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Banking on cord blood
(Health ~ 07/01/08)
One of the first acts of love that can be done in the name of a newborn is to donate the infant's umbilical cord blood. Cord blood contains stem cells, "master cells" that produce the various types of body cells. These cells are used in medical therapies, to treat a variety of cancers blood disorders and genetic diseases. Researchers believe they can also help treat a variety of other diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease and stroke...
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Health calendar 7/1/08
(Health ~ 07/01/08)
Calendar Today n Preparation for childbirth class: 5:30 to 9 p.m. at Saint Francis Medical Center. Comprehensive guide to expected bodily changes, labor signs and stages, pain control techniques and basic infant care. Tips on relaxing, positioning and breathing will also be discussed. Refreshments will be provided. Bring the "Pregnancy, Childbirth and Parenting Kit" provided by your physician's office. Call 877-231-2229 to register...
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NYC keeps the cannoli but drops the trans fats
(Health ~ 07/01/08)
NEW YORK -- Making cannoli is serious business in New York. It's a dessert so tempting that even a hit man in the "Godfather" couldn't leave a box behind. But even the most respected chefs of this and other pastries are being ordered to make changes today -- the first day New York's trans fat ban takes full effect...
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Central
fills three
coaching
positions
(High School Sports ~ 07/01/08)
Central assistant boys soccer coach Dan Martin was promoted to head coach Monday. He replaces Tom Doyle, who retired this past spring as the boys and girls soccer coach. The school also hired Elizabeth Fleer as its new girls soccer coach, and former Southeast Missouri State tennis player Bryce Kristal to student-teach and lead the girls tennis team, said Mark Ruark, whose last day as Central athletic director was Monday...
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Out of the past 7/1/08
(Out of the Past ~ 07/01/08)
25 years ago: July 1, 1983 BENTON, Mo. — Scott County Presiding Judge Louie Hirschowitz is considering going to court to contest the legality of a new state law that would change the name of the county court to county commission, and its members from judges to commissioners...
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Thomas Kruse
(Obituary ~ 07/01/08)
Thomas Charles Kruse, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, June 29, 2008, at Ratliff Care Center. He was born Nov. 24, 1914, in Bloomfield, Mo., son of George Washington and Mae Cleveland Kruse. He and Pearline Leathers were married Jan. 22, 1938, in Piggott, Ark. They celebrated 70 years of marriage in January...
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N.Y. returns Christian to minors after four starts in Yanks' outfield
(Community Sports ~ 07/01/08)
Southeast Missouri State product Justin Christian's first stint in the major leagues was brief. Christian, called up by the New York Yankees from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre last Tuesday, was optioned back to that Class AAA team Monday. Christian was sent back down in order for the Yankees to call up fellow outfielder Brett Gardner from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre...
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Bowman Milling: 150
(Editorial ~ 07/01/08)
In 1858, Napoleon III escaped an assassination attempt, Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" was played for the first time at the wedding of Queen Victoria's daughter, John Brown organized a raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry, the first mailboxes were installed in Boston and New York, Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd state, the first Lincoln-Douglas debate was held in Illinois, a fee (50 cents) was charged for the first time to see a baseball game (New York beat Brooklyn 22-18), and the first Macy's department store opened in New York City.. ...
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Timeout with ... Brent Holley
(Community Sports ~ 07/01/08)
Brent Holley Sport: Golf Place of work: Cape Jaycee Municipal Golf Course Age: 27 Grew up in: Sikeston Best part of job: Playing golf Least fun part of job: Having to work and not play golf Three athletes you'd like to have over for dinner: Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Natalie Gulbis because they're my three favorite golfers...
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Cards recall Thompson, demote Stavinoha
(Professional Sports ~ 07/01/08)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals recalled right-hander Brad Thompson from Class AAA Memphis on Monday, adding another arm to a beleaguered bullpen. Cardinals relievers were 10-18 with a 4.25 ERA and 18 blown saves in 43 chances entering a three-game series against the Mets on Monday night. They'll carry 13 pitchers and 12 position players for the foreseeable future...
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Lawrence Hahn
(Obituary ~ 07/01/08)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Lawrence Hahn, 83, of Perryville died Sunday, June 29, 2008, at Independence Care Center. He was born Oct. 4, 1924, at Yount, Mo., son of John Henry and Mary Julie Whistler Hahn. He and Mary Catherine Tisher were married April 19, 1952, in Perryville. She preceded him in death...
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Poll: 9 in 10 hit hard by gas prices
(National News ~ 07/01/08)
WASHINGTON -- Four-dollar gasoline has stolen a beach vacation from Julie Jacobs' family, "little small luxuries" like exotic bath washes from Angela Crawford and dinners out from folks all over the country. Phil English has had to sell his beloved but fuel-guzzling red pickup...
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Sister act continues to play at Wimbledon
(Professional Sports ~ 07/01/08)
WIMBLEDON, England -- Wimbledon already has lost its top-four seeded women's players, while the Williams sisters keep rolling toward another sibling final. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal also are closing in on another title matchup. Monday's fourth-round play at the All England Club produced more upsets at the top of the women's seedings, but also offered more convincing wins from the champions and title contenders...
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Project may cost some Ameren customers up to $750
(Local News ~ 07/01/08)
One year ago, AmerenUE announced a $1 billion, three-year initiative that would improve the reliability of its electrical service through the burial of its customers' underground lines. While the energy company promises Project Power On will provide more reliable service and fewer outages, the switch will cost customers who will use the service as much as $750 in out-of-pocket expenses. The program pertains only to customers whose yards will be directly affected by undergrounding work...
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Speak Out 7/1/08
(Speak Out ~ 07/01/08)
Historical context THANKS FOR publishing the comment about the emphasis many black musicians placed on outer space in earlier times and currently in hip hop and rap music. A lot of the reason for it has to do with the historical shame of slavery when African Americans were ripped from their homeland and came to feel like aliens, strangers in a strange land. ...
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High-tech court phone line approved by Cape County Commission
(Local News ~ 07/01/08)
In a unanimous vote, the Cape Girardeau County commission approved spending $840 to nudge the 32nd Circuit Court into the future. The money will allow a direct phone connection between Cape Girardeau County and Jefferson City, and access to the state highway patrol's records on criminals...
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Hollywood producers want industry to keep working
(Entertainment ~ 07/01/08)
LOS ANGELES -- Hollywood producers sent the clearest sign yet Monday that they won't lock out actors if they are unable to agree on a contract before the current pact expires early today. Ads in trade publications argued the entertainment industry had suffered enough from previous work stoppages over contract disputes...
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School board delays budget approval
(Local News ~ 07/01/08)
The new fiscal year begins today, but the Cape Girardeau School Board has not approved a budget. A motion to approve the budget was removed from the agenda of a regular meeting Monday because president Kyle McDonald said he preferred to have all members present. Laura Sparkman, Stacy Kinder and Steve Trautwein were absent, reportedly out of town...
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Lorna Cochrane
(Obituary ~ 07/01/08)
Lorna Cochrane MURPHYSBORO, Ill. -- Lorna B. Cochrane, 89, of Murphysboro, formerly of Anna, Ill., died Saturday, June 28, 2008, at Jackson County Rehab and Care Center. She was born July 27, 1918, in Ganges, British Columbia, daughter of Walter and Eva Jenkins Stevens. She and Charles Tripp Cochrane were married June 3, 1951, in Los Angeles...
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Fuel tax is political cash cow
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/01/08)
To the editor: In his recent letter, Robert Turley asked an interesting question: Where have our elected officials been with the fuel issue? They have been in the pockets of the environmental wackos. No new refineries have been approved in more than 30 years, no drilling offshore, in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge or other major oil reserves, There have been no nuclear plants and restrictions on wind power. ...
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Landis loses final bid to retain title
(Professional Sports ~ 07/01/08)
Floyd Landis lost his final chance to retain his 2006 Tour de France title Monday, the last step of a long, multimillion-dollar process that poked holes in the anti-doping establishment but ultimately left the cyclist as just another convicted cheater...
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Emerson visits Cape; urges use of domestic oil
(Local News ~ 07/01/08)
In 2005, with Congress under Republican control, members passed an energy bill setting the first national mandates for biofuels and offering big tax incentives for petroleum companies to drill for more oil and natural gas. In 2007, with Congress under Democratic control, members passed an energy bill requiring cars to be 40 percent more efficient by 2020, increasing the mandate for renewable energy by six times and phasing out the cheap but power-hungry incandescent light bulb...
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A consensus on climate change
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/01/08)
To the editor: The 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported the scientific consensus: 1, that the planet is warming is unequivocal, and 2, that there is a 90 percent probability that human activities are contributing. Many scientists additionally argue that such a probability constitutes a call to political action...
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Iraq opens bidding on 8 oil, gas fields
(International News ~ 07/01/08)
BAGHDAD -- Iraq opened international bidding for eight enormous oil and gas fields Monday, paving the way for investment in a nation with some of the world's largest petroleum reserves. If approved, contracts to update and manage those fields could involve the biggest foreign stake in Iraq since its oil industry was nationalized more than 30 years ago and help Iraq reach its goal of nearly doubling petroleum production by 2013...
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Births 7/1/08
(Births ~ 07/01/08)
Knapp Daughter to Chase Allen and Emma Jean Knapp of Perryville, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 5:48 p.m. Saturday, June 7, 2008. Name, Jesslyn Nicole. Weight, 5 pounds, 14 ounces. Mrs. Knapp is the former Emma Johnson, daughter of Betty Bievenue of Prairie du Rocher, Ill., and Bill Johnson of Old Appleton, Mo. Knapp is the son of Donna Blechle and David Blechle of St. Mary, Mo. He is employed at Seguin Moreau...
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Area digest 7/1/08
(Community Sports ~ 07/01/08)
Simmons, Matthews win Gateway Junior event Tim Simmons shot an even-par 70 to win the boys 16 to 19 Tour division at the Southeast Missouri PGA Gateway Junior Series event Monday at Cape Girardeau Country Club. Emily Matthews placed first in the girls 16 to 19 Tour division with a 78...
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Police report 7/1/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/01/08)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Adrian L. Richardson, 20, of Dalton, Ill., was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for contempt of court. n A subject was arrested pending formal charges on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance...
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Fire report 7/1/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/01/08)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following call Sunday: n At 9:36 p.m., emergency medical service in the 400 block of South Pacific Street. Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday: n At 2:14 a.m., emergency medical service in the 300 block of West Lorimier Street...
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Neal Boyd's first performance and the Paul Potts comparison
(Entertainment ~ 07/01/08)
I'd never heard of Paul Potts until the day after Neal Boyd made his debut appearance on the first episode of season three of "America's Got Talent." The next day, I went to work, and my boss said, "So have you seen this Paul Potts guy?" My answer was no. But I watched a video, and sure enough, there was a salesman singing opera. And he was good...
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Smith falls short of Olympics
(Community Sports ~ 07/01/08)
Southeast Missouri State product Miles Smith saw his dream of competing in this year's Summer Olympics come to an end. Smith finished 12th in Monday's semifinals of the 400 meters at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. The top eight qualified for Thursday's finals...
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Obama's patriotism speech impresses Mo. town residents
(State News ~ 07/01/08)
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama defended his interpretation of patriotism Monday, impressing many northwestern Missouri supporters who say they never doubted his dedication to America. Many who heard the speech at the Truman Memorial Building said they gained even more respect for Obama as he argued that patriotism should allow Americans to stand up and dissent against a government they don't agree with...
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Cape Girardeau infant rescued from floodwaters
(Local News ~ 07/01/08)
JACKSON COUNTY, Ill. -- An Alexander County, Ill., deputy sheriff is being credited with saving a 5-month-old Cape Girardeau infant trapped in floodwaters from the Big Muddy River, according to a Jackson County Sheriff's Department news release. Deputy Brandon Craig, 25, was the first person on the scene of a single-vehicle accident that occurred shortly after 10 p.m. ...
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Experts say flood terminology can be misleading to public
(National News ~ 07/01/08)
ST. LOUIS -- Fifteen years ago, after the Midwest was swamped with what was pronounced a "100-year" or even a "500-year" flood, some folks figured they would never again see such a disaster in their lifetime. Some even dropped their flood insurance...
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Lohse pitches Cards past Mets
(Professional Sports ~ 07/01/08)
ST. LOUIS -- Several New York Mets hitters came in with gaudy career numbers against Kyle Lohse. They did next to nothing against the St. Louis Cardinals' resurgent right-hander. Lohse, who allowed an unearned run in seven innings of the Cardinals' 7-1 victory Monday night, showed them he is not the same guy who entered the year 11 games below .500 for his career and had to wait until mid-March for a free agent deal...
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Blunt signs bills tightening rules for Mo. sex offenders
(Local News ~ 07/01/08)
Missouri continued its crackdown on sex offenders Monday when Gov. Matt Blunt signed a bill mandating longer prison terms for some offenders and expanding the list of crimes that force offenders to register with law enforcement officials. The new law, passed by the Missouri Legislature this year, also bars registered sex offenders from taking part in Halloween candy giveaways. ...
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Alvin Francis
(Obituary ~ 07/01/08)
ADVANCE, Mo. — Alvin Mureal Francis, 73, of Lake Worth, Fla., formerly of Advance, died Saturday, June 28, 2008, in Wentzville, Mo. He was born May 22, 1935, at Painton, son of Ollie Earl and Duie Ivy Huff Francis. He and Mary Jane Seabaugh were married Sept. 25, 1954...
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3 charged in fire that destroyed historic schoolhouse
(Local News ~ 07/01/08)
Three Scott County teens were charged late last week with arson and burglary in connection with an April fire that destroyed the Head School, a historic one-room schoolhouse in Scott City. Cody W. Brashear, 17, and Zackery A. Graham, 17, both of Scott City, and Kerrington B. Moss, 19, of Oran, Mo., each face one count of second-degree arson and one count of second-degree burglary...
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Marie Creighton
(Obituary ~ 07/01/08)
Margaret Marie Clemons Creighton, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, June 29, 2008, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born April 16, 1923, in Madison, Ill., daughter of John E. and Isabelle Schmidt Clemons. She and Henry Creighton were married March 31, 1946, in Madison, Ill. They moved to Cape Girardeau in 1948 and became lifelong residents. He died March 17, 2006...
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Doctors tell Woods his surgically repaired knee will be much better
(Professional Sports ~ 07/01/08)
BETHESDA, Md. — Tiger Woods does not know when he can play golf again, but he said Monday his rebuilt left knee has been sore his entire PGA Tour career and he looks forward to playing on two good legs. "My left knee has been sore for 10 to 12 years," Woods said during a conference call for his AT&T National tournament, his first public comments since reconstructive surgery last Tuesday. ...
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Obama gets offer of shirt off woman's back
(State News ~ 07/01/08)
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — Clearly, the lady who offered to give Barack Obama the shirt off her back rattled him more than the lady next to her, whose top was emblazoned with a biceps-flexing Hillary Rodham Clinton and the words "Hillary Can Do It."...
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U.S., NATO deaths in Afghanistan pass Iraq toll
(International News ~ 07/01/08)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Militants killed more U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan in June than in Iraq for the second straight month, a grim milestone capping a run of insurgent attacks that analysts say underscore the Taliban's growing strength. The fundamentalist militia in June staged a sophisticated jailbreak that freed 886 prisoners, then briefly infiltrated a strategic valley outside Kandahar. ...
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Correction 7/1/08
(Correction ~ 07/01/08)
An article in Monday's Southeast Missourian should have said that Allenville farmer Larry Quade has received less than $3 for corn under a sales contract after shipping costs are deducted.
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Fulfilling a purpose: Church works to use faith to foster self-empowerment
(Local News ~ 07/01/08)
Editor's note: The following is the third part in an occasional series on faith, worship and beliefs in Cape Girardeau's black churches. The message at Rhema Word Breakthrough International Ministries on Sundays is all about self-empowerment. And the pastor's sermons are the key ingredient...
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Police not yet disclosing name of fatal crash victim
(Local News ~ 07/01/08)
Authorities still have not released the identity of a driver killed Monday in a four-vehicle crash on Illinois Highway 146, according to Trooper Bridget Rice of the Illinois State Police. The fatal wreck occurred around 6:30 p.m., just east of Cape Girardeau, when a sport utility vehicle traveling eastbound on the road crossed the center lane of traffic, striking a tractor-trailer...
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Fire marshal urges locals to use fireworks safely, reminds of bottle rocket ban
(Local News ~ 07/01/08)
An accident while celebrating the Fourth of July can cause "a life changing, life altering injury," according to Cape Girardeau Fire Marshal Mike Morgan. Morgan said fire officials have found "a few" used bottle rockets around town and are concerned that such illegal fireworks, as well as legal consumer-class fireworks, could hurt people if not used properly...
