anticipate that being in a starting role. But having less than two hours to get ready for his first collegiate start did not fluster LaBruyere, a Cape Girardeau Central High School product...
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Egyptians say warning shots fired from ship in Suez Canal kill one
(International News ~ 03/26/08)
SUEZ, Egypt -- Dozens of angry mourners buried an Egyptian man Tuesday who they said was killed by shots fired from an American cargo ship contracted to the U.S. Navy as it passed through the Suez Canal. U.S. officials said American military guards aboard the ship only fired warning shots toward approaching motorboats Monday night and said they had received no report of anyone being killed...
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Texas father found guilty of putting baby in microwave
(National News ~ 03/26/08)
GALVESTON, Texas -- A young father was convicted Tuesday of badly injuring his infant daughter by putting her in a microwave, with jurors rejecting his claim that he was insane at the time. Jurors deliberated about four hours before finding 20-year-old Joshua Mauldin guilty of felony injury to a child...
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French president hints at boycotting Olympic opening ceremony
(International News ~ 03/26/08)
PARIS -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy suggested Tuesday a boycott the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics was a possibility -- the first world leader to raise the prospect of punishing China over its ongoing crackdown in Tibet. The United States, Britain and Germany all condemned China for using force against Tibetan protesters, but they stopped short of threatening to boycott the games or the Aug. 8 opening ceremony...
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Crane accident at Miami condo construction site kills two workers
(National News ~ 03/26/08)
MIAMI -- Part of a construction crane plummeted 30 floors at the site of a high-rise condominium Tuesday, smashing into a home the contractor used for storage and killing two workers, police said. Five workers were injured, including one in critical condition, officials said. The other four had injuries not considered life-threatening...
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Ethanol company will file for bankruptcy
(Local News ~ 03/26/08)
Ethanol, a hot commodity a year ago as dozens of producers announced plans for new plants, has cooled as an investment proposition in recent months. Ethanex Energy Inc., a two-year-old ethanol company that was at one time pursuing plans for a production facility at the SEMO Port Authority, said it is planning to file for bankruptcy after being unable to gain interim financing. ...
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Trustees project serious challenges for Social Security, Medicare
(National News ~ 03/26/08)
WASHINGTON -- Trustees for the government's two biggest benefit programs warned that Social Security and Medicare are facing "enormous challenges" with the threat to Medicare's solvency far more severe. The trustees, issuing their once-a-year analysis, said the resources in the Social Security Trust Fund will be depleted by 2041. The reserves in the Medicare trust fund that pays hospital benefits were projected to be wiped out by 2019...
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Region briefs 3/26/08
(Local News ~ 03/26/08)
Cell phone service re-established in Chaffee Cell phone service was re-established in Chaffee, Mo., over the weekend when AT&T brought in a temporary tower. The cellular tower in Chaffee was disabled last Wednesday when floodwater got into the tower's control room and damaged electrical equipment. ...
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Recipe ideas from mom
(Column ~ 03/26/08)
My mom recently had knee replacement surgery, so while spending some time with her I found my way to her cookbook cabinet and her recipe files. Most of these I have made in years past, but out of all of these, her biscuits are my favorite. It is the recipe I use every time I make biscuits, and our children love them, too. They are so easy and so good, and I have hundreds of memories eating these biscuits at her large kitchen table. I hope you find them just as enjoyable...
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Births 3/26/08
(Births ~ 03/26/08)
Burris Son to Mark and Michelle Burris of Little Elm, Texas, Plano Presbyterian Hospital, 2:33 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008. Name, Cameron James. Weight, 7 pounds, 12 ounces. First child. Mrs. Burris is the former Michelle Rediger, daughter of Harry and Fran Rediger of Cape Girardeau. Burris is the son of Phillip and Diane Burris of Tuscola, Ill...
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Mandates for corn-based ethanol are pushing inflation in the U.S. economy
(Column ~ 03/26/08)
By Mike Kasten Have you sat down and consumed your 5.12 pounds of corn today? That, according to USDA figures, will be the daily per-capita consumption of corn for 2008 in the U.S. Several people in recent columns have stated that there is only pennies' worth of corn in a box of cereal or other foods you buy. ...
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Former NFL player Dumas joins Redhawks football staff
(College Sports ~ 03/26/08)
The Southeast Missouri State football program has added a former NFL player to its coaching staff. Troy Dumas recently joined the Redhawks as their linebackers coach. Dumas is a former All-American linebacker at Nebraska who played in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Rams and Denver Broncos...
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David Bruce
(Obituary ~ 03/26/08)
David I. Bruce, 58, of Jackson passed away Monday, March 24, 2008, at his home. He was born Nov. 8, 1949, in Cape Girardeau, son of Irwin W. and Helen H. Aufdenberg Bruce. He and Linda K. Winder were married Jan. 10, 1971, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson...
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Israel to allow Palestinian forces to help restore order in the West Bank
(International News ~ 03/26/08)
JERUSALEM -- Israel's defense minister on Tuesday said he would soon allow 600 foreign-trained Palestinian police to take up positions in a volatile West Bank town in a gesture aimed at helping the moderate Palestinian government restore law and order...
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More rain in area forecast
(Local News ~ 03/26/08)
Southeast Missourian More rain is in the forecast for an already waterlogged region, according to the National Weather Service in Paducah, Ky. Another 1 to 3 inches of rain is expected to soak Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois during the next three to five days, said Robin Smith, National Weather Service meteorologist...
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Flooding becomes big issue leading up to Oran's April mayoral election
(Local News ~ 03/26/08)
ORAN, Mo. -- During the last election two years ago, most of the news out of Oran focused on some residents' disenchantment with new police chief Marc Tragesser's get-tough policies. Tragesser had replaced longtime chief Howard Stevens, who rarely wrote traffic tickets...
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Jackson nips Central with 7th-inning runs
(High School Sports ~ 03/26/08)
JACKSON — Senior Matt Lang admitted he struggled at the plate in his team's first five games. He was moved from leadoff to the No. 9 spot in Jackson's lineup as a result. Lang did not look much better during his first at-bat Tuesday against Central, striking out on three pitches. But the senior found his groove during his next two trips...
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Curry: Dell's son, Davidson's man
(College Sports ~ 03/26/08)
DAVIDSON, N.C. -- He was a skinny kid, not yet in his teens, and watching his father work at practice for the Charlotte Hornets. Stephen Curry was easy to spot at those workouts in the 1990s. He was the one with a ball on the side of the court. Far from messing around and creating a nuisance, Dell Curry's son studied plays and observed how Dad would run off screens...
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Argentina's president vows no concessions as country's major farm strike enters 13th day
(International News ~ 03/26/08)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- President Cristina Fernandez refused to ease tax increases on agricultural exports Tuesday, facing down angry farmers embroiled a nationwide strike that has all but halted production in one of the world's biggest beef-exporting nations...
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'General Hospital' celebrates 45 years on air as soap operas try to reinvent themselves
(Entertainment ~ 03/26/08)
LOS ANGELES -- It's been 45 years since "General Hospital" began dispensing heavy doses of drama to TV viewers. Since 1963, ABC's longest-running daytime series has documented the trials and tribulations of Port Charles' citizens, carving an unprecedented television niche with intrigue and illness -- long before "ER," "House" and "Grey's Anatomy" graduated from medical school...
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Police report 3/26/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/26/08)
@graphic_body_indent_bold leadin:Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Justin L. Blanchard, 24, 2830 Hopper Road, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. @graphic_body_indent_bold leadin:Arrests...
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Last day for candidate filing closes; commission race draws the most people
(Local News ~ 03/26/08)
This year's August primaries in Southeast Missouri will be crowded affairs, with an 11-way Republican contest for Cape Girardeau County's District 1 commission seat attracting the most candidates and nominations up for grabs for sheriff in Perry, Scott and Bollinger counties...
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High-speed chase ends when suspect becomes bogged down in muddy field
(Local News ~ 03/26/08)
STODDARD COUNTY, Mo. -- A high-speed chase involving a Bell City, Mo., deputy and an Advance, Mo., deputy ended near the small community of Ardeola, Mo., Monday afternoon with one man arrested. Shawn Yount, 37, of Bell City, was arrested and placed in the Stoddard County jail after he allegedly led officers on a chase through a rural area east of Highway 25 near the area of Bell City and Highway 91...
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All-you-can-eat seats are fun for fans, nightmare for dietitians
(Community ~ 03/26/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack. And some more. And more. A growing trend in all-you-can-eat seating at sports venues is making baseball's summer chorus sound more like "Take Me Out to the Buffet." Dozens of arenas, stadiums and tracks have offered tickets that come with unlimited snacks. The seats have been a hit with fans, a moneymaker for the venues and a worry for obesity-conscious health officials...