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One dead after SUV smashes into tractor-trailer near Emerson bridge
(Local News ~ 07/01/08)
The driver of a Chevy Blazer died in a fiery crash late Monday afternoon just east of the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge. Emergency officials could only confirm that there was one person in the SUV, which burst into flames after striking a westbound tractor-trailer and a Dodge minivan after crossing the center line on Illinois Highway 146 about a half-mile east of the bridge...
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Southeast Missouri Democrats gathering draws Nixon, McCaskill, Allen and others
(Local News ~ 07/01/08)
DEXTER, Mo. — The SEMO Democrat rural caucus gathered Saturday for what is their largest annual event. The annual rally was held for the second year in a row at the Dexter Elks Lodge. Missouri Attorney General and gubernatorial hopeful Jay Nixon, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, Secretary of State Robin Carnahan and Missouri Democrat Party Chairman John Temporiti were all, among others...
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Clarksville believes worst has passed
(State News ~ 07/01/08)
CLARKSVILLE, Mo. (AP) — As the crests continue to roll south along the Mississippi River, one town is cautiously optimistic it has survived the worst of the flood. Clarksville doesn’t have a levee, so when the surging river threatened the Pike County town, a massive sandbagging effort began around the downtown shops...
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Kinder says Mo. officials shouldn't be consultants
(State News ~ 07/01/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- House Speaker Rod Jetton, once one of the most powerful lawmakers because of his position, has become a political target for fellow Republicans campaigning for office. While serving as the top official in the House, Jetton also has been paid as a consultant and fundraiser by the campaigns of several Republican lawmakers, whose legislation he can either advance or stymie through his powerful position...
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Police seek man in string of Ill., Mo. killings
(State News ~ 07/01/08)
CHICAGO (AP) -- Police searched Tuesday for a 28-year-old convicted felon they say may be connected to a string of eight recent killings in Illinois and Missouri. Nicholas T. Sheley was last seen on the two states' border near St. Louis and should be considered armed and dangerous, police said...
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Justice Department asked to investigate '88 Kansas City blast
(State News ~ 07/01/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A U.S. attorney in Kansas City has asked the Justice Department to review a 1998 investigation into a fatal blast that killed six firefighters. John F. Wood on Tuesday said "new assertions" would be reviewed after The Kansas City Star reported on Sunday that federal investigators used intimidation and other means to pressure several witnesses to lie...
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Warning signs to be tested Wednesday
(Local News ~ 07/01/08)
The City of Cape Girardeau and Southeast Missouri State University will perform a test of their tornado warning system at noon on Wednesday, according to a news release from the city.The test will last about three minutes, and will be repeated the first Wednesday of each month. ...
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McCain picks former lawmaker to head Mo. campaign
(State News ~ 07/01/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain names a former suburban St. Louis House member and fellow Vietnam veteran to be co-chairman of his Missouri campaign. Jack Jackson is a retired Marine Corps colonel who was a pilot during the Vietnam War, like the presidential candidate. Jackson, of Wildwood, later became a test pilot in the private sector...
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Recovery process begins for some river towns
(State News ~ 07/01/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Some towns along the Mississippi River are beginning the slow task of recovery, even as water remains high. With the river finally receding from near-record levels, the Federal Emergency Management Agency opened disaster recovery centers in the Missouri towns of Clarksville and Winfield on Tuesday...
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Mo. governor signing property tax relief measure
(State News ~ 07/01/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Gov. Matt Blunt is signing legislation intended to provide relief from sharp property tax increases. The legislation closes what some critics call a loophole in Missouri's property tax system. The state constitution already says local governments are to reduce their maximum allowed property tax rates when assessed property values rise by more than inflation...
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The Neal Boyd forum
(Entertainment ~ 07/01/08)
Have something to say about Neal E. Boyd or his performance on NBC's "America's Got Talent"? Want to talk to other Boyd fans and debate the critics? Here's your chance. We're opening up this space for all your Boyd chatter. Just leave a comment and let the discussion begin...
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Mo. education chief: KC needs to transfer schools
(State News ~ 07/01/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Education commissioner Kent King demands that the Independence School District get access to seven schools being transferred from Kansas City. The Kansas City Star reported on its Web site Tuesday that King says Independence needs access to the schools to get ready for the upcoming school year. He decried "obstruction" by the Kansas City district...
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Review: 'Trumbo' shines light on writer's powerful words
(Entertainment ~ 07/01/08)
The Associated Press It's a clever approach to a complicated man. Dalton Trumbo's words -- thunderous, eloquent, ribald and sometimes even tender -- provide the spine and substance of the documentary "Trumbo," about the blacklisted screenwriter...
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Neal E. Boyd on the Web
(Entertainment ~ 07/01/08)
After Neal E. Boyd's debut before a national audience a few weeks ago on NBC's "America's Got Talent," the Internet was full of buzz and chatter about the tenor from Southeast Missouri.On this page, we'll link you to some of the places out there where Boyd's showing up online.First off, we have Boyd's own home page, www.nealeboyd.com. ...
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InBev to keep pursuing Anheuser bid despite rebuff
(State News ~ 07/01/08)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — Brewer InBev SA on Tuesday made a plea to Anheuser-Busch shareholders to challenge the U.S. beer company’s rejection of its unsolicited $46 billion takeover bid. InBev CEO Carlos Brito insisted that his offer of $65 a share was "full and fair" and gave shareholders immediate certainty as stock markets plunge...
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Steelman backs repeal of Missouri ethanol mandate
(State News ~ 07/01/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Sarah Steelman is calling for the repeal of Missouri's ethanol mandate. A state law that took effect in January requires gas stations to sell a 10 percent ethanol blend whenever it is not more expensive than traditional gasoline...
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Chrysler plant closure a blow to Fenton
(State News ~ 07/01/08)
FENTON, Mo. (AP) -- People in this St. Louis suburb have conditioned themselves to accept bad news about the city's Chrysler plant, which has suffered its share of job cuts in recent years as gas prices have risen and auto sales have sagged. But even against that gloomy backdrop, residents were still shocked on Tuesday, a day after learning that one plant will close and other will see production slashed...
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FEMA opening 2 disaster recovery centers in Mo.
(State News ~ 07/01/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency is opening two disaster recovery centers in eastern Missouri to help those affected by recent Mississippi River flooding. The centers will are at the Clarksville Visitors Center and the the Winfield-Foley Fire Station No. 3. FEMA spokesman Don Bolger says flood victims are encouraged to register for disaster assistance even if they have insurance...
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InBev pitches buyout to Bud owner's shareholders
(State News ~ 07/01/08)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- The brewer InBev SA on Tuesday urged Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. shareholders to challenge the biggest U.S. beer company's rejection of its $46 billion buyout bid. InBev CEO Carlos Brito insisted in a statement that his offer of $65 a share was "full and fair" and would give shareholders immediate certainty as stock markets plunge...
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InBev to keep pursuing Anheuser bid despite rebuff
(State News ~ 07/01/08)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- Brewer InBev SA on Tuesday made a plea to Anheuser-Busch shareholders to challenge the U.S. beer company's rejection of its unsolicited $46 billion takeover bid. InBev CEO Carlos Brito insisted that his offer of $65 a share was "full and fair" and gave shareholders immediate certainty as stock markets plunge...
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Neal Boyd's first performance on America's Got Talent
(Entertainment ~ 07/01/08)
The producers of NBC's "America's Got Talent" thought enough of Sikeston's Neal E. Boyd to give him a long introductory segment telling his story of growing up poor in Southeast Missouri before making his performance the climax of this season's first show.Boyd performed at the end of a program that featured everything from singing Romanian twins to dueling hip hop violinists to male Britney Spears impersonators. ...
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Fire and police officials warn of dangers of fireworks, remind residents of varying laws
(Local News ~ 07/02/08)
An accident while celebrating the Fourth of July can cause "a life-changing, life-altering injury," according to Cape Girardeau fire marshal Mike Morgan. Morgan said fire officials have found "a few" used bottle rockets around town and are concerned that such illegal fireworks, as well as legal consumer-class fireworks, could hurt people if not used properly...
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Democratic gathering in Dexter draws Nixon, McCaskill and others
(Local News ~ 07/02/08)
DEXTER, Mo. -- The SEMO Democrat rural caucus gathered Saturday for their largest annual event. The rally was held for the second consecutive year at the Dexter Elks Lodge. Missouri Attorney General and gubernatorial hopeful Jay Nixon, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, Secretary of State Robin Carnahan and Missouri Democratic Party chairman John Temporiti, among others, were all there...
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Patriotic treats can liven up a gathering
(Column ~ 07/02/08)
Last week I wrote about a new cookbook I had received as a gift, and it seemed to be a popular column. When I went to church Sunday, one woman said two people where she works ordered copies, and another woman said she already owned the book and keeps it on her coffee table as a conversation piece...
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Newspaper vice president to be inducted in Missouri Press Hall of Fame
(Local News ~ 07/02/08)
Wally Lage, vice president of the Southeast Missourian and chief operating officer for Rust Communications, will be inducted into the Missouri Press Association Hall of Fame class of 2008 in September. "I'm flattered, and I'm honored," Lage said. "I'm flattered that the Rust family would nominate me. I'm honored to go through the class with Gary Rust. Just to be in that same class is fantastic."...
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Cheney's power display lifts Jackson
(Community Sports ~ 07/02/08)
JACKSON -- Jackson Post 158 slugger Ryan Cheney seems able to smash over the fence any pitch Cape Girardeau Post 63 hurler Garrett Stevens throws. Cheney smacked two more home runs against Stevens on Tuesday night. Cheney has gone 5-for-7 with four home runs and one double against Stevens in the last three games where the two players have met, dating back to the high school baseball season...
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Caruthersville man draws intricate scenes using Etch A Sketch
(Local News ~ 07/02/08)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A soft-spoken man, Andy Kingston says he's surprised by the fuss people make when they see his artwork. The 52-year-old Kingston works the dials of a red Etch A Sketch as he talks, making dozens of minute turns to create a gray-lined farm scene...
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Never mind knitting, here's crochet
(Community ~ 07/02/08)
From Hollywood stars to first-graders, it seems everyone is knitting. But it's crocheting that's generating the buzz right now on crafting Web sites, blogs and even the fashion runways. With a simple beginner stitch, you can make several projects, says Brett Bara, editor of Crochet Today magazine and host of the new PBS series "Knit and Crochet Today."...
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Texas steroids testing
finds just two violators
(High School Sports ~ 07/02/08)
AUSTIN, Texas -- Among 10,000 Texas high schoolers tested this spring, only two student-athletes tested positive for steroids, officials said. Both supporters and critics of the largest steroids testing program in the country said the results validate their positions...
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Catfish chokes on soccer ball in German canal
(International News ~ 07/02/08)
BERLIN -- A catfish has apparently choked to death after trying to chow down on a soccer ball in the locks of a Bavarian canal. German police say the 6 1/2-foot-long fish was found dead Monday, floating on the surface of the water with a blue-and-white soccer ball in its mouth...
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Ganassi pulls plug on Franchitti team
(Professional Sports ~ 07/02/08)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- NASCAR team owner Chip Ganassi shut down Dario Franchitti's race team Tuesday because of a lack of sponsorship, putting the former IndyCar Series champion's future in doubt. Franchitti, the 2007 Indianapolis 500 winner and series champion, has struggled in his first NASCAR season driving Ganassi's No. ...
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Alberta Schlimme
(Obituary ~ 07/02/08)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Alberta L. Schlimme, 85, of Marble Hill died Tuesday, July 1, 2008, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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Speak Out 7/02/08
(Speak Out ~ 07/02/08)
Filthy language A SAD fact about George Carlin, the comedian who died recently, was he was a great talent who used filthy language. He didn't have to use his potty mouth for a laugh. He was gifted. Comedians and stand-up comics think when they use filthy, sex-degrading language, it helps their performance. In most cases, it degrades them and their performance. Sadly, it's the norm in our entertainment world...
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Teens vandalize Qulin buildings
(Local News ~ 07/02/08)
QULIN, Mo. -- Authorities believe a group of teenagers used spray paint and water-based chalk to deface vehicles, homes and municipal buildings in Qulin, a small town in Butler County. The property damage was first reported June 19 and continued through Monday, when Glenda McCameron reported profanity had been spray painted on her D Street home...
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Fire protection district files request to fill empty seats
(Local News ~ 07/02/08)
The East County Fire Protection District filed a notice of vacancy with the Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court on Monday, making a formal request that the court appoint two new members to fill the empty spots on the board of directors. Under state law, a circuit judge may appoint members to the board in cases where there is a majority of empty positions...
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Fla. carries out first execution since botched lethal injection procedure
(National News ~ 07/02/08)
STARKE, Fla. -- Florida on Tuesday carried out its first execution since a botched lethal injection procedure prompted the state to revamp the way it conducts capital punishment. Mark Dean Schwab, who was convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing an 11-year-old boy, died at 6:15 p.m...
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Out of the past 7/2/08
(Out of the Past ~ 07/02/08)
25 years ago: July 2, 1983 The Capahas trounce the St. Louis Saints in St. Louis 24-4; all of the Caps have more than one hit, but Scott Wachter and Harold Quigely stand out above the rest; Wachter is three-four-four with four runs scored, a grand slam and five RBIs; Quigely also is three-for-four with five RBIs with a pair of doubles...
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Jackson district will extend school day
(Local News ~ 07/02/08)
The Cape Girardeau School Board created a stir last fall when members approved a class for all freshmen on study and social skills. Proponents heralded the class as the key to lowering the dropout rate, while critics said parents should be responsible for their child's character training...
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Kinder: Mo. officials shouldn't be consultants
(State News ~ 07/02/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- House Speaker Rod Jetton, once one of the most powerful lawmakers because of his position, has become a political target for fellow Republicans campaigning for office. While serving as the top official in the House, Jetton also has been paid as a consultant and fundraiser by the campaigns of several Republican lawmakers, whose legislation he can either advance or stymie through his powerful position...
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Cardinals agree to deal with first-round pick
(Professional Sports ~ 07/02/08)
ST. LOUIS -- Brett Wallace homered twice in his first handful of batting-practice cuts, hardly resembling a nervous prospect. The former Arizona State infielder, selected with the 13th pick of the first round last month, agreed to a contract Tuesday for a signing bonus of about $1.84 million. He said the experience at Busch Stadium was daunting before Cardinals players talked away his jitters...
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Fire report 7/2/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/02/08)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday: n At 5:52 p.m., a motor vehicle accident in the 300 block of North Kingshighway. n At 6:34 p.m., a motor vehicle accident at the Mississippi River bridge. n At 7:16 p.m., an apartment fire in the unit block of South West End Boulevard...
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Williamses sweep into Wimbledon semis
(Professional Sports ~ 07/02/08)
WIMBLEDON, England -- The Williams sisters moved closer to another Wimbledon final Tuesday, using their power tennis to cruise into the semifinals in straight sets. Defending champion and four-time winner Venus Williams beat Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-4, 6-3, and two-time champ Serena swept 19-year-old Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-4, 6-0...
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Police: Ex-convict suspected of killing eight captured
(National News ~ 07/02/08)
GRANITE CITY, Ill. -- Police and FBI agents captured an ex-convict suspected of killing eight people in two states as he smoked a cigarette outside of a southwestern Illinois bar Tuesday night, a bar employee said. Nicholas T. Sheley, who was the subject of a multistate manhunt after authorities linked him to the deaths of eight people in Illinois and Missouri, was arrested around 7 p.m. outside of Bindy's, a Granite City bar, said bartender Katie Ronk...
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Births 7/2/08
(Births ~ 07/02/08)
Parker Son to Jimmy Dale and Jennifer Elizabeth Parker II of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 5:07 a.m. Friday, May 9, 2008. Name, Grant Jensen. Weight, 6 pounds, 9 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Parker is the former Jennifer Simmons, daughter of Joe and Joy Simmons of Jackson. She is a middle school teacher with Jackson School District. Parker is the son of Zelda Parker of Jackson, and the late Jimmy Parker. He is a driver with Coca-Cola Bottling Co...
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Blunt signs property tax relief measure
(State News ~ 07/02/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri homeowners should have greater protection from property tax spikes if legislation signed Tuesday by Gov. Matt Blunt performs as intended. The new law seeks to close what Blunt and some lawmakers have described as a legal loophole in Missouri's tax system that has let some local governments reap financial windfalls when property values rise...
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Gas thefts on rise in state, trade group says
(Local News ~ 07/02/08)
As gas prices continue to climb toward the $4-per-gallon mark in Southeast Missouri, some motorists are trying to take a free ride by driving off without paying after filling up. Last year, gasoline theft cost the industry $134 million, according to the Association for Convenience and Petroleum Retailing. The average loss per store was roughly $1,000...