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ND's Willen, Greer top all-state honors
(High School Sports ~ 03/26/08)
The Notre Dame boys basketball team opened the 2007-08 season without Ryan Willen and Austin Greer. With both players sidelined by injuries, the Bulldogs won their opener in the SEMO Conference Tournament and proceeded to get squashed by Charleston and Sikeston...
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Speak Out 3/26/08
(Speak Out ~ 03/26/08)
Don't blame districts I KNOW it's nitpicking. but the headline on the front page was wrong. It says, "School districts are cutting into students' vacation time." That's not correct. The school districts didn't cut into the vacation time. ...
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Fire report 3/26/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/26/08)
@graphic_body_indent_bold leadin:Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday: n At 5:31, emergency medical service in the 300 block of South Middle Street. n At 5:52 p.m., emergency medical service in the 300 block of South Sprigg Street...
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Spelling bee to allow entrant despite paperwork problems
(State News ~ 03/26/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Scripps National Spelling Bee announced Tuesday it would allow northwest Missouri's top speller to participate in the national competition even though she was disqualified last week. "After further consideration, we've determined that Morgan Brown is eligible to compete in the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.," said Paige Kimble, director of the spelling bee...
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Jackson wins 3-0, fresh face nets goals
(High School Sports ~ 03/26/08)
JACKSON -- Freshman Kasey Crowden sizzled in her high school debut. The Jackson midfielder scored two goals and added an assist to help the Indians beat Central 3-0 on Tuesday in the season opener for the Jackson girls soccer team. "I was kind of nervous about it," Crowden said about her first varsity game. "I was really excited that I made varsity."...
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Pentagon says it mistakenly shipped ballistic missile parts to Taiwan in 2006
(National News ~ 03/26/08)
WASHINGTON -- Mistakenly shipping electrical fuses for an intercontinental ballistic missile to Taiwan raised concerns Tuesday for U.S.-China relations and triggered a broad investigation into the security of Pentagon weapons. China vehemently opposes U.S. arms sales to Taiwan. Four of the cone-shaped fuses were shipped to Taiwanese officials in fall 2006 instead of the helicopter batteries they had ordered...
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Saudi king calls for dialogue among Muslims, Chrisians, Jews
(International News ~ 03/26/08)
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- The Saudi king has made an impassioned plea for dialogue among Muslims, Christians and Jews -- the first such proposal from a nation with no diplomatic ties to Israel and a ban on non-Muslim religious services and symbols. The message from King Abdullah, which was welcomed by Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders, comes at a time of stalled peace initiatives and escalating tension in the region...
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Pearson to leave Southeast basketball program
(College Sports ~ 03/26/08)
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team will be in the market for a starting point guard next season. Sophomore Roderick Pearson said Tuesday that he recently informed Southeast coach Scott Edgar of his intention to transfer. Pearson said he will finish the current semester at Southeast before returning to his home in the Kansas City area and deciding where to continue his college basketball career...
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Out of the past 3/26/08
(Out of the Past ~ 03/26/08)
25 years ago: March 26, 1983 Two seniors at St. Vincent's High School in Perryville, Mo., have won the major prizes at the 27th annual Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair; Julie Rellergert and Ann Mattingly were selected to compete in the International Science and Engineering Fair in May in Albuquerque, N.M...
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Oak Ridge baseball claims opener 7-0
(High School Sports ~ 03/26/08)
Dustin Meyr went a perfect 4-for-4 to lead Oak Ridge to a 7-0 victory against Delta in baseball action Tuesday. Ethan Sachs picked up the win on the mound, while going 2-for-3 with a triple at the plate. It was the season opener for both teams. Delta0000000--031...
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Jeremy Alvarenga
(Obituary ~ 03/26/08)
Jeremy Javier Alvarenga, 19 months, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 24, 2008, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Aug. 8, 2006, in Cape Girardeau, son of Francisco and Norma Garcia Alvarenga. Survivors include his parents; a brother, Francisco Alvarenga of Honduras; three sisters, Karen Alvarenga of Cape Girardeau, Nimia and Fanimelissa Alvarenga of Honduras...
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MoDOT to install guard cable along I-55 for improved safety
(Local News ~ 03/26/08)
Travel on Interstate 55 between Sikeston and Cape Girardeau will soon be safer. The Missouri Department of Transportation is scheduled to award a contract Friday for the installation of guard cable in the median of I-55 from Route E at Oak Ridge to the Interstate 57 interchange, according Tim Pickett, transportation project designer for MoDOT...