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Carolyn Nenninger
(Obituary ~ 07/02/08)
Carolyn Ann Nenninger, 68, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, June 30, 2008, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Feb. 14, 1940, in Leopold, Mo., daughter of Henry and Martha Elfrink Nenninger. Nenninger was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Church in Cape Girardeau. She had worked at Saint Francis and the Lutheran Home in the dietary department. She will always be remembered as a loving mom, "Nanny," aunt and sister...
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McCain picks former lawmaker to head Mo. campaign
(State News ~ 07/02/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain names a former suburban St. Louis House member and fellow Vietnam veteran to be co-chairman of his Missouri campaign. Jack Jackson is a retired Marine Corps colonel who was a pilot during the Vietnam War, like the presidential candidate. Jackson, of Wildwood, later became a test pilot in the private sector...
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Police report 7/2/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/02/08)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n A subject was in custody pending charges for driving while intoxicated and failure to drive on the right side of the road. Arrests n A 14-year-old juvenile was cited in juvenile court...
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Angelina Jolie enters French hospital for birth of twins
(Entertainment ~ 07/02/08)
PARIS -- Brangelina's twins aren't here yet, but the big day is drawing closer. The seafront Lenval hospital in Nice in the south of France said Tuesday that Angelina Jolie had checked in at its Santa Maria maternity clinic to be kept under doctors' surveillance and get some rest before she gives birth...
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Lois Blessing
(Obituary ~ 07/02/08)
ANNA, Ill. -- Lois Blessing, 79, of Anna died Monday, June 30, 2008, at City Care Center. She was born May 8, 1929, in Anna, daughter of Philip and Lona Russell Caraker. She and James B. Blessing were married Dec. 6, 1947. Blessing was a member of First Baptist Church in Jonesboro, Ill. She had worked as church secretary at First Baptist Church in Dupo, Ill...
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Sikeston close to getting skate park built
(Local News ~ 07/02/08)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- After almost one year of planning and fundraising, those involved with the future Sikeston skate park are seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. The Sikeston City Council's final budget for the 2009 fiscal year, which begins July 1, includes $15,000 for the Sikeston skate park. Jiggs Moore, Sikeston Parks and Recreation director, said he wants to "move on it as soon as possible."...
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Foreign minister: Iraq should accept U.S. security deal
(International News ~ 07/02/08)
BAGHDAD -- Iraq's foreign minister told lawmakers Tuesday the U.S. made major concessions in talks on a new security agreement, urging them to approve the deal to keep U.S. troops here after the U.N. mandate expires at the end of the year. Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari briefed lawmakers following his visit last month to Washington, where he met with President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. ...
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Maurice Filla
(Obituary ~ 07/02/08)
Maurice F. Filla, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, June 29, 2008, at Hunter Acres Caring Center in Sikeston, Mo. He was born Aug. 4, 1920, in Washington, Mo., son of Andy and Pauline Kluba Filla. He and Leona Frederick were married in 1943 in Camp White, Ore. She died March 26, 1995. He and Emma Trautwein were married in November 1995 in Cape Girardeau. She died Nov. 1, 2007...
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Skate park goal
(Editorial ~ 07/02/08)
They've given themselves a name: Cape Girardeau Skate Park Association. They've given themselves a goal: $10,000 for upgraded ramps. They've washed cars and have received not-for-profit status. Cape Girardeau's skateboarders still have a lot of work to do, but they're showing signs that they're willing to earn the funds necessary to improve Cape Girardeau's skate park...
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Survey finds Midwest, Plains economy near recession
(State News ~ 07/02/08)
OMAHA, Neb. -- The economy in nine Midwestern and Plains states is near recession because of flooding in Iowa and Missouri and weakness in Kansas and Nebraska, according to a new survey of business leaders. The report released Tuesday says inflation pressure is also likely to remain high...
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GM maintains sales lead over Toyota though June sales fall
(Business ~ 07/02/08)
DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. soundly beat Toyota Motor Corp. in June to retain its traditional U.S. sales lead, but GM sales still dropped 18.2 percent during a dismal month for large automakers. Toyota's U.S. sales fell 21.4 percent, while Ford Motor Co. said it sales tumbled nearly 28 percent. Chrysler LLC took a huge hit for the month with sales down 35.9 percent...
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Cocktail museum shakes, stirs history
(National News ~ 07/02/08)
NEW ORLEANS -- In New Orleans, cocktails are serious business. What better town for a temple to the tasty history of the American libation? Many outsiders may get their idea of the Big Easy's cocktail culture from the jumbo-sized plastic cups of punch slugged down by tourists on Bourbon Street...
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Cards stumble against Mets' new Armas
(Professional Sports ~ 07/02/08)
ST. LOUIS -- Tony Armas showed the New York Mets enough that they should consider keeping him around, and backup catcher Ramon Castro made his bid for more playing time. Armas won his season debut after a minor league callup and Castro, the eighth-place hitter, had two hits and three RBIs in a 7-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night...
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Aging TV viewers
(Column ~ 07/02/08)
Flip on prime-time television and the message is obvious. Advertisers aim all of their ammunition at that highly prized 18-to-49-year-old group known for spending money and being wooed by flashy commercials. Thus has been the way of television advertising since the very beginning when some public relations guru in a shiny suit decided that the spendable money was in the hands of this select age group...
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Casting continues on talent program
(Local News ~ 07/02/08)
After a series of disappointing acts appeared throughout the show, judges accepted 13 acts for "America's Got Talent." Neal Boyd, a Sikeston native and graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, has been described by the judges as one of the more promising contestants on the talent show. Boyd did not perform Tuesday...
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Salmonella probe to look at foods served with tomatoes
(National News ~ 07/02/08)
WASHINGTON -- Adding to tomato confusion, the government is about to start testing numerous other types of fresh produce in the hunt for the source of the nation's record salmonella outbreak -- even as it insists tomatoes remain the leading suspect...
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Part of Highway 177 closed due to Mississippi flooding
(Local News ~ 07/02/08)
Highway 177 between Cape Girardeau County Road 643 and 657 has been closed due to rising floodwaters from the Mississippi River, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. At 9 a.m. Tuesday, 10 inches of water was on the closed section of the road. MoDOT officials urged motorists to use caution...
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Police withhold identity of driver killed in wreck east of Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 07/02/08)
Authorities still have not released the identity of a driver killed Monday in a four-vehicle crash on Illinois Highway 146, according to trooper Bridget Rice of the Illinois State Police. The fatal wreck occurred around 6:30 p.m. just east of Cape Girardeau when a sport utility vehicle traveling eastbound on the road crossed the center lane of traffic, striking a tractor-trailer...
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Action and honor part of flight team's show
(Local News ~ 07/02/08)
Taps is playing over a sound system, and a silence has come over the crowd. Up above are six T-34 training jets trailing smoke streams and curving around to fly alongside the crowd in a V shape at 185 mph. As they pass by the crowd one jet pulls up and away, cutting his smoke-stream. This is the way the missing man formation is usually flown, said Mark Miller, a pilot with the Lima Lima Flight Team, which will be performing at the air show Friday in Cape Girardeau...
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Online Pet of the Week
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/02/08)
Missy is a 2 year-old spayed female cat. She is declawed and litterbox trained. Missy would love a new forever home. Contact The Humane Society of Southeast Missouri, (573)334-5837, see more pets available online at www.semopets.org
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Report shows areas of concern when it comes to Southeast Missouri seniors' health
(Health ~ 07/02/08)
This article appeared in the 2008 Healthwatch magazine, a publication of the Southeast Missourian. Copies are available at the Missourian's Jackson and Cape Girardeau offices during normal business hours. An annual senior report released by Lt. ...
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Police identify shooting victim after Louis Street incident
(Local News ~ 07/02/08)
Police have confirmed the identity of the man shot in connection with a domestic dispute in the area of College and Louis streets as Corey Shannon, 28, of Cape Girardeau. A witness at the scene, Catrice Moore, claiming to be the shooting victim’s cousin, said the victim was in a physical altercation with a female, when the female’s father shot him...
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Recent death on I-55 highlights vague vagrant policies
(Local News ~ 07/02/08)
SIKESTON, Mo. — It doesn't happen on a daily basis, but coming into contact with individuals wandering along highways is a situation local law enforcement officials face often. "Our attitude is if they need some type of care, somehow we will get them that care — and we don't want them to be a danger to themselves or someone else," said Lt. Jim McNiell, commander of Missouri State Highway Patrol's Troop E Service Center in Sikeston...
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Lager joins Mo. GOPs backing consulting limits
(State News ~ 07/02/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Treasurer's candidate Brad Lager added his voice Wednesday to a mounting number of Missouri Republicans denouncing the political consulting business of House Speaker Rod Jetton. While serving as the top House official, Jetton also has been paid to work as a consultant and fundraiser by several Republican lawmakers...
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Mo. AG candidate pledges CAFO crackdown
(State News ~ 07/02/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Democratic Attorney General candidate Jeff Harris says he would use his office to side with local property owners against large animal feeding operations. Harris says he would work to ensure animal feeding operations follow state laws and make farms clean up any messes that they make. He says that local property owners should have more say in deciding where the farming operations can be located...
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With flood receding, bridges, locks reopening
(State News ~ 07/02/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Transportation is beginning to ease both over the Mississippi River and on it now that floodwaters are receding at a rapid pace. Two bridges — one at Quincy, Ill., the other at Louisiana, Mo. — were scheduled to reopen to traffic today now that floodwaters no longer lap over the bridge approaches. ...
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Louise Kielhofner-Scheeter
(Obituary ~ 07/03/08)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Louise Kielhofner-Scheeter, 81 of Chaffee left this earthly world to join the heavenly Father Wednesday morning, July 2, 2008. She was born April 2, 1927, in Alton, Mo., daughter of Ray and Delia Barton Johnson. She and James Kielhofner were married Feb. 7, 1948, at Guardian Angel Church. He preceded her in death Nov. 25, 1954. She married Dick Scheeter July 5, 1997. He preceded her in death Oct. 20, 2006...
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Alberta Schlimme
(Obituary ~ 07/03/08)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Alberta Louise Schlimme, 85, of Marble Hill died Tuesday, July 1, 2008, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 16, 1922, in Burfordville, daughter of Jesse Lewis and Rebecca Mariah Davis Slaughter. She and Charles Fritz Schlimme were married April 10, 1941, in Jackson. He died Feb. 10, 1972...
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Stocks drop after new record for petroleum prices
(Business ~ 07/03/08)
NEW YORK -- Wall Street resumed its sell-off Wednesday after oil hit a new record and a bearish analyst report renewed concerns that General Motors Corp. could run out of cash. The stock market's pullback, which accelerated in the final hours of the week's last full trading day, left the Dow Jones industrial average officially in bear market territory, with the blue chips having fallen more than 20 percent from their October highs...
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Report: Microsoft seeks help for another Yahoo bid
(Business ~ 07/03/08)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Unable to strike a deal on its own, Microsoft Corp. reportedly is hoping to snap up Yahoo's online search operations with the help of News Corp. and Time Warner Inc. The latest twist in Microsoft's convoluted courtship caused Yahoo's shares to rise more than 3 percent in Wednesday's sinking stock market, even though the chances of a deal getting done still seemed remote...
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Jackson teen crowned at state beauty pageant
(Local News ~ 07/03/08)
Laurie Clippard of Jackson was recently crowned the Mini Supreme Queen in the 6 years and up age division at the America's Fabulous Faces state beauty pageant in St. Louis. Clippard also won first place and a trophy in her age division for swim wear; a trophy for best smile in her age division; first runner-up and a medal for most photogenic in her age division. Clippard was crowned overall top super model for America's Fabulous Faces...
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Dumas earns chance to work with Chiefs
(College Sports ~ 07/03/08)
Southeast Missouri State assistant football coach Troy Dumas has been awarded a 2008 National Football League Minority Coaching Fellowship with the Kansas City Chiefs. Dumas, a former NFL player who is in his first year at Southeast, will attend training camp with the Chiefs in River Falls, Wis., beginning July 24...
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Capahas enter Mid-South Regional as favorite
(Community Sports ~ 07/03/08)
On paper, the Plaza Tire Capahas should have a fairly easy time winning their fourth consecutive National Baseball Congress Mid-South Regional championship. But Plaza Tire manager Jess Bolen has been around too long to take anything for granted. That's why Bolen is confident but wary about the three-team tournament that will be held Friday through Sunday at Capaha Field...
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The silent ranks: Army wives always on guard, fiercely loyal
(Local News ~ 07/03/08)
I'm not the one who fires the weapon, who puts my life on the line But my job is just as tough. I'm the one who's left behind ... Behind the lines I see the things needed to keep this country free My husband makes the sacrifice, but so do our kids and me...
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Scott County Post 369 squeaks out 4-3 win
(Community Sports ~ 07/03/08)
CHAFFEE -- Blake Dirnberger said he gained valuable college baseball experience this past spring even though he redshirted at Southeast Missouri State. The Scott City graduate doesn't appear to be rusty after sitting out a full season. He has been on fire offensively during American Legion ball, leading Scott County Post 369 with a .552 batting average, four homers and 31 RBI in 67 at-bats...
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McClellan campaigns for himself in promoting book
(Entertainment ~ 07/03/08)
SAN FRANCISCO -- On his book promotion stopover here, former White House press secretary Scott McClellan was squired around by a "literary escort," a pleasant woman named Naomi who drives visiting authors to their speaking engagements in a blue convertible. There were no motorcades, no street closures, no Secret Service...
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Glaus' two homers power Cardinals
(High School Sports ~ 07/03/08)
ST. LOUIS -- Troy Glaus' second homer of the game with two outs in the ninth won it for St. Louis, an inning after pinch-hitter Chris Duncan's two-run shot tied it in the Cardinals' 8-7 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday night. Glaus' fifth career game-winning homer came off rookie Carlos Muniz (0-1), a towering drive that barely cleared the left-field wall. Rick Ankiel hit his 17th homer in the fifth and flied out to the wall in center field before Glaus' at-bat...
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Colombian military frees hostages from leftist rebels
(International News ~ 07/03/08)
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Colombia freed kidnapped presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S. military contractors from leftist guerrillas Wednesday after military spies tricked rebels into giving them up without a single injury, the defense minister said...
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Correction 7/3/08
(Correction ~ 07/03/08)
* Fruitland firefighter Ken Sauerbrunn's name was misspelled in Sunday's story about a man rescued from the Mississippi River's backwater.
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Altenburg church picnic to be held July 20
(Local News ~ 07/03/08)
Serving begins at 4 p.m. July 20 at the Altenburg Fairgrounds for the Trinity Lutheran Church picnic. Menu includes pork steak, fish, German potato salad, coleslaw, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, homemade pie and ice cream. — From staff reports...
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U.S. factory orders see 0.6 percent gain in May
(National News ~ 07/03/08)
WASHINGTON -- Orders to U.S. factories turned in the slowest performance in three months in May as a surge in demand for commercial aircraft was not enough to offset weakness in autos, heavy machinery and steel. Factory orders rose by 0.6 percent in May, less than half the gains turned in during April and March, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. It was the poorest showing since factory orders had fallen by 0.4 percent in February...
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Music Review:Vanessa Hudgens new CD 'Identified'
(Entertainment ~ 07/03/08)
@SL_body_copy_ragged:While the second installment of "High School Musical" was extremely successful, that might not be the case for Vanessa Hudgens' second album, "Identified." The follow-up to her gold debut, "V," "Identified" shows Hudgens hasn't really grown musically in the two years since that album's release -- her voice remains weak and uninspiring. The CD adds to her problems with subpar material...
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New method to calculate which schools meet education goals
(Local News ~ 07/03/08)
School administrators say they are confused but cautiously optimistic about a new model for assessing progress under the No Child Left Behind law. Students who miss proficiency targets but show growth will now count toward a school meeting federal standards. The U.S. Department of Education granted Missouri the option of using the so-called "growth model" last week...
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A short review of the new Pixar short, 'Presto'
(Entertainment ~ 07/03/08)
The arrival of a new Pixar film also means the debut of the animation studio's latest short. And this time, the feature film has more in common with its short-film tradition. "WALL-E" is accompanied by "Presto," the latest five-minute slice of animated heaven to arrive in tandem with a Pixar long-player...
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Mo. to spend $5.8B on transportation
(State News ~ 07/03/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The state transportation commission approved Wednesday an updated five-year spending plan totaling about $5.8 billion. The plan includes almost $4.4 billion for 730 highway and bridge projects. That's $300 million more than originally anticipated. Transportation officials say they were able to add projects because of improved financing conditions for their bonds...
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Car mashed by 25 tons of potatoes
(International News ~ 07/03/08)
BERLIN -- A farmer in Germany has learned a harsh lesson about the dangers of smoking. While he ducked into a convenience store to buy cigarettes, his parked tractor and its load of 25 tons of potatoes went rolling down a hill -- and over a parked car...
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Four in court on property damage charges
(Local News ~ 07/03/08)
BENTON, Mo. -- Four 16-year-olds will appear in court today to face charges of property damage in connection with $37,000 worth of destruction to the Benton Community Building in April. According to a news release from Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter, damage to a new gym floor at the building will cost more than $20,000 to repair, and construction supplies worth about $17,000 were destroyed...
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Man robbed, hugged at gunpoint at Poplar Bluff Wal-Mart
(Local News ~ 07/03/08)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A gunman robbed a man on the Wal-Mart parking lot late Monday night, according to the Poplar Bluff Police Department. Heath E. Chandler, 31, of rural Naylor, Mo., told police he parked near the center doors between 10:30 and 11:30 p.m. and was walking toward the store when he was approached by a man "who came out of nowhere."...
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Patriotic program Friday includes video segments of area veterans
(Local News ~ 07/03/08)
A patriotic performance Friday at the First Church of the Nazarene will include video segments from veterans and family members, patriotic music and a guest appearance by Betsy Ross, all coordinated by the Dramatization Force Association. On video Monday, Charles Thompson, a Missouri Veterans Home resident, shared with DFA director Michael Toeniskoetter a World War II story that had a dramatic effect on his life...
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New law could push tax rates higher
(Local News ~ 07/03/08)
A new state law intended to control property taxes could push some local jurisdictions to increase their tax rates to avoid revenue losses. Gov. Matt Blunt visited Cape Girardeau on Wednesday to tout the new law, stopping at a home built by Habitat for Humanity. The measure, Blunt said, will provide protection against tax bills that rise following reassessment...
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Speak Out 7/3/08
(Speak Out ~ 07/03/08)
Teaching responsibility WHAT A great story about the teenager who damaged Wib's Drive-In in Jackson. The teenager owned up to the accident with the help of his parents. Thanks to good parents for teaching your son responsibility. Take my dollars PLEASE HURRY up and get a casino in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Dalhousie's GM accepts new post in California
(Community Sports ~ 07/03/08)
Dalhousie Golf Club prepares for its second annual American Junior Golf Association stop down one key person, but club officials believe they have a good template from which to build. Andy Deiro, the general manager for Dalhousie for 3 years, began his new duties as director of guest services for Indian Wells Golf Resort in California on June 21...
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Betty Smith
(Obituary ~ 07/03/08)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Betty J. Smith, 66, of Jonesboro died Tuesday, July 1, 2008, at her home. She was born April 12, 1942, in Alto Pass, Ill., daughter of Harry and Beatrice Boshill Shepard. She and Jim "John" Smith were married May 9, 1959, in Jonesboro...
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Hezbollah confirms prisoner swap with Israel
(International News ~ 07/03/08)
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Hezbollah's leader Wednesday confirmed for the first time that his group will hand over two captured Israeli soldiers and information on a missing Israeli airman in exchange for five Lebanese prisoners in Israel. Israeli officials believe the two soldiers are dead, but Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said he had not given Israel any indication of their fate. He called reports that they are dead "speculation ... not based on anything tangible."...
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Sweet relief with Andy's Frozen Custard
(Entertainment ~ 07/03/08)
Summer is in full swing and melting Southeast Missourians. But Bill Leming, co-owner of Andy's Frozen Custard in Cape Girardeau, said his frozen custard is tasty relief. "We offer a treat that uses premium ingredients and, unlike ice cream, doesn't freeze your taste buds," Leming said. "Everyone loves our Snowmonster, which is fresh strawberries and chocolate chips blended with vanilla frozen custard."...
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Oran preparing for annual Fourth of July picnic
(Local News ~ 07/03/08)
ORAN, Mo. -- Over the years, the Oran Knights of Columbus have made every effort to keep their annual Fourth of July picnic as family-oriented as possible just like it was when it began in 1908. "We try to have the same quality of picnic that the church had on the old pavilion grounds," said Lawrence "Lefty" Seyer, who has been involved in several aspects of the event over the years...
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Review: 'Hancock' sure to be another Smith success
(Entertainment ~ 07/03/08)
Back in the '90s, few people would have imagined that Will Smith, TV's "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," would someday be one of three actors to star in seven consecutive $100 million blockbusters. But he is -- and with "Hancock," he may just make it eight...
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17-year-old third suspect arrested in connection with Jackson burglaries
(Local News ~ 07/03/08)
A third suspect has been arrested in connection with a burglary ring in Jackson. Zachary S. Laird, 17, of 855 Aaron Drive, Jackson, was charged Tuesday with five counts of theft over $500. According to a probable-cause statement by deputy Scott Schnurbusch of the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department, Laird was implicated by one of the other two men arrested in connection with the theft ring...
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Making the most of our gifts
(Column ~ 07/03/08)
July 3, 2008 Dear Leslie, As a child you think you can do anything, even fly like Superman once you figure out how. To know what flying feels like you jump out of trees and off cliffs and somehow survive. My Aunt Jane was a secretary at the local high school when I was a boy, so some wintry Saturday mornings while she worked my cousin Danny and I played on the same court the Central High School basketball team played on. ...
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First came floods, now mosquitoes for Midwest
(State News ~ 07/03/08)
CHICAGO -- First came the floods -- now the mosquitoes. An explosion of pesky insects are pestering cleanup crews and just about anyone venturing outside in the waterlogged Midwest. In some parts of Iowa there are 20 times the normal number, and in Chicago up to five times more than usual...
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Profiling eyed for terrorism probes
(National News ~ 07/03/08)
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department is considering letting the FBI investigate Americans without any evidence of wrongdoing, relying instead on a terrorist profile that could single out Muslims, Arabs or other racial and ethnic groups. Law enforcement officials say the proposed policy would help them do exactly what Congress demanded after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks: root out terrorists before they strike...
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Bloomfield police seize 12 ounces in marijuana bust
(Local News ~ 07/03/08)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A tip Saturday morning led to the seizure of more than 12 ounces of marijuana in Bloomfield. According to Bloomfield police chief Jason Curtman, following the tip, officer Travis Stafford observed the suspect driving his vehicle through a stop sign and pulled him over...
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Community briefs 7/3/08
(Local News ~ 07/03/08)
Re-enactors to be at Fort D on Friday Civil War re-enactors and friends from the Civil War Roundtable of Cape Girardeau will be at Fort D from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday for re-enactments of Civil War camp life, including infantry drill and rifle loading and firing, artillery drill and firing. Cooking and ladies fashions are part of the event. Admission is free. For more information, call the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau at 335-1631 or 800-777-0068...
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Libertyfest and air show: 'One big celebration'
(Entertainment ~ 07/03/08)
Get ready to celebrate your independence with music, fireworks, air shows and more as two annual events -- the Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival and Libertyfest -- combine for a major Fourth of July festival. Originally planned for downtown Cape Girardeau, the recent flooding of the Mississippi River caused event organizers to relocate to the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport in a short amount of time. But Marla Mills, executive director of Old Town Cape, said the show must go on...
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Fire danger and economic woes cancel some pyrotechnics shows
(National News ~ 07/03/08)
Those seeking the oohs and aahs of traditional Fourth of July fireworks could be sadly disappointed this year: Public displays and sales of boxed firecrackers are being canceled or scaled back across the nation, victims of a sluggish economy, wildfire fears and product shortages caused by a warehouse fire in China...
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ARTifacts 7/3/08
(Entertainment ~ 07/03/08)
National arts organization honors Missouri governor Americans for the Arts awarded Gov. Matt Blunt with the 2008 National Award for Gubernatorial Arts Leadership for his role in advancing the arts and art education in Missouri. He received the award in June at the 76th annual U.S. ...
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New on DVDs 7/3/08
(Entertainment ~ 07/03/08)
"Vantage Point" Someone's out to kill the president — and this breakneck thriller applies a "Rashomon"-style multiple-viewpoint approach to tell and retell the story through the eyes of people at the epicenter. The same 15 minutes or so of action unfold again and again, each segment providing a different look and revealing more about what's actually happening during a shooting and explosion at the site of the U.S. ...
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Federer routs Ancic, gets Safin in semis
(High School Sports ~ 07/03/08)
WIMBLEDON, England -- Lest anyone forget that Roger Federer has, indeed, lost at Wimbledon, the BBC filled time during a rain delay Wednesday by rolling tape of his 2002 first-round exit against Mario Ancic. That, of course, was the last time Federer stepped on a court at the All England Club -- or anywhere on grass, for that matter -- and walked away without winning...
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Fire report 7/3/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/03/08)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following call Tuesday: At 10:50 p.m., a fire alarm in the 1800 block of Perryville Road. Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday: n At 7:24 a.m., an alarm in the 200 block of Saint Francis Drive...
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Local swimmer earns nomination for ESPY award
(Community Sports ~ 07/03/08)
The nominees for the ESPY awards include the usual big names: Alex Rodriguez, Tiger Woods, Tom Brady ... and Susan Beth Scott. Scott, a 16-year-old from Cape Girardeau, was among the four nominees for the Best Female Athlete with a Disability. "We're thrilled and shocked about the whole thing," said Alicia Scott, Susan Beth's mother. ...
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Skeeter advice: Wear repellent, avoid perfumes
(State News ~ 07/03/08)
Tips for dealing with mosquitoes...
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Review: 'Wanted' is unbelievable, yet enjoyable
(Entertainment ~ 07/03/08)
This is probably the only time in my life I will say this: "Thank God for advertising." If it wasn't for the trailer and all of the commercials I never would have been mentally prepared for the ridiculousness that is "Wanted" and probably wouldn't of enjoyed it nearly as much as I did...
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Iran's foreign minister envoy dismisses attack threat as 'craziness'
(International News ~ 07/03/08)
NEW YORK -- Iran's top diplomat predicted Wednesday that the United States and Israel would not risk the "craziness" of attacking his country and possibly provoking a wider Middle East war or driving oil prices into uncharted heights. Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said in an interview with The Associated Press that he does not believe a military strike is looming while the U.S. ...
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Area calendar 7/3/08
(Community Sports ~ 07/03/08)
Baseball n Cardinals road trip: The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department will host its eighth annual St. Louis Cardinals game day. It will be Sunday against the Chicago Cubs, with the first pitch scheduled for 2:15 p.m. Cost: $25 per ticket, located on the infield terrace reserved level. ...
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Births 7/3/08
(Births ~ 07/03/08)
Miller Twin son and daughter to Lance Alan and Starla Michelle Miller of Scott City, Saint Francis Medical Center, Wednesday, June 4, 2008. Lane Alan was born at 10:10 a.m. and weighed 4 pounds, 8 ounces. Ava Grace was born at 10:11 a.m. and weighed 4 pounds, 1 ounce. ...
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Tatum O'Neal pleads guilty to disorderly conduct
(Entertainment ~ 07/03/08)
NEW YORK -- Tatum O'Neal has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in connection with her June cocaine possession arrest in lower Manhattan. Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Elisa Koenderman has ordered the 44-year-old actress to spend two half-day sessions in a drug treatment program and pay a $95 surcharge...
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Government contradicts itself over ID theft advice
(National News ~ 07/03/08)
WASHINGTON -- The government doesn't have to look far to see who's ignoring its advice on preventing identity theft. It's the government itself. The nation's Medicare agency and the Pentagon want at least 52 million Americans to carry their Social Security numbers in their wallets, contrary to warnings by the Federal Trade Commission that people should avoid doing so...
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Man faces statutory rape charges
(Local News ~ 07/03/08)
Zechariah L. James, 30, 1014 Merriwether St., faces charges of first-degree statutory rape, stemming from an incident that occurred Friday, according to a probable-cause statement. The victim's mother brought her to the police station Friday, reporting that the 12-year-old child had been raped...
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Radio's 'Car Talk' guys reluctantly tackle TV
(Entertainment ~ 07/03/08)
Tom and Ray Magliozzi, aka Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers of NPR's "Car Talk" fame, are just two low-ego lugs. That's why -- familiar self-deprecating shtick aside -- the boys' ambivalence about their new public television series rings seriously true...
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Worth the drive 7/3/08
(Entertainment ~ 07/03/08)
Less than two hours Soldier's Memorial Plaza, St. Louis Fair St. Louis/Celebrate St. Louis and Live Off the Levee begin Friday. This year the events have moved away from their usual riverfront location because of flooding. Instead, the Soldier's Memorial Plaza will host the music and fairgrounds. ...
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Time to celebrate
(Editorial ~ 07/03/08)
Communities throughout Southeast Missouri will be marking Independence Day with special events and fireworks. Folks in the Cape Girardeau area will get a double treat. This year's Libertyfest is being combined with the air show that has been a popular attraction at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport for several years. The combined Libertyfest/air show originally was planned for the downtown riverfront, but a swollen Mississippi River forced the move for the combined celebration to the airport...
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Area digest 7/3/08
(Community Sports ~ 07/03/08)
McIntosh records hole in one Marble Hill's Andy McIntosh scored his second career hole in one on No. 4 at Kimbeland Country Club. McIntosh used a gap wedge to record the ace on the 115-yard hole. Brenda McIntosh, Norm Hayden and Elaine Hayden witnessed the shot...
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Margaret Bruenderman
(Obituary ~ 07/03/08)
CHARLESTON, Mo -- Margaret Marie Wallace Bruenderman, 86, a lifelong resident of Charleston, died at 4:20 a.m. Tuesday, July 1, 2008, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 30, 1922, in Charleston, to the late John Wallace and Laura Belle Forbey Wallace. Having lived in Charleston her entire life she was a 1939 graduate of Charleston High School, a member of St. Henry Catholic Church, and former member of the Daughters of Isabella...
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Parks and Rec Day offers lots of activities for children
(Local News ~ 07/03/08)
The eighth annual Parks and Rec Day in Cape Girardeau promises more of almost everything. "A full day of fun" is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at Osage Community Centre, according to Jared Tanz, recreation coordinator for the city of Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department...
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Palestinian goes on Jerusalem rampage with heavy machinery
(International News ~ 07/03/08)
JERUSALEM -- A Palestinian laborer driving a construction vehicle rammed into packed buses, tossed cars into the air and rolled over pedestrians in a deadly rampage Wednesday that killed three people and wounded dozens in Jerusalem. The attacker's unusual weapon was a yellow Caterpillar front loader...
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'Dark Knight' credits pay tribute to Ledger
(Entertainment ~ 07/03/08)
LOS ANGELES -- Heath Ledger is getting a fond tribute from his collaborators on "The Dark Knight." The end credits of the "Batman Begins" sequel include a farewell note to Ledger, who died in January from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs; and to special-effects technician Conway Wickliffe, who was killed last September in a stunt-car accident...
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Parks and Rec Day
(Editorial ~ 07/03/08)
For the eighth year, the Southeast Missourian Jr., a special monthly newspaper for and by young readers, will have its Parks and Rec Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the Osage Community Centre in Cape Girardeau. Hundreds of youngsters will participate in games and activities. Prizes will be awarded...
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Probes show solar system dented, not round
(National News ~ 07/03/08)
WASHINGTON -- When viewed from the rest of the galaxy, the edge of our solar system appears slightly dented as if a giant hand is pushing one edge of it inward, far-traveling NASA probes reveal. Information from Earth's first space probes to hit the thick edge of the solar system -- called the heliosheath where the solar wind slows abruptly -- paint a picture that is not the simple circle that astronomers long thought, according to several studies published today in the journal Nature. ...
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Timeout with ... Jerome Simpson
(Community Sports ~ 07/03/08)
Sport: Bowling Age: 7 1/2 Nickname: Jerome Jerome. My dad used to call me that Resides: Perryville Most fun part of bowling: Going out there and having some fun with friends and bowling good Most frustrating part: Bowling bad when you're having a bad day...
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Missouri's got talent
(Column ~ 07/03/08)
America's got talent. And it comes from Missouri. Authors, artists, musicians -- Missouri has names under every artistic category. A walk down Main Street will show you proof. At night the music dances out of the bars and right onto the street. During business hours or window shopping you can see the creative visual talents harbored in this inland cape...
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Police report 7/3/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/03/08)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest Brian A. Segura, 30, 190 D St. Lot 87, was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to pay fine and cost for following too close...
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Bush says U.S. to send more troops to Afghanistan
(National News ~ 07/03/08)
WASHINGTON -- Grappling with a record death toll in an overshadowed war, President Bush promised Wednesday to send more U.S. troops into Afghanistan by year's end. He conceded that June was a "tough month" in the nearly seven-year-old war. In fact, it was the deadliest month for U.S. troops in Afghanistan since the conflict began...
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Little people, big story
(Entertainment ~ 07/03/08)
METROPOLIS, Ill. — Some of the cast from the TLC reality TV series "Little People Big World" will be in Metropolis to share their experience as part of the show. Amy Roloff and her children will talk about the hardships of being a little person in a world of big people at 7 p.m. Sunday at Harrah's Metropolis Casino's Riverfront Event Center. An autograph session will follow the talk...