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Large section of Antarctic ice shelf collapses, putting larger area at risk
(National News ~ 03/26/08)
WASHINGTON -- A chunk of Antarctic ice about seven times the size of Manhattan suddenly collapsed, putting an even greater portion of glacial ice at risk, scientists said Tuesday. Satellite images show the runaway disintegration of a 160-square-mile chunk in western Antarctica, which started Feb. 28. It was the edge of the Wilkins ice shelf and has been there for possibly 1,500 years...
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Lava lovers live in shadow of Hawaii's active volcano
(National News ~ 03/26/08)
KALAPANA, Hawaii -- As fiery lava pours down Kilauea volcano toward Jean Olson's lonely wooden house, incinerating everything in its path, there's no place she'd rather be. "Why would I live here if I didn't like it? I have the best view of anyone in town," said Olson, who lives just over a mile from fountains of glowing lava spewing into the ocean. "Either she comes or she doesn't. If she comes, we'll pick up and leave."...
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William James
(Obituary ~ 03/26/08)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- William Richard James, 88, of Sikeston died Sunday, March 23, 2008, at his home. He was born Dec. 16, 1919, in Pond, Ark., son of Richard and Elizabeth Jones James. He and Dorothy Moore were married March 11, 1964. She died April 29, 2005...
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Investing overseas requires that investors do homework first
(Business ~ 03/26/08)
NEW YORK -- Investing in overseas stocks has been like a whirlwind trip abroad for U.S. investors the past few years. Now the journey has ended, at least temporarily, with a lesson in market forces. Once high-flying markets like China and India are now feeling some of the same strains that are dogging Wall Street. Concerns about an economic slowdown have popped up worldwide and that means U.S. investors looking to put down money overseas probably need to be more selective...
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What the tax would fund
(Local News ~ 03/26/08)
The proposed parks and storm-water tax issue would fund the following 12 storm-water abatement projects: n Detention and runoff control at Arena Creek Park, along Optimist Drive, and at Lisa Street retention basin n Channel stabilization at Breckenridge Branch and the Dorothy Street drainage area...
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On campus, video games move from dorm room to classroom
(State News ~ 03/26/08)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Attention parents: The video games that drive your children to distraction could soon become a staple of higher education. For a growing number of college professors, computer games are no mere child's play. Instead, such games are seen as a 21st-century tool to promote critical thinking, social collaboration and civic participation to students raised clutching joysticks since they learned to walk...
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Comoros troops land on rebel-held island of Anjouan, capturing capital amid sporadic shooting
(International News ~ 03/26/08)
ANJOUAN, Comoros -- The Comoros army seized the capital of this rebel-held island Tuesday, but sporadic fighting persisted as troops flushed out pockets of resistance and searched for the renegade colonel who hoped to make Anjouan independent. Explosions and gunfire started before dawn as hundreds of soldiers backed by an African Union force moved into the town of Mutsamudu against forces led by Col. Mohamed Bacar...
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Senators back amendment targeting past sex offenders
(State News ~ 03/26/08)
Proposed amendment targets past sex offenders JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Senators endorsed a proposed constitutional amendment Tuesday that could undo a Missouri Supreme Court ruling and restore the names and addresses of more than 4,300 past sex offenders to a state registry. ...
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What directions? Jennifer Freeze learns to read all the steps before starting a cheesecake
(Community ~ 03/26/08)
My entire family witnessed my pathetic cooking skills Easter Sunday. After lunch, they all gathered in the kitchen to watch me attempt to bake a cheesecake for my mom's birthday, which was Tuesday. Let's just say I won't be putting My Daddy's Cheesecake out of business anytime soon...
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FEMA director to tour local flooding Thursday
(Local News ~ 03/26/08)
FEMA director to tour local flooding Thursday Federal Emergency Management Agency director David Paulison will visit Cape Girardeau on Thursday, according to a news release sent out by U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson's office. Paulison's tentative itinerary includes a tour of Allenville and Dutchtown before flying to Poplar Bluff, Mo., to assess damage there. ...
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Modglin hurls Scott City to 9-0 victory over Sikeston
(High School Sports ~ 03/26/08)
SCOTT CITY -- On a day like Tuesday, when the wind was whipping around the Scott City baseball field, just putting a ball in play could lead to crazy outcomes. But putting the ball in play against Scott City senior Ryan Modglin isn't that easy. Modglin struck out 12 batters and allowed just three hits in six innings of a 9-0 victory against Class 3 perennial power Sikeston for the Rams' first win against the Bulldogs that anyone could recall...