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Bridges, locks reopening as Midwest floods recede
(State News ~ 07/03/08)
ST. LOUIS -- Transportation corridors opened over and on the Mississippi River Wednesday as floodwaters continued to recede at a rapid pace. Two bridges -- one at Quincy, Ill., the other at Louisiana, Mo. -- reopened Wednesday because floodwaters no longer covered the bridge approaches. A highway reopened near Hannibal, Mo...
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Temporary order blocking life-science money denied
(State News ~ 07/03/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A state trial judge Wednesday denied a request from critics of embryonic stem-cell research to block $21 million from going to the state's Life Sciences Research Board. Missouri Roundtable for Life, represented by the governor's former chief of staff, filed a lawsuit earlier this week asking the courts to intervene before the state provides $21 million to a life-sciences board that awards research grants...
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Good bets 7/3/08
(Entertainment ~ 07/03/08)
Live Music Doug Rees The Jackson singer-songwriter settles in with special guest Mark Rees. Where: Stooges, Jackson When: 7 to 11 p.m. today Ivas John Band Illinois blues band in its weekly gig...
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Wonder talks about tour, inspirations, Obama
(Entertainment ~ 07/03/08)
@SL_body_copy_ragged:NEW YORK -- Stevie Wonder is fidgeting with his camera phone, embarrassed because he can't get it to work right. But wait, it's not what you think. Wonder is trying to show a reporter how the device helps him "see" written documents; moments later, the blind superstar reveals how the camera takes photos of text, converts it to audio and reads the words aloud, and instantly has wowed his audience of one...
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Review: 'WALL-E' quiet but masterfully done
(Entertainment ~ 07/03/08)
Webster's Online Dictionary defines a masterpiece as follows: A work done with extraordinary skill; or a supreme intellectual or artistic achievement. I define a masterpiece as follows: Pixar's "WALL-E." The geniuses at Pixar are the ones behind the ground breaking and critically acclaimed films "Toy Story," "The Incredibles," and (until Friday night) my favorite Pixar film, "Finding Nemo." "WALL-E" is their best film to date, a movie filled with such great characters and imagery that at times you forget that you are watching a cartoon.. ...
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Wainwright hopes to resume throwing next week
(High School Sports ~ 07/03/08)
ST. LOUIS -- The violent motion that produces Adam Wainwright's curveball is responsible for an injury more common to rock climbers clinging to cliffs than pitchers. The St. Louis Cardinals' ace has been sidelined nearly a month waiting for a ruptured tendon in the middle finger of his right hand to heal, and is unlikely to return until after the All-Star break...
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Old Town Cape marks ninth anniversary
(Local News ~ 07/03/08)
It started as a dream to revitalize downtown Cape Girardeau on July 1, 1999. Nine years later, Old Town Cape's mission remains the same. "Our goal from the beginning has been to improve the downtown district that is so vital to the city of Cape Girardeau," said Marla Mills, executive director of Old Town Cape, which celebrated its anniversary this week without fanfare. "After many hours of hard work, we have gained respect in the area as an organization that cares for the community."...
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Out of the past 7/3/08
(Out of the Past ~ 07/03/08)
25 years ago: July 3, 1983 With most of the exterior repair work completed at Old St. Vincent's, restoration of the interior can begin; Ted Wofford, a liturgical architect from the firm of Murphy, Downsey, Wofford and Richman of St. Louis, has presented the restoration committee with a set of sketches showing how the building can be restored to much of its original appearance...
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Alleged police car joyride lands S.C. teenager in jail
(National News ~ 07/03/08)
DILLON, S.C. -- Call him the short arm of the law. Police in Dillon, a small town near the North Carolina border, say a 13-year-old with an interest in law enforcement twice stole a police cruiser and took it out to do some patrolling. The boy's mother saw him bring the car home both times but didn't see anything wrong with the joyrides, Police Sgt. Jason Turner said...
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Independent thoughts
(Column ~ 07/03/08)
The Southeast Missourian On Friday, Americans across this great land and throughout the world will find ways to celebrate Independence Day. Here are two items of interest that reflect the spirit of the occasion: Why I want to be an American...
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Fourth of July celebrations
(Entertainment ~ 07/03/08)
Jackson The City of Jackson will celebrate Independence Day with festivities in the park. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. the car show will be in Jackson Main Park. At 11 a.m. food stands and pony rides open along with Art in the Park. The Dance Extensions will perform on the tennis courts at 2 p.m. and Saxy Jazz plays at 7 p.m. before the Jackson Muny Band starts at and the fireworks go off at 9:30. Admission to all is free...
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Best-sellers 7/3/08
(Entertainment ~ 07/03/08)
1. "Fearless Fourteen" by Janet Evanovich 2. "Sail" by James Patterson and Howard Roughan 3. "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer 4. "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer 5. "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow...
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Grassroots effort to promote bluegrass
(Entertainment ~ 07/03/08)
It's Sunday evening in Dennis Scivally Park in Cape Girardeau. Birds are chirping and a cool breeze is rustling the leaves of the tall trees that line the park. But in the midst of it all there is a different sound than most nights -- bluegrass music...
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Jerry Rea
(Obituary ~ 07/03/08)
Jerry Jean Rea, 82, of Palatine, Ill., died Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at her home. She was born Oct. 19, 1925, in St. Louis, daughter of Hunter Jean Burns. She was raised by her maternal grandparents, Charles H. and Effie Seabaugh of Jackson. Formerly of Jackson and Cape Girardeau, she had lived in Palatine more than 55 years. She was employed more than 25 years with Palatine Park District. Her hobbies included gardening, traveling and bridge. She had a great love for family and friends...
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No boys allowed in Black Door Gallery's latest exhibit
(Entertainment ~ 07/03/08)
The Black Door Gallery in Cape Girardeau will be presenting art from "The Feminine Perspective," when women of all ages and from around the United States display their artwork for the first women-only art show at the gallery. Organizer Elizabeth Thomas said they were looking for a different type of show and one featuring only women was a good idea...
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Man shot on College Street
(Local News ~ 07/03/08)
A 28-year-old man was shot Wednesday evening in connection with a domestic dispute in the area of College Streets. Police confirmed Corey Shannon of Cape Girardeau was the victim. A witness at the scene, Catrice Moore, who claimed to be the shooting victim's cousin, said Shannon was in a physical altercation with a female when the female's father shot him...
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Historian to win Spirit of America Award
(Local News ~ 07/03/08)
Jane Randol Jackson, co-founder of the Red House Interpretive Center and former director of the Cape Girardeau County Archive Center, will receive this year's Spirit of America Award. "I was blown over," said Randol Jackson about being told she won the award. "It caught me off-guard. I'm still in shock."...
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Search for missing Missouri man made difficult by current
(State News ~ 07/03/08)
WARSAW, Mo. (AP) -- The search for a 22-year-old Osage Beach man who went missing from a dock at Lake of the Ozarks is being hampered by currents. The Missouri State Water Patrol says it is continuing efforts to drag and scan the lake for Bradley Burns but efforts have been hindered by the opening of flood gates at Truman Reservoir. The resulting current makes scanning and dragging difficult...
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Fireworks destroy home in St. Charles
(State News ~ 07/03/08)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Fireworks are being blamed for a fire that destroyed a home in St. Charles and left a neighboring home badly damaged. The fire happened Monday as a father and son were shooting bottle rockets. No one was hurt. Firefighters believe the father accidentally set a bag of fireworks on fire. It took firefighters nearly an hour to get the blaze under control...
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Thousands in KC area lose power in storms
(State News ~ 07/03/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Strong winds and heavy rains in the Kansas City area flood highways and leave thousands without power. More than 13,000 homes and businesses were still without electricity at 8:30 a.m. Thursday in the aftermath of thunderstorms on both sides of the Missouri-Kansas line the night before...
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Mo. AG candidate suggests new recall, scam alerts
(State News ~ 07/03/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Democratic attorney general candidate Margaret Donnelly said Thursday that she would crack down on dangerous and recalled products while fixing loopholes for sex offender registration and background checks. Donnelly, speaking at a Jefferson City library, unveiled what she called her first priorities if she is elected. She said that her office would stand guard to keep Missourians safe...
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Fewer miles will be blacktopped this year in Scott County than planned
(Local News ~ 07/03/08)
BENTON, Mo. -- Scott County will be doing a lot less blacktopping than planned. County commissioners discussed the effect oil prices are having on this year's county blacktopping program during their regular meeting Tuesday. In January when commissioners were working on the county's 2008 budget, the price for asphalt was $32.95 per ton from Delta Asphalt and $40 per ton from Asa Asphalt...
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DNA gets rapist another 18 years in Mo. prison
(State News ~ 07/03/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A 33-year-old man who has already been in prison 18 years for a 1990 rape in Kansas City has been sentenced to 18 more years for another rape earlier that year. Last year investigators matched Harry McNeal Jr.'s DNA with evidence from the rape of a woman at her Kansas City home while her 6-year-old son slept beside her. The woman testified that she's still traumatized by the attack and can't sleep without a gun or knife in the room...
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Kennett man arrested after stabbing another man with a meat fork
(Local News ~ 07/03/08)
KENNETT, Mo. -- After stabbing a man with a meat fork during a robbery, Lionel Edwards, 28, of Kennett, is being held on a $75,000 cash bond. According to Assistant Police Chief Steve Williams, on Sunday, Alexander Gordon, also of Kennett, filed a complaint against Edwards citing that on June 23, Edwards attacked and stabbed him with a meat fork while he was at his residence on North Baldwin Street in Kennett. Gordon also stated Edwards robbed him of $650 in cash during the altercation...
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A.M.E. Church delegates gather in St. Louis
(State News ~ 07/03/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- More than 40,000 delegates, church leaders and visitors from around the world will be gathering in St. Louis for a convention of the oldest predominantly black denomination in North America. The African Methodist Episcopal Church is holding its quadrennial convention at the Americas Center starting Thursday and running through July 11...
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No paper Friday; holiday coverage online
(Local News ~ 07/03/08)
The Southeast Missourian will not publish Friday in honor of the Fourth of July holiday.With no newspaper being published, seMissourian.com will have fewer updates than the typical Friday, and headlines emails will not be sent out. ...
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Liberty Memorial flame to stay ablaze
(State News ~ 07/03/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The eternal flame atop the Liberty Memorial will continue burning thanks to a successful financial campaign. National World War I Museum officials said Thursday that the Save the Flame campaign received more than $60,000 for operating costs, exceeding the needed $45,000...
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Former St. Louis teacher convicted of sexual misconduct
(State News ~ 07/03/08)
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) -- A former suburban St. Louis special education teacher faces sentencing after being convicted of sexual misconduct with students. Cathy Heminghaus, who is 48, was found not guilty of 18 other sex-related charges in a verdict announced Wednesday. The jury found her guilty of statutory sodomy, sexual contact with a student and supplying liquor to a minor. Jurors returned to court on Thursday to decide her punishment...
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Coast Guard: Mississippi River still closed to recreation
(State News ~ 07/03/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Floodwaters are receding, but the Mississippi River remains way too high for recreational boaters. The Coast Guard on Thursday put out a reminder that the river remains closed to recreational vessels between Canton, Missouri, and south St. Louis County. The reminder comes as the Independence Day holiday approaches, often a busy time for boats on the river...
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Body found in Mo. creek may be that of missing man
(State News ~ 07/03/08)
MILAN, Mo. (AP) -- Authorities believe they've found the body of a northeast Missouri man missing for nearly a week. Sullivan County Chief Deputy Dave Atkins says a body of a drowning victim was discovered Wednesday in Locust Creek, near the town of Milan (MEYE'-luhn)...
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High gas prices fuel Mo. town to allow golf carts
(State News ~ 07/03/08)
ALBANY, Mo. (AP) -- Soaring gasoline prices drive a northwest Missouri town to join the growing trend of legalizing the use of golf carts on city streets. Officials in Albany this week passed an ordinance to allow golf carts on streets within the city limits. City Administrator Derek Brown said several residents asked the city to legalize the use of golf carts, saying the practice would be cheaper than traveling around town in a car...
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Cape County rediscovers unsolved homicide from 1981
(Local News ~ 07/03/08)
The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department is now actively investigating an unsolved homicide from 1981 that until recently had been forgotten, according to a news release from the department. Now investigators plan to send off DNA from the remains for analysis in an attempt to determine the identity of the victim and the circumstances surrounding his death...
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Bloomfield teen accused of murder to appear in St. Louis court next week
(Local News ~ 07/03/08)
ST. LOUIS -- Owen Welty is scheduled to make his first St. Louis County court appearance July 11. According to court documents, there will be a settlement conference in regards to the case at that time. Typically, a settlement conference takes place before a trial in an effort to reach an agreement without going to trial...
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Fight spills over from Stoddard to Scott County; one person treated for stab wounds
(Local News ~ 07/03/08)
A domestic disturbance that started in Stoddard County and continued into southeastern Scott County ended in at least one person going to a Sikeston hospital for emergency surgery on stab wounds, according to a news release from the Scott County Sheriff's Department...
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Missouri finishes fiscal year with $50M surplus
(State News ~ 07/03/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- State revenues for the 2008 fiscal year come in higher than what was anticipated in the budget. Revenue collections for the year grew by 3.7 percent during the fiscal year that ended Monday. That's better than the 3.1 percent growth rate the budget was based upon...
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Prior offender charged in Cape shooting case
(Local News ~ 07/03/08)
Prosecutors in Cape Girardeau County today charged a man who shot his daughter's boyfriend with three felonies and asked for stiffer punishments because the man is a prior offender. Samuel J. Ward, 42, of 1918 College St., was arrested Thursday after police were called Wednesday to a shooting at his home. The victim, Corey Shannon, was wounded in both the left and right buttocks, according to a sworn statement from patrolman R.W. Rahn, Jr. that was filed with the charges...
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Semo Hurricanes Baseball
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/04/08)
The Semo Hurricanes baseball team recently took 3rd place in the USSSA 10U AA State tournament held in June in Branson Missouri. Pictured are front row L to R; Aaron Rinda, Trent Pobst, Paris Johnson, T.J. Foeste, Kaleb Ward, and Tyler Essner. Middle row L to R; Drew Pikey, Ty Slinkard, Lawson Berry, Corey Cavaness, and Dalton Tripp. Back row L to R; coaches Ed Rinda, Paul Cavaness, and Roger Essner. Not pictured are Court Story, Bennett Osburn, and Dylan Boston...
- Liberty Fest & Airshow 2008 (Submitted Photo ~ 07/04/08)
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Accident at William Street and Mount Auburn Road
(Local News ~ 07/04/08)
One person was taken to the hospital this afternoon after a vehicle accident at William Street and Mount Auburn Road in Cape Girardeau. As of 4:10 p.m., William Street is open to traffic; however, drivers cannot get to South Mount Auburn Road from the intersection...
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More than 6,500 attend Libertyfest, air show
(Local News ~ 07/04/08)
By most accounts the first combined Libertyfest and air show is a success. By 7:45 p.m., 6,559 people had passed through the gates at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. Airport advisory board member Walt Wildman said it is the biggest crowd he's ever seen for an air show. He suggested high gas prices and free admission were the main reasons people seemed to flock to the event...
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Wilbert Wichern
(Obituary ~ 07/05/08)
Wilbert Wichern OLD APPLETON, Mo. -- Wilbert W. Wichern, 75, of Old Appleton, died July 3, 2008, at home. He was born July 10, 1932, in Uniontown, Mo., son of Henry and Martha Cornehlsen Wichern. Wichern was a retired truck driver for Farmers Limestone. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown, a veteran of the U.S. Army and a past member of the American Legion...
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Patsy Bowers-Dowdy
(Obituary ~ 07/05/08)
Patsy Bowers-Dowdy CARDWELL, Mo. -- Patsy Bowers-Dowdy, 73, of Paragould, Ark., formerly of Delta, died Thursday, July 3, 2008, in Cardwell. She was born Oct. 30, 1934, in Delta, daughter of Virgil and Edna Hodge Ikerman. She and Junior O. Bowers were married Feb. 2, 1952, in Pickett, Ark. He died Nov. 8, 1978. She later married Grayson Dowdy on Oct. 15, 1985, in Paragould, Ark...
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Kelly Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 07/05/08)
Kelly Seabaugh Kelly William Seabaugh, 81, of Jackson died Wednesday, July 2, 2008, at Monticello House. He was born April 21, 1927, at Sedgewickville, Mo., son of Jesse Morton and Myrtle Anne Seabaugh. He and Zeta M. Deimund were married Nov. 15, 1950...
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Loving service
(Community ~ 07/05/08)
CAIRO, Ill. -- "Bring people to the cross, then duck." That sentiment represents the success of YouthWorks!, a Minneapolis-based multidenominational youth mission organization going on its sixth summer in Cairo and in other cities and towns across the country. Each week a different group of volunteers comes in, bunks at Two Rivers Ministries at the former St. Joseph Catholic School and lends a helping hand to a community in need...
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Rain doesn't keep crowds from attending Parks and Rec Day
(Local News ~ 07/05/08)
The threat of rain may have forced many activities inside Thursday at Parks and Rec Day, but it did not stop more than 1,200 people from turning out. It also didn't keep people from wanting to get wet. "Look at me, I got wet," said Sami Davis, 6, who was sprinkled by a fire department hose...
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Religion briefs 7/5/08
(Community ~ 07/05/08)
Area churches offer vacation Bible school n Christ Episcopal and St. Mark Lutheran Church are co-sponsoring vacation Bible School Wednesday to Friday 5:30 to 8 p.m. (dinner served) and July 12 from 9 a.m. to noon, ending with a pool party and lunch. ...
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You have to do what you have to do
(Column ~ 07/05/08)
Everyone has wished they were somewhere else, performing a different job or had more time to do what they "really wanted to do." Although it may sound like you're complaining, that isn't necessarily true. You know you are doing what you need to be doing right now...
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Traditions passed on at Oran's picnic
(Local News ~ 07/05/08)
ORAN, Mo. -- Dana Lynch and Jodi McVay have been coming to Oran's Fourth of July picnic since they were little girls. Now, 30 years after their first picnic, Lynch and McVay are passing the tradition down to their children. Guardian Angel Church began the event in 1908. By 1962, the picnic had become too big, so the church passed picnic responsibilities to the Oran Knights of Columbus, said Lawrence "Lefty" Seyer, a charter member of the group...
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Savor the future the Lord has written
(Community ~ 07/05/08)
Summer is one of my favorite seasons of the year (although I don't think there is any particular season I dislike). Summer bears witness to her own distinct sounds and smells. The smell of sunblock and swimming pools as children slowly turn golden brown. ...
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Lab to analyze bones found in 1980s
(Local News ~ 07/05/08)
The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department recently unearthed an unsolved homicide from 1981 in the hopes that newer forensic methods may shed some light on the identity and the death of the victim, chief deputy David James said. Investigators were never able to link either the skeletal remains of the body, or the skull, which was found seven years later, to any missing people. ...
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Thousands attend Libertyfest, air show
(Local News ~ 07/05/08)
The first combined Libertyfest and air show was by most accounts a success. Beverly and Gerald Stott of Cape Girardeau loved being at the airport. "I just love the planes," said Beverly Stott, adding that pushing her husband's wheelchair over the airport's flat concrete was far easier than navigating through downtown Cape Girardeau...
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Southeast
will not
appeal
NCAA's
penalties
(College Sports ~ 07/05/08)
Southeast Missouri State issued a release Thursday that stated the university will not appeal the NCAA penalties announced June 19, which included a vacation of 44 victories over two seasons from 2004-05 and 2005-06 for the women's basketball program...
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Troxel to swim at U.S. Olympic swimming trials
(Community Sports ~ 07/05/08)
When Jackson High School graduate Steffan Troxel competes in the 1,500-meter freestyle today at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, he is certainly a long shot to place. His seed time of 15 minutes, 47.77 seconds ranks him 47th best among the 77 swimmers in the event. Two swimmers have covered the distance a whole minute faster than him...
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Glenda Blakemore
(Obituary ~ 07/05/08)
Glenda Blakemore MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Glenda F. Blakemore, 58, of Harrisburg, Ill., formerly of Mound City, died Sunday, June 29, 2008, at Harrisburg Medical Center. Visitation will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Monday at Massie Funeral Home in Mounds, Ill...
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Groves chalks failed Olympic attempt under experience
(Community Sports ~ 07/05/08)
Loren Groves knew she faced long odds entering the U.S. Olympic Trials. Only the top three finishers make the U.S. team for next month's Beijing Olympics, and Groves was ranked 14th among 24 qualifiers in the hammer throw. That's why Groves was not all that disappointed with her performance Thursday night in Eugene, Ore., although she wishes she would have thrown better...
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Fire report 7/5/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/05/08)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday: n At 7 p.m., a light fixture fire in the 1400 block of Ozark Street. n At 8:20 p.m., emergency medical service in the 3000 block of Mimosa Drive. Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday:...
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Patricia Wulfers
(Obituary ~ 07/05/08)
Patricia Wulfers Patricia J. Beckman Wulfers, 82, of Jackson died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008, at Jackson Manor. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The Rev. David Hulshof will officiate.
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Weather almost axes second Golden Knights show
(Local News ~ 07/05/08)
The U.S. Army's demonstration parachute team wowed people during the first part of the air show Friday, despite weather that kept the plane from rising above 3,000 feet. But at 4 p.m., the weather threatened to cancel the flights. Sgt. Eric Holman, 35, looked glum after hearing the cloud cover would require a modified program, if there was one at all. But in less than an hour, he was beaming, aboard the plane and suiting up to jump...
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Brinkley: Husband's affair 'shattered' my life
(Entertainment ~ 07/05/08)
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. -- A tearful Christie Brinkley testified at her divorce trial Thursday that she was devastated by her husband's affair with a teenager and his attempts to find other paramours through pornographic Web sites. "My world was completely shattered," the former Sports Illustrated model said. "My life as I knew it had vanished."...
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Budget deserves careful review
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/05/08)
To the editor: The 2008-2009 preliminary budget for the Cape Girardeau School District was delivered to board members June 25. This prevented board members from having adequate time to review budget changes and ask pertinent questions, and prevented staff from having adequate time to answer questions in advance...
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Kathleen Brandtner
(Obituary ~ 07/05/08)
Kathleen Brandtner Kathleen Brandtner, 86, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, died Tuesday, July 1, 2008, at Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa. She was born Dec. 26, 1921, at Maple Lake, Minn., daughter of Saul and Margaret Rogers Gagnon. She was an active member of St. Mary's Church and was faithful to attend daily Mass. She enjoyed traveling, golfing and playing cards, especially bridge...
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Three-car accident in Cape sends two women to hospital
(Local News ~ 07/05/08)
Two women were taken to a hospital Friday afternoon after a three-vehicle accident at William Street and South Mount Auburn Road in Cape Girardeau, according to officer Michelle Gary of the Cape Girardeau Police Department. The accident occurred around 3:30 p.m...
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Speak Out 7/5/08
(Speak Out ~ 07/05/08)
Pitch in and help I HAVE to agree with the comment that Marble Hill is in need of a cleanup, but why is this person asking the city to step in when it should be our job as members of the community to hold ourselves responsible? Instead of complaining, why not ask your neighbors if they need help cutting the grass? Take a few extra minutes and pick up that piece of paper lying on the ground. ...
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Former GOP N.C. senator Jesse Helms dies at 86
(National News ~ 07/05/08)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Former senator Jesse Helms, an unyielding champion of the conservative movement who spent three combative and sometimes caustic decades in Congress, where he relished his battles against liberals, communists and occasionally a fellow Republican, died on the Fourth of July. He was 86...
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Births 7/5/08
(Births ~ 07/05/08)
Richards Son to Shane Allen and Maureen Margery Richards of Oak Ridge, Saint Francis Medical Center, 8:16 a.m. Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Name, Justin Conner. Weight, 9 pounds, 2 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Richards is the former Maureen Duckett, daughter of Vivian Duckett of Oak Ridge and the late William Duckett of Bowling Green, Ky. She is employed at Sam's Club. Richards is the son of Doyle and Eva Richards of Benton, Mo...
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Call from suspected killer set up his arrest
(State News ~ 07/05/08)
CHICAGO -- As the manhunt wound down for the ex-con suspected of bludgeoning eight people to death during a two-state killing spree, a disheveled Nicholas T. Sheley walked calmly into a Subway sandwich shop, asked to use the phone and called his lawyer -- all but ensuring his capture...
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Few taking advantage of scholarship
(Local News ~ 07/05/08)
Most area students are passing up tuition-free scholarships to community colleges, administrators say. In May less than 3 percent of Central High School students graduated with an A-Plus Scholarship. The scholarship covers tuition at public community colleges if students meet certain GPA and good citizenship requirements...
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Companies begin quest for oil off Fla. coast
(National News ~ 07/05/08)
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Oil companies once viewed drilling in the deep waters off Florida as cost prohibitive. Politicians feared even the slightest sign of support would be career suicide. No more. Record crude oil prices are fueling support for oil and natural gas exploration off the nation's shores. In Florida, movement was underway even before President Bush called on Congress last month to lift a federal moratorium that's barred new offshore drilling since 1981...
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AT&T makes change to structure of certain services
(Local News ~ 07/05/08)
AT&T is notifying customers that the company no longer will be governed by tariffs for certain services, effective Aug. 13. A tariff, in this case, is an open contract between AT&T and the public filed with the Federal Communications Commission. Tariffs outline terms and conditions for providing service to customers including rates, fees and charges...
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Glenn Derton
(Obituary ~ 07/05/08)
Glenn Derton MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Glenn Lacy Derton, 72, of Marble Hill died Thursday, July 3, 2008, at Elder Care of Marble Hill. He was born July 18, 1935, at Deep Water, W.Va., son of Edwin Vincent and Dorothy Vest Derton. Derton was a restaurant worker...
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John Harris
(Obituary ~ 07/05/08)
John Harris John Franklin Harris, 22, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Cairo, Ill., died Monday, June 30, 2008, in an automobile accident on Highway 146 in East Cape Girardeau, Ill. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. today at First Missionary Baptist Church in Cairo...
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Longtime Bozo the Clown portrayer dies
(Entertainment ~ 07/05/08)
LOS ANGELES -- Larry Harmon wasn't the original Bozo the Clown, but he was the real one. Harmon, who portrayed the wing-haired clown for more than half a century, died Thursday of congestive heart failure, said his publicist, Jerry Digney. He was 83...
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Former Colombian hostage may start new political drive
(International News ~ 07/05/08)
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Could Ingrid Betancourt become Colombia's next president? It was one of the first questions she was asked after being freed in a helicopter rescue Wednesday from six years in rebel captivity. Betancourt was running for president when she was kidnapped in 2002, and recent polls show she's Colombia's second-most popular politician after her former rival, President Alvaro Uribe, who is constitutionally barred from a third term...
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Police report 7/5/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/05/08)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest n Samuel J. Ward, 42, 1918 College St., was arrested on suspicion of first-degree assault, armed criminal action, being a felon in possession of a firearm and a possession of a defaced firearm...
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James Farmer
(Obituary ~ 07/05/08)
James Farmer GORHAM, Ill. -- James D. Farmer, 50, of Gorham died Saturday, June 28, 2008, at St. Joseph's Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro, Ill. He was born July 31, 1957, in Peoria, Ill., son of Dean and Margie Farmer Abernathy. Survivors include his mother; two sons, Brett Farmer of Murphysboro, Justin Farmer of Gorham; a sister, Pam Abernathy Marr of Ware, Ill.; and a brother, Jerry Abernathy of Jonesboro, Ill...
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Laura Weaver
(Obituary ~ 07/05/08)
Laura Weaver DONGOLA, Ill.-- Laura N. Weaver, 74, of Dongola died Monday, July 2, 2008, at her home. She was born Dec. 4, 1933, in Leola, Pa., daughter of John and Mary Nolt Martin. She and Harvey M. Weaver were married Feb. 27, 1954, in Ephrata, Pa...
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Man finds calling in Fourth of July history
(Entertainment ~ 07/05/08)
CLARKSBURG, Md. -- Historian James Heintze can tick off colorful accounts of how the nation has celebrated the Fourth of July over the years: In the 19th century, cannons fired, church bells sounded and fireworks exploded. Indianapolis residents watched in 1911 as two trains purposely collided at full speed, the locomotive personnel bailing out before the crash...
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Cards lose despite Pujols' 300th career HR
(Professional Sports ~ 07/05/08)
ST. LOUIS -- The return of Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano trumped the soap opera setting of Jim Edmonds' homecoming and Albert Pujols' 300th home run. Zambrano came off the 15-day disabled list from a shoulder strain with six spotless innings Friday night, leading Chicago to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a three-game series matching the National League's top two teams...
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Correction 7/5/08
(Correction ~ 07/05/08)
An article in Thursday's newspaper should have given the date for the Dramatization Force Association, a free patriotic program, as 6 p.m. Sunday at the First Church of the Nazarene, 2601 Independence St. in Cape Girardeau.
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Thanks, volunteers in flood areas
(Editorial ~ 07/05/08)
Flooding in areas along the Mississippi River north of St. Louis -- and particularly across most of Iowa -- is finally beginning to ease. This is good news for residents of the stricken areas, but those same residents now face the daunting task of cleaning up -- or choosing to move to higher ground, which is rarely an easy decision to make...
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Correction 7/5/08
(Correction ~ 07/05/08)
An article in Thursday's newspaper should have spelled the name of man who drove the victim of a shooting to the hospital as Blake Popp.
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Underground service is optional
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/05/08)
To the editor: The Southeast Missourian's July 1 article titled "Project may cost some Ameren customers up to $750" may have led customers to believe participation involved a payment from them. The pole-to-pole undergrounding of services does not involve payment from customers. ...
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Braves win wild game, earn meeting with Caps in NBC Mid-South Regional
(Community Sports ~ 07/05/08)
Games don't get much wilder than Friday night's opening contest of the National Baseball Congress Mid-South Regional at Capaha Field. The Pine Bluff (Ark.) Braves scored a pair of two-out runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to knock off the Charleston Riverdogs 18-17...
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U.S. soldiers in Iraq mark Fourth of July
(International News ~ 07/05/08)
BAQOUBA, Iraq -- It's Staff Sgt. Edgar Covarrubias' second Fourth of July in Iraq. No family barbecue, no fireworks, but Covarrubias says he'll call his family to share the day anyway. Across Iraq, America's Independence Day was a normal work day for most U.S. troops. But the military threw in a taste of home at larger bases with ribs, corn on the cob and red, white and blue cake...
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Out of the past 7/5/08
(Out of the Past ~ 07/05/08)
25 years ago: July 5, 1983 The body of a Cape Girardeau woman, Deborah Manning, 27, is found on a county road in South Cape Girardeau County early in the morning, the victim of multiple stab wounds. Cape Girardeau residents celebrated a relatively safe and fun-filled July 4 weekend, highlighted by the 16th annual Cape Girardeau Jaycees-sponsored Community Carnival and Picnic; the event attracted about 10,000 people to the Arena Park for four days...
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Liberty Fest & Airshow 2008
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/05/08)
Oh say can you see...
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Liberty Fest & Airshow 2008
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/05/08)
Putting away the flags...
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Liberty Fest & Airshow 2008
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/05/08)
Can you figure out who this is? (Hint: KFVS 12)
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Liberty Fest & Airshow 2008
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/05/08)
Amazing Talent
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Liberty Fest & Airshow 2008
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/05/08)
So much to see here.
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Liberty Fest & Airshow 2008
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/05/08)
AWESOME FLYING SKILLS!
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Liberty Fest & Airshow 2008
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/05/08)
Meeting new friends!
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Beautiful Reminder
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/05/08)
Cancer Awareness Ribbon in the sky... how pretty!
- Flying High (Submitted Photo ~ 07/05/08)
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Liberty Fest & Airshow 2008
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/05/08)
NASA Exibit
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Liberty Fest & Airshow 2008
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/05/08)
Everyone loved watching this jet engine truck. I wonder how many miles to the gallon it gets?
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Liberty Fest & Airshow 2008
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/05/08)
Good food!
- Lima Lima Flight Team (Submitted Photo ~ 07/05/08)
- Lima Lima Plane landing (Submitted Photo ~ 07/05/08)
- An angel flies by! (Submitted Photo ~ 07/05/08)
- The ram jet truck (Submitted Photo ~ 07/05/08)
- The missing plane (Submitted Photo ~ 07/05/08)
- The missing plane (Submitted Photo ~ 07/05/08)
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Capahas open region defense with a tight win
(Local News ~ 07/05/08)
The Plaza Tire Capahas began their quest for a fourth straight Mid-South Regional title — and automatic berth in the National Baseball Congress World Series — with a 5-1 victory against the Pine Bluff (Ark.) Braves on Saturday afternoon.Anthony Maupin scattered five hits over nine innings to get the win. ...
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Duvall - Petzoldt
(Wedding ~ 07/06/08)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Valerie Lynn Duvall and Brandon Kyle Petzoldt exchanged vows Oct. 20, 2007, at Christ the Savior Church in Brewer, Mo. The Rev. Bill Rhinehart performed the ceremony. Reader was Gail Duvall of Perryville, aunt of the bride. Musicians were the Kinnison family of Perryville...
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Cook - Carlton
(Wedding ~ 07/06/08)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Erin Therese Cook and Matthew John Carlton were married Nov. 3, 2007, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Imperial, Mo. The Rev. Edward Goldian performed the ceremony. Vocalists were Richard Carlton of St. Louis, father of the groom, and Cheryl Tilley of Hillsboro, Mo...