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Thousands of Belarusian protesters clash with riot police at banned rally
(International News ~ 03/26/08)
MINSK, Belarus -- Police beat demonstrators with truncheons and hauled them into waiting trucks Tuesday as thousands of opposition protesters turned out in defiance of a government ban on a Belarusian holiday. President Alexander Lukashenko's authoritarian government had vowed to prevent any rallies marking what the opposition has traditionally called "Freedom Day." March 25 is the anniversary of the 1918 declaration of the first, short-lived independent Belarusian state, and a traditional day of demonstration by the opposition.. ...
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U.S., Iraqi troops battle Shiite militia in Baghdad and Basra
(International News ~ 03/26/08)
BAGHDAD -- Iraq's leaders faced their gravest challenge in months Tuesday as Shiite militiamen loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr battled government forces for control of the southern oil capital, fought U.S. and Iraqi troops in Baghdad and unleashed rockets on the Green Zone...
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Thelma McDaniel
(Obituary ~ 03/26/08)
Thelma "Cricket" McDaniel, 80, of Delta died Sunday, March 23, 2008, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to service time today at Perkins Baptist Church in Perkins, Mo. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at the church, with the Rev. Rick Crump officiating. Burial will be in Williams Cemetery at Perkins...
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Baby rattlesnake stowed away in luggage bites Va. high school coach
(National News ~ 03/26/08)
McLEAN, Va. -- A high-school coach emptying his luggage after a team trip to South Carolina was bitten by a small rattlesnake that had somehow gotten into his bag, authorities said. Andy Bacas was released Tuesday after an overnight hospital stay. Bacas, a rowing coach at Yorktown High School in Arlington, told authorities he felt a sharp pain on his hand Monday when he reached into his luggage after returning from the road trip. ...
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Tax holiday
(Editorial ~ 03/26/08)
A statewide proposal to create a sales-tax holiday in late June to stimulate the economy is drawing criticism. You might compare the idea to taking cough syrup; it may not taste very good to some, but overall it will leave the economy feeling better...
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Supreme Court backs Texas in dispute with Bush over Mexican death row prisoner
(National News ~ 03/26/08)
WASHINGTON -- Texas can ignore President Bush and an international court in refusing to reopen the case of a Mexican on death row for rape and murder, the Supreme Court said Tuesday. The court said Bush exceeded his authority when he tried to intervene on behalf of Jose Ernesto Medellin, facing the death penalty for killing two teenagers nearly 15 years ago...
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Candidate filings
(Local News ~ 03/26/08)
The following candidates have filed for federal, state and county offices on the ballot in 2008. The primary election for contested party nominations will be held Aug. 5; the general election will be held Nov. 4. Note: (i) denotes incumbent Federal/state offices...
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Reyes makes final bid for rotation
(Professional Sports ~ 03/26/08)
JUPITER, Fla. -- St. Louis pitcher Anthony Reyes, trying to win a spot in the Cardinals rotation, did everything he could Tuesday to make a good impression. Whether six scoreless innings is enough is out of his hands. The right-hander allowed three hits and a walk with two strikeouts in the Cardinals' 3-0 win over the Nationals. But even that may not have been enough to secure a spot at the back end of St. Louis' injury-depleted rotation...
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Proposed tax could pay to reduce street flooding
(Local News ~ 03/26/08)
Evita Rowland spent Tuesday trying to dry out treasured family photographs and pack up her household. She and her husband had planned on moving to Camden, Tenn., later this year. Last week's flood changed everything. While a real estate agent's sign is still in the front yard of the couple's home at 2254 S. Sherwood Drive, they are about to undertake an expensive renovation. Sewage poured into the couple's basement from a shower drain, while groundwater seeped in elsewhere...
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Group aims at reopening Trail of Tears hiking paths
(Local News ~ 03/26/08)
Hikers determined to get back into Trail of Tears State Park have organized an emergency clean up for Saturday. The goal is to reopen 14.5 miles of hiking and equestrian trails. The park was closed indefinitely after February's ice storms made roads and trails impassable...
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Stoddard County open commission seats draw candidates
(Local News ~ 03/26/08)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Filing for the Aug. 5 primary election officially closed as of 5 p.m. Tuesday and this year stands to have some very close races. Among the hottest of those races looks to be the races for the two open seats on the Stoddard County Commission...
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Elderly KC woman found in own waste dies
(State News ~ 03/26/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Police say an 85-year-old Kansas City woman who is believed to have been allowed to lie in her own waste for several years has died. Capt. Rich Lockhart said Hazel Byes died at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday, nearly six days after police answered a call to a home and found her lying in dry human feces. At the time three people described as family members were arrested in an elder-abuse investigation...
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Wash U. students seek to ramp up civic involvement
(State News ~ 03/26/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Washington University students who were disappointed that the administration rebuffed attempts to bring Sen. Barack Obama to campus for a presidential campaign appearance are among those seeking to encourage more civic involvement at the school...
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Some Southeast Missouri roads still closed today
(Local News ~ 03/26/08)
MoDOT reported the following state routes in its Southeast Missouri district were still closed due to flooding at 3:45 p.m. today:Butler CountyHighway N (entire length of route)Highway AA from B to 51Mississippi CountyHighway 80 from the levee to the ferry landingHighway 77 from the levee to the ferry landingNew Madrid CountyHighway P from CR 717 to CR 727Highway 162 from 2.7 miles east of Highway MHighway WW from P to CR 740Scott CountyHighway W from CC to P (closed due to bridge damage, do not cross)Stoddard CountyHighway O from CR 310 to PHighway Y from AB to PHighway Y from CR 593 to DDHighway AB from CR 589 to YHighway BB from C to KWayne CountyHighway FF from 67 to 34 . ...
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Bullard to take over as head of St. Louis Fed
(State News ~ 03/26/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis will have a new president starting Tuesday. James Bullard is 47 and has worked at the St. Louis Fed for 18 years. He will replace the retiring William Poole, president for the past decade. Bullard moves up from vice president and deputy research director. Those who know Bullard describe him as smart and articulate with good people skills...
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Scott County estimates $750,000 in ice, flood damage
(Local News ~ 03/26/08)
BENTON, Mo. — Mother Nature has hit Scott County with about $750,000 worth of damage in the last two months. Scott County commissioners and Joel Evans, county emergency management director, discussed during the regular County Commission meeting Tuesday rough estimates for damage from the recent ice storms and flooding...
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Feds won't take over Liberty Memorial in Kansas City
(State News ~ 03/26/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The National Park Service isn't interested in taking over the financially-troubled Liberty Memorial in Kansas City. Mayor Mark Funkhouser recently said he'd be thrilled if the federal government would run the memorial and its World War I museum to ease the city's budget crunch. Some city council members agreed with him...
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Human ancestor fossil found in Europe
(International News ~ 03/26/08)
MADRID, Spain (AP) -- A small piece of jawbone unearthed in a cave in Spain is the oldest known fossil of a human ancestor in Europe and suggests that people lived on the continent much earlier than previously believed, scientists say. The researchers said the fossil found last year at Atapuerca in northern Spain, along with stone tools and animal bones, is up to 1.3 million years old. ...
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Vandals strike memorial to Mo. soldier killed in Iraq
(State News ~ 03/26/08)
CRYSTAL CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Police in Crystal City are looking for the vandals who damaged the bronze memorial to a soldier killed in Iraq. The statue of a pair of boots, rifle and helmet honors Sgt. Brandon Wallace. He was killed last April by a roadside bomb. The sculpture was dedicated in September...
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Red Cross opens distribution center in Advance, Mo.
(Local News ~ 03/26/08)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- The American Red Cross continues to provide emergency support to individuals and families affected by the flooding in southern Missouri. As the floodwaters begin to recede and people are able to return to their homes, the support role of the American Red Cross is transitioning to a recovery mode. ...
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Mingo auto tour route won't be open April 1
(Local News ~ 03/26/08)
NEAR PUXICO, Mo. — On Mingo National Wildlife Refuge near Puxico, Mo., as with other areas in the region, recent flooding has caused extensive damage to many roads, bridges, and other facilities. While the newly built Boardwalk Nature Trail appears to have withstood the worst of the flood damage, other facilities haven't fared so well. ...
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Accident causes 18-month-old's death
(Local News ~ 03/26/08)
An 18-month child died Monday after a car accident on Boxwood Drive in Cape Girardeau. The boy's father was driving a minivan and backing east out of a private parking lot and into the front lawn at a residence, according to the fatality report issued by the Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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