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Kamp - Simmons
(Wedding ~ 07/06/08)
Erika Jo Kamp and Eric Matthew Simmons exchanged vows Feb. 9, 2008, at Sedgewickville United Methodist Church. The Rev. Anthony Stewart performed the ceremony. Pianist was Patsy Johnson of Advance, Mo. The bride is the daughter of Kurt and Patti Kamp of Patton, Mo. The groom is the son of Ruth Simmons of Oak Ridge and David and Beverly Simmons of Cape Girardeau...
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VanGennip - Pobst
(Engagement ~ 07/06/08)
Fred and Bonita VanGennip of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Lynn VanGennip, to Matthew Thomas Pobst. He is the son of Mark and Becky Pobst of Cape Girardeau. VanGennip is a 2002 graduate of Notre Dame Regional High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in mass communication from Southeast Missouri State University in 2006. She is marketing coordinator with Big River Telephone Co...
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Elfrink - Kamps
(Engagement ~ 07/06/08)
Delwin and Theresa Elfrink of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Stacey Ann Elfrink of St. Louis, to Jay Edward Kamps of Denver, Colo. He is the son of Gerald and Rosemary Kamps of Combined Locks, Wis. Elfrink is a senior director of finance and acquisitions at Charter Communications in St. Louis...
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Benoit - Dodds
(Wedding ~ 07/06/08)
Veronica A. Benoit and H. Matthew Dodds were married Feb. 29, 2008, at Minor's Harley-Davidson in Scott City. Eric Hodge performed the ceremony. Vocalist was Amy Hodges of Cape Girardeau, cousin of the groom. Darrell and Ruth Anne Morrison of Whitewater are parents of the bride. The groom is the son of Herald and Karen Dodds of Cape Girardeau...
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Spiers - Friesen
(Engagement ~ 07/06/08)
Larry and Barbara Spiers of St. Clair, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Rebekah Spiers, to Michael Friesen of Lake St. Louis, Mo. He is the son of Rick and Madelyn Friesen of Wichita, Kan. Spiers is a 2000 graduate of St. Clair High School. ...
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Halstead - Purcell
(Wedding ~ 07/06/08)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Megan Elizabeth Halstead and Aaron Lee Purcell were united in marriage March 29, 2008, at the Beloved Wedding Chapel in Old Hickory, Tenn. The bride is the daughter of H.E. "Pete" and Charlene Halstead of Linton, Ind., and formerly of Southern Illinois. The groom is the son of Randy and Susan Purcell of Carlisle, Ind...
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Emmendorfer- McKuin
(Engagement ~ 07/06/08)
Dan and Joyce Emmendorfer of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Angie Nicole Emmendorfer, to Benjamin Ryan McKuin. He is the son of Gary and Leveda Scates and the late Richard McKuin of Dexter, Mo. Emmendorfer is a graduate of Missouri State University. She is manager of The Buckle in Carbondale, Ill...
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Fronabarger - Tucker
(Engagement ~ 07/06/08)
Wayne and Marilyn Fronabarger of Oak Ridge announce the engagement of their daughter, Kelly Nicole Fronabarger, to Jonathan James Tucker, both of Jackson. He is the son of Roger and Mira Tucker of Perryville, Mo. Fronabarger is a 1995 graduate of Jackson High School. ...
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Colwell - Thompson
(Engagement ~ 07/06/08)
Sidney and Helen Colwell of Fort Scott, Kan., announce the engagement of their daughter, Alissa Anne Colwell of Jackson, to James Bradley Thompson. He is the son of Brad and Paula Thompson of Jackson. Colwell is a 2004 graduate of Fort Scott High School, and attended Fort Scott Community College. She is employed by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri...
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Pauline Chance
(Obituary ~ 07/06/08)
Pauline Chance GLENALLEN, Mo. -- Pauline Chance, 84, of Glenallen died Friday, July 4, 2008, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 8, 1923, in Brownwood, Mo., daughter of Roy Franklin and Emma Rosetta Long Harris. She and Edward Reginald "Bill" Chance Sr. were married Jan. 25, 1985...
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Theresa Ponder
(Obituary ~ 07/06/08)
Theresa Ponder PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Theresa E. Ponder, 77, of Perryville died Friday, July 4, 2008. She was born March 4, 1931, in Biehle, Mo., daughter of August and Caroline Bohnert Renner. She and Anton "Tony" Ponder were married May 4, 1947, in Biehle...
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Jessie Fulbright
(Obituary ~ 07/06/08)
Jessie Fulbright MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Jessie Lee Fulbright, 87, of Marble Hill died Saturday, July 5, 2008, in his home. He was born March 17, 1921, in Hurricane, Mo., son of William Amos and Mary E. Causey Fulbright. He and Opal A. Long were married March 29, 1952, in Piggott, Ark...
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The Rev. Paul Wood
(Obituary ~ 07/06/08)
The Rev. Paul Wood The Rev. Paul E. Wood, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, July 5, 2008, at Eldercare in Marble Hill, Mo. He was born Sept. 4, 1915, in Cape Girardeau, son of Edwin Thomas and Dona Evans Wood. He and Pauline Virginia Counts were married June 12, 1938...
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James Moore
(Obituary ~ 07/06/08)
James Moore MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- James R. Moore, 92, of Marble Hill died Friday, July 4, 2008, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Nov. 23, 1915, in Glenallen, Mo., son of Clellie and Eulalie Robertson Moore. He and Hazel L. Sitze were married July 29, 1935, in St. Louis...
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Special-needs students get help with licenses
(Local News ~ 07/06/08)
A brown 1982 pickup has sat abandoned for three years at Justin Eddleman's family farm. After the 18-year-old's father died, the Chevrolet truck was passed on to him. Eddleman occasionally would use the truck on the farm but could never take it out on the roads. After six attempts, he had not passed the written test required to get his driver's permit...
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A short wish list: More disabled access, space at Common Pleas Courthouse
(Local News ~ 07/06/08)
Patti Wibbenmeyer said the Common Pleas Courthouse needs more of three things: accessibility for the disabled, visitor space and storage space. Wibbenmeyer, who has worked in the circuit clerk's office in the Common Pleas Courthouse since 1991, was startled after reading in a June 20 Southeast Missourian article that Cape Girardeau County Commission candidates were against the idea of the courthouse moving into the 41-year-old federal building on Broadway...
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Capahas eke out win to advance to title game
(Community Sports ~ 07/06/08)
The Plaza Tire Capahas routinely have beat up on the Pine Bluff (Ark.) Braves during the National Baseball Congress Mid-South Regional. That mattered little to Plaza Tire manager Jess Bolen, who anticipated a tough game in Saturday's winners bracket final...
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Scott City's double threat
(High School Sports ~ 07/06/08)
Ryan Modglin said the Scott City baseball team realized about halfway through the regular season that it had a legitimate chance of winning the Class 2 state title "We all kind of talked about it and joked about it," he said. "But once we saw we were beating 3A schools 8-0, 9-0 and we beat a couple 4A schools and held them to no runs, we thought we could do it."...
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Club news
(Community News ~ 07/06/08)
Wonderworkers FCE Club The Wonderworkers FCE Club met June 12 at the home of Margie E. Reisenbichler. Thank-you notes were read from several individuals for money that the club donated to them. Dorothy Lichtenegger, president, reported on the council meeting...
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Gary Geiser
(Obituary ~ 07/06/08)
Gary Geiser Gary Lynn Geiser, 70, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, July 4, 2008, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Aug. 23, 1937, in Cape Girardeau, son of Emanuel and Anita Freeman Geiser. He worked for Kelley Construction as a diesel mechanic and later worked at Procter & Gamble as a janitor...
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Iran indicates it has no plans to halt uranium enrichment
(International News ~ 07/06/08)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran indicated Saturday that it has no plans to meet a key Western demand that it stop enriching uranium, a day after Tehran sent the European Union a response to an international offer of incentives for halting enrichment. The content of that response has not been made public and European officials declined to comment on it Saturday, but there was caution about the prospects of progress...
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Donald McGill
(Obituary ~ 07/06/08)
Donald McGill Donald McGill, 70, of Jackson died Saturday, July 5, 2008, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home...
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Colombian rescue video shows duped rebels, elated hostages
(International News ~ 07/06/08)
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Military intelligence agents posing as aid workers and a film crew flew to the jungle aboard a white helicopter, staging a mock humanitarian mission that rebels were told would ferry their hostages to another camp for talks on a prisoner swap...
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U.S. removes natural uranium from Iraq
(International News ~ 07/06/08)
The last major remnant of Saddam Hussein's nuclear program -- a huge stockpile of concentrated natural uranium -- reached a Canadian port Saturday to complete a secret U.S. operation that included a two-week airlift from Baghdad and a ship voyage crossing two oceans...
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Area digest
(Community Sports ~ 07/06/08)
Troxel 46th at Olympic Trials Jackson High School graduate Steffan Troxel finished 46th among 74 competitors Saturday in the preliminaries of the men's 1,500-meter freestyle at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Neb. Troxel, who swims collegiately at the University of Indiana, had a time of 15 minutes, 51.15 seconds...
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Independence Street work starts Monday
(Local News ~ 07/06/08)
Cape Girardeau officials have announced that the project to widen Independence Street will begin Monday. Work on side streets will start first to ensure access to affected properties on the south side of Independence Street. Work will begin at Pacific Street and proceed west to Minnesota Avenue, at which point the contractor, Fronabarger Concreters, will begin at Kingshighway and proceed east toward Minnesota Avenue. ...
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Two fires still burning along Calif. coast
(National News ~ 07/06/08)
BIG SUR, Calif. -- Cool, damp weather early Saturday helped crews gain ground on the huge wildfire that wiped out this coastal retreat's holiday tourist trade, allowing some personnel and gear to be shifted to a growing blaze farther south Nearly 2,000 firefighters were trying to stem the advance of the two-week-old blaze in Big Sur that has blackened more than 107 square miles in the northern end of the Los Padres National Forest and destroyed 20 homes...
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timeout with ... Brett Heuer
(Community Sports ~ 07/06/08)
Sport: Bowling Age: 12 School: Jackson Middle School Nickname: B.J. Most fun part about bowling: Hanging out with friend and having fun bowling Most frustrating part of bowling: When you're not bowling good If you could trade places with any athlete, who would it be: Walter Ray Williams Jr. because I think he's the best bowler in the PBA and he's won a lot of awards...
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Obama enthusiastically welcomed at St. Louis AME church convention
(State News ~ 07/06/08)
ST. LOUIS -- Barack Obama found a receptive audience Saturday at the African Methodist Episcopal Church convention, where he reinforced his message of service, sacrifice and active faith. The crowd of thousands of delegates and leaders of the oldest predominantly black denomination in North America welcomed Obama as their own political son, who understands their language of God and church...
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Births 7/6/08
(Births ~ 07/06/08)
Jackson Son to Nicole Shante Jackson and Zachary Ricks of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 7:54 a.m. Saturday, June 28, 2008. Name, Zachary. Weight, 7 pounds, 2 ounces. Second child, first son. Ms. Jackson is the daughter of Joey William of Cape Girardeau, and the late Cheryl Jackson. She is employed at Pear Tree Inn. Ricks is the son of Linda Spain of Caruthersville, Mo., and Drake Love of Chicago. He is employed at Hardee's...
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Land donated for Bollinger County veterans memorial
(Local News ~ 07/06/08)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- The Bollinger County veterans memorial, planned by Sonny Freeman of Marble Hill, will be built on a lot in Marble Hill in front of the Presbyterian Church, according to Freeman. Freeman said Lloyd and Debi Ivey of Marble Hill donated the land, which he said will be a perfect spot to create a parklike atmosphere for the memorial with picnic tables and trees for the community to enjoy as they remember friends and family members who served in the armed forces...
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Challenges abound for Bush at his last economic summit
(National News ~ 07/06/08)
WASHINGTON -- The problems do not get any easier as President Bush attends his final summit with leaders of industrialized democracies. Disputes over global warming, worries about soaring oil prices and uncertainty about Iran and North Korea's nuclear ambitions pose daunting challenges for Bush when he sits down with presidents and prime min- isters Monday...
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Ice racing: What a cool event
(Editorial ~ 07/06/08)
It's not easy raising money these days. And it's hard to find fun things for families to do together. But a group of Marble Hill people were able to, for one day anyway, defeat the economy, the heat and the video-game culture by hosting ice races at Pellegrino Park...
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Speak Out 7/6/08
(Speak Out ~ 07/06/08)
Longer days JACKSON SCHOOLS are adding 20 to 30 minutes to each school day for grad prep and character training. When I was in school, it was the counselor's place to prepare each student for graduation. As far as character training, the school district needs to leave that to the parents of the students. ...
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2008 Santa Fe named top midsize SUV
(National News ~ 07/06/08)
The value-priced, practical Hyundai Santa Fe doesn't get a lot of headlines. But it made news this year when it beat out the Honda Pilot as the top midsize sport utility vehicle chosen by Consumer Reports magazine for 2008. What put the Santa Fe amid the magazine's overall Top 10 Picks? A long list of standard safety equipment, roomy interior, decent ride, good reliability record, exemplary crash-test results and the fact buyers get a lot for the money...
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Area calendar
(Community Sports ~ 07/06/08)
Baseball n Southeast Missouri State camps: The Southeast Missouri State baseball program will host two-day camps under the direction of assistant coach Chris Cafalone. A hitting camp for boys and girls ages 8 to 12 will be conducted Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. ...
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Parents must confront the outside forces influencing children
(Column ~ 07/06/08)
Dear Dr. Dobson: Everyone talks about how rebellious teens are today. I don't believe my parents went through this kind of anxiety when my sisters and I were young. We were all relatively happy and none of us rebelled. Am I right in assuming that good family life was easier to achieve in those days?...
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Accident during Iowa town's fireworks display hurts 37
(National News ~ 07/06/08)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- A Fourth of July fireworks shell misfired in a northern Iowa town, sending a fireball skidding down a street into a crowd of spectators and injuring 37 people, officials said Saturday. Most of the people treated after the Friday night accident in Charles City suffered minor injuries, city fire department spokesman Eric Whipple said...
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Firm complains about 911 radio proposal
(Local News ~ 07/06/08)
The co-owner of JCS Tel-Link has formally objected to Cape Girardeau County Commission's decision to pursue a 911 upgrade with St. Louis-based Warner Communication. No contract has been signed, but the county's 911 Advisory Board is due to begin negotiating details of Warner's proposal...
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Oregon man completes 200-mile flight in lawn chair
(National News ~ 07/06/08)
BEND, Ore. -- A 48-year-old gas station owner flew a lawn chair rigged with helium-filled balloons more than 200 miles across the Oregon desert Saturday, landing in a field in Idaho. Kent Couch created a sensation in the tiny farming community of Cambridge, Idaho, where he touched down safely in a pasture and was soon greeted by dozens of people who gave him drinks of water, local plumber Mark Hetz said...
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Few District 1 hopefuls favor buying Broadway courthouse
(Local News ~ 07/06/08)
For much of the past two years, the Cape Girardeau County Commission has tossed around the idea of taking over the 41-year-old federal courthouse on Broadway in Cape Girardeau as a replacement for the Common Pleas Courthouse. The building was attractive because it's newer, with potentially lower maintenance costs and is already set up to comply with disability access standards and better security were the attractions. ...
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'Crocodile Hunter' daughter gets doll
(Entertainment ~ 07/06/08)
CLEVELAND -- The Emmy-winning daughter of the late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin is getting her own doll. The 10-inch Bindi Irwin doll sports khakis, puffy pigtails and hiking boots. It comes with binoculars, a camera and other outback gear, as well as a cockatoo, wombat and python...
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Police report 7/6/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/06/08)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A 14-year-old was taken into custody for a fireworks violation in the 1100 block of Ranney Avenue. n A 16-year-old boy was taken into custody for a fireworks violation in the 1100 block of Ranney Avenue...
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Fire report 7/6/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/06/08)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday: n At 5:36 p.m., an illegal burn at 2323 Perryville Road. n At 6:44 p.m., a gas leak at 2106 Bloomfield St. n At 8:11 p.m., a motor vehicle accident in 2100 block of William Street...
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Rooms with view House has plenty of windows, many overlook the pool
(Community ~ 07/06/08)
A circular blacktop drive leads to the four-columned front entrance of this stately four-bedroom, three-bathroom home. The driveway extends to the rear of the home, where there is a two-car detached garage and heated kennel for five dogs. A bathing area with its own hot-water heater and closets is inside the kennel. Five gated kennel runs are attached at the outside...
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Pine Bluff offers stiff test in regional
(Community Sports ~ 07/06/08)
Despite being the Mid-South Regional runner-up the past two years, the Pine Bluff (Ark.) Braves really haven't been close to beating the Plaza Tire Capahas. But after a 5-1 decision Saturday in which the Braves made the Capahas sweat a little, the Braves were drawing comparisons to another previously one-sided rivalry...
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FDA raises total salmonella case count to 943 nationwide
(National News ~ 07/06/08)
WASHINGTON -- The government on Saturday increased the number of people reported being sickened in a record salmonella outbreak in which tomatoes are the leading suspect, although investigators are testing other types of fresh produce. There have been 943 reported cases nationwide, with at least 130 hospitalizations since mid-April after the first salmonella illnesses appeared, the Food and Drug Administration said Saturday. ...
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Rosa Carter
(Obituary ~ 07/06/08)
Rosa Carter LICK CREEK, Ill. -- Rosa H. Carter, 96, of Lick Creek died Saturday, July 5, 2008, at her daughter's home in Lick Creek. She was born June 6, 1912, in Saratoga, Ill., daughter of Charles and Mary Hartley Brasel. She and Vern Carter were married Dec. 29, 1934, in Golconda, Ill. He died Oct. 31, 1995...
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Water receding in hard-hit Winfield, Mo.
(State News ~ 07/06/08)
WINFIELD, Mo. -- A week after the Mississippi River broke through the Pin Oak levee and began inundating this northeast Missouri town, signs that worst is over were everywhere. Except in a few spots, the Mississippi is no longer overtopping the remnants of the levee as the water flows slowly back to its original river bed, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Saturday based on a tour of the town...
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First ladies unite
(Column ~ 07/06/08)
Last week in Jefferson City a most remarkable nonpartisan event was attended by 600 people. Over $500,000 was raised and was (to my knowledge) only reported in the Jefferson City daily newspaper in any significant manner (though it was also press released)...
- Cape Rock Sunrise (Submitted Photo ~ 07/06/08)
- Washington County, Missouri, Summer 2000 (Submitted Photo ~ 07/06/08)
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Knee Deep in trash: Hauling a load Jackson couple helps clear away curbside 'treasure'
(Community ~ 07/06/08)
Callie and I like to think of ourselves as Word People. We ponder, we type, we edit. We craft, we polish, we publish. We like our kind of work, that which is spent in mostly air-conditioned spaces. This Knee Deep series was Callie's idea, an opportunity to get out, use our muscles and our hands, and then bring our experiences to the public as an expression of our appreciation for the good people who make our world work...
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Help morale at work by being courteous in the kitchen
(Community ~ 07/06/08)
Smashing someone else's lunch in the refrigerator to make way for your own. Leaving your dishes in the sink. Letting your lunch bubble over in the microwave. While it may be OK to do these things in your house, it's bad form in the workplace, etiquette experts say. After all, the office kitchen is a communal space...
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New Resource Available to Missouri Soybean Farmers
(Submitted Story ~ 07/06/08)
JEFFERSON CITY -- Missouri farmers have a new tool available to help monitor and manage disease in their soybean fields this growing season. The Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council (MSMC) and the soybean checkoff have set up a toll-free hotline for the state's soybean growers to call for the latest information on soybean rust. The hotline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 1-866-587-1206...
- Blue Angels (Submitted Photo ~ 07/06/08)
- Flying high in the sky (Submitted Photo ~ 07/06/08)
- The Grand Finale (Submitted Photo ~ 07/06/08)
- Tribute to America (Submitted Photo ~ 07/06/08)
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The Rev. Paul Wood
(Obituary ~ 07/07/08)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- The Rev. Paul E. Wood, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, July 5, 2008, at Eldercare in Marble Hill. He was born Sept. 4, 1915, in Cape Girardeau to Edwin Thomas and Dona Evans Wood. He was married to Pauline Virgina Counts on June 12, 1938...
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LaVesta Colin
(Obituary ~ 07/07/08)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — LaVesta M. Colin, 58, of Perryville died Sunday, July 6, 2008, at her home. She was born Nov. 13, 1949, daughter of Leslie R. and Velma Peer. She and Stanley L. Colin were married April 24, 1971. She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, a Perry County Shelter Workshop Board Member, a PSR teacher, a chairwoman of the Salvation Army, a beautician and a real estate agent. She was an administrator at Terrace Gardens...
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Hospice volunteers complete training
(Local News ~ 07/07/08)
Four new Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Missouri hospice volunteers have recently completed training. Two of the volunteers are from the area, Lana Gilwater of Cape Girardeau and Linda Hamra of Sikeston. The program teaches basic information about the services VNA Hospice provides with regard to guidelines each Medicare-certified hospice follows...
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Tourney MVP Eftink leads Capahas' potent attack
(Community Sports ~ 07/07/08)
The Plaza Tire Capahas broke out the bats Sunday afternoon. Leading the hit parade was Josh Eftink, who earned most valuable player honors of the National Baseball Congress Mid-South Regional. Eftink went 4-for-4 with a home run, a double and five RBIs during the Capahas' 15-0 title-game rout of the Pine Bluff (Ark.) Braves...
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People on the move 7/7/08
(Business ~ 07/07/08)
Chaffee resident named independent director Lindi Rains of Chaffee was promoted to an independent director position at BeautiControl, a direct-sales company headquartered in Carrollton, Texas. BeautiControl offers skin care and bath and body products through its more than 130,000 independent consultants throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada...
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Capahas shut out Pine Bluff to earn fourth straight regional crown
(Community Sports ~ 07/07/08)
Most people figured it would be a major upset if the Plaza Tire Capahas did not win the National Baseball Congress Mid-South Regional. Form held in a big way Sunday as the Capahas routed the Pine Bluff (Ark.) Braves 15-0 for their fourth straight regional championship. The game was stopped after seven innings by way of the 10-run mercy rule...
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Three freed U.S. hostages give thanks for rescue from rebels
(National News ~ 07/07/08)
SAN ANTONIO -- The three American hostages rescued by Colombia's military said in their first public statement that they are doing fine and are thrilled to "return home to the country we love." In a statement released late Friday by the U.S. Army, the men thanked their families, the Colombian military and the U.S. government, "who never forgot us."...
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Missouri candidates plant rural roots in TV ads
(State News ~ 07/07/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Tractors, boots, dogs and dirt roads. All are good -- very good, judging from the images being broadcast to Missourians. Aspiring governors and lawmakers are targeting potential voters with TV ads rich in rural scenery. It's a tactic that may appeal not only to farmers but even to city slickers searching for the hardworking, commonsense qualities that farmers have come to represent...
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Weather helps crews battling Calif. fire
(National News ~ 07/07/08)
LOS ANGELES -- Firefighters on Sunday took advantage of cooler, damper weather to battle a vast blaze ravaging Santa Barbara County as they tried to gain a foothold against the fire before the expected return of hotter, drier conditions. Moist air currents from the ocean cooled temperatures to the high 70s Sunday, helping fire crews keep the four-day-old blaze from spreading. The fire, which has been burning since Tuesday, was less than a third contained Sunday afternoon...
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Sprinter Gay has mild leg strain, says he'll be 100 percent for Olympics
(High School Sports ~ 07/07/08)
EUGENE, Ore. -- Sprinter Tyson Gay has a mild strain in a muscle in the back of his left leg but says he'll be 100 percent for his two races at the Beijing Olympics. Gay has been told to restrict himself to light physical activity for the next two weeks. He pulled up abruptly in the first 40 meters of his 200-meter qualifying race Saturday at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials and had to be carted off the track...
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Fire report 7/7/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/07/08)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday: n At 7:10 p.m., emergency medical service in the 300 block of Sprigg Street. n At 7:14 p.m., emergency medical service in the 900 block of Henderson Street. n At 8:05 p.m., mutual aid to Scott County...
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Missouri fair to promote recycling at August event
(State News ~ 07/07/08)
SEDALIA, Mo. — After chowing down funnel cakes and cold drinks at the Missouri State Fair in August, people will be able to recycle some of their trash during the 11-day event. Officials at the annual event plan to set up 50 recycling bins where cup or cans can be placed, cutting down on the 263 tons of trash generated last year...
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Torres sets another U.S. record, wins 50 free
(High School Sports ~ 07/07/08)
OMAHA, Neb. -- Dara Torres already knew she was going to the Olympics. That's not good enough anymore. The 41-year-old Torres won the 50-meter freestyle Sunday night with another American record, giving her the chance to swim two individual events in Beijing...
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County considers deal with rental car company
(Local News ~ 07/07/08)
On Thursday, the Cape Girardeau County Commission was approached by Enterprise Rent-A-Car with a proposal to help cut traveling costs for county officials by renting cars. Mark Block, corporate account manager who presented on behalf of Enterprise, said an agreement with his company would save the county money on mileage reimbursement costs in light of rising fuel prices. ...
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Out of the past 7/7/08
(Out of the Past ~ 07/07/08)
25 years ago: July 7, 1983 Despite concerns voiced by Sunset Court residents wishing to protect their neighborhood, the Cape Girardeau City Council last night approved a rezoning request that paves the way for construction of a new Southeast Missouri Hospital parking lot...
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Chip and seal
(Editorial ~ 07/07/08)
More than a year after the idea was first brought to the table, chip-and-seal paving of county roads began last week in Cape Girardeau County. The chip-and-seal concept, a less expensive alternative to higher-quality paving, has not been embraced by everyone, but most agree it's a huge upgrade from gravel roads...
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Hardly a failure, Smith may be best athlete in Southeast history
(High School Sports ~ 07/07/08)
I was talking to Joey Haines after Southeast Missouri State product Miles Smith finished 12th in the U.S. Olympic Trials 400-meter semifinals last Monday when Haines said something I found interesting. Smith was naturally disappointed that he didn't place in the top eight to make the finals and keep his 2008 Olympic hopes alive...
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2008 MLB All-Star Rosters
(High School Sports ~ 07/07/08)
American League Starters Catcher — Joe Mauer, Minnesota First Base — Kevin Youkilis, Boston Second Base — Dustin Pedroia, Boston Shortstop — Derek Jeter, New York Third Base — Alex Rodriguez, Boston Outfield — Josh Hamilton, Texas; Manny Ramirez, Boston; Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle...
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Nadal holds off Federer to claim Wimbledon title
(High School Sports ~ 07/07/08)
WIMBLEDON, England -- Rafael Nadal ended Roger Federer's five-year reign at Wimbledon on Sunday, winning a riveting, five-set marathon to claim his first title at the All England Club and signal a changing of the guard in men's tennis. Nadal held off a stirring comeback by Federer from two sets down to prevail 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (8), 9-7. He became the first man to win the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year since Bjorn Borg in 1980...
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Police report 7/7/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/07/08)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A 15-year-old boy was taken into custody for a fireworks violation at Ellis Street and Jefferson Avenue. n A 14-year-old boy was taken into custody for a fireworks violation at Locust Street and Ellis Street...
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Red Sox, Cubs dominate All-Star rosters
(High School Sports ~ 07/07/08)
NEW YORK -- Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez and Cubs leadoff man Alfonso Soriano will see lots of familiar faces at the All-Star game. A record seven Chicago Cubs were joined by seven Boston stars when rosters were announced Sunday for the July 15 event at Yankee Stadium...
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NYPD hires scholar to review threats
(National News ~ 07/07/08)
NEW YORK -- He was a flight surgeon with the Navy and a CIA officer in Pakistan. He has also earned a doctorate in sociology and written two books. Now Marc Sageman can add a new entry to his resume: terrorism guru for the New York Police Department...
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Afghan officials: U.S. missiles killed 27 civilians
(International News ~ 07/07/08)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan officials said fighter aircraft battling militants accidentally killed up to 27 Afghans walking to a wedding ceremony in eastern Afghanistan early Sunday, the second military attack in three days with reports of civilian deaths...
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Mulder scheduled for first start of year
(High School Sports ~ 07/07/08)
ST. LOUIS -- Four outs in two relief outings was enough for the St. Louis Cardinals to put Mark Mulder back in the rotation. The left-hander will make his first start since September on Wednesday at Philadelphia. "I think he's ready," Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said. "Not only what we've seen but just what he's telling us and how he feels has been something of a benchmark...
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'Public' online spaces don't guarantee free speech, other rights
(National News ~ 07/07/08)
NEW YORK -- Rant all you want in a public park. A police officer generally won't eject you for your remarks alone, however unpopular or provocative. Say it on the Internet, and you'll find that free speech and other constitutional rights are anything but guaranteed...
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Israel-Hamas standoff contributes to sewage glut in Gaza
(International News ~ 07/07/08)
SHATI REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip -- When a toilet is flushed in Gaza City, the waste sloshes straight into the Mediterranean. A yearlong standoff between Israel and Hamas has left the territory's sewage system in a state of collapse, flooding its coastal waters with human waste and blanketing crowded beachside neighborhoods in a fierce stench...
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Knights' lessons on 'slipping the surly bonds'
(Column ~ 07/07/08)
Last week's brief rumor that the lawsuit between Cape Girardeau County commissioners might be settled out of court died quickly. According to Tom Ludwig, the attorney for two of the three commissioners, a formal response will be delivered to 2nd District Commissioner Jay Purcell's attorney, J.P. Clubb, sometime today. No court date has been set for Circuit Judge Stephen Mitchell to hear the case...
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Memo 7/7/08
(Business ~ 07/07/08)
Counseling services offered by center The Small Business Development Center of Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau will offer free counseling sessions July 15 through July 17 for area small businesspeople and individuals planning to enter the business field. ...
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Two retired generals arrested in Turkish probe into alleged coup plot
(International News ~ 07/07/08)
ANKARA, Turkey -- Two retired generals were jailed Sunday in connection with an alleged plot to topple Turkey's Islamic-rooted government, the highest-ranking ex-soldiers detained as part of the probe, a news report said. The two, arrested late Saturday, were among 21 people rounded up in the past week in the investigation into an alleged pro-secular and nationalist network called "Ergenekon," the state-run Anatolia news agency said...
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Report: Rural America fertile ground for military recruitment
(State News ~ 07/07/08)
ST. LOUIS -- Rural America continues to be fertile ground for military recruiters as young people continue to see the armed forces as a way to escape poverty or lack of opportunity in their hometowns, according to an analysis by the Department of Defense data by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch...
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Stun gun thief posts video, gets prison
(National News ~ 07/07/08)
WAUKESHA, Wis. -- A Wisconsin man who posted a video online showing him and his father shocking each other with a stolen stun gun has been sent to prison. Paul Crowell pleaded guilty to possession of an electric weapon and was sentenced June 20 to two years...
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Districts could end up in court over buildings
(State News ~ 07/07/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A debate over seven school buildings could land the Independence and Kansas City school districts in court today. The two sides have been haggling over compensation due to Kansas City and the transfer of titles to Independence after a boundary-change vote last November put the buildings in Independence...
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St. Louis casino evacuated after fire
(State News ~ 07/07/08)
ST. LOUIS -- About 1,000 people were evacuated from Harrah's St. Louis Casino and Hotel on Sunday morning after a fire started inside an exterior wall. Pattonville Fire Department battalion chief Robert Murray said the casino called around 9 a.m. saying smoke was filling a stairwell. The fire broke through the building's outer wall and was quickly extinguished by a crew waiting outside, Murray said...
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Attack in Pakistani capital kills 15
(International News ~ 07/07/08)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A suicide bomber targeted police officers in Pakistan's capital Sunday, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens while thousands of Islamists marked the one-year anniversary of a deadly military crackdown on a mosque nearby...
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China's iconic bicycles still thriving
(International News ~ 07/07/08)
SHANGHAI, China — For a vivid insight into the clash of old and new in China, follow the bicycle. Morning rush hour in Beijing and Shanghai used to be rivers of cyclists flowing in a majestic hush down broad bike lanes. Today, many of those lanes have been taken over by cars and buses, their roar and honk drowning out the tinkle of bicycle bells...
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Incubating small business
(Column ~ 07/07/08)
When Dennis Roedemeier agreed in 2003 to take on the job of building up Southeast Missouri State University's role as a center for business development and applied research, he made a five-year commitment to the job. Since then, Southeast has opened the only Innovation Center in the state that is not affiliated with a University of Missouri campus. ...
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Lynn Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 07/07/08)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Lynn Seabaugh, 31, of Perryville, died Sunday, July 6, 2008, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born March 22, 1977, son of Troy and Mary Seabaugh, of Perryville. He was engaged to Tony Ing of Perryville. He was the owner and operator of Seabaugh Outdoor Services...
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Speak Out 7/7/08
(Speak Out ~ 07/07/08)
Gasoline robbery THE PRICE of gasoline going up so soon after oil prices go up is ridiculous, because there's no way that more expensive oil has been processed and made into these products, whether it be gasoline, diesel or whatever. Gas stations won't drop their prices immediately when oil prices go down. So they're getting two raises at the pump for each increase in the price of oil, which is robbery, isn't it?...
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Stewart's bad luck continues at Daytona
(High School Sports ~ 07/07/08)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Tony Stewart's season took another turn when the two-time NASCAR champion fell ill during Saturday night's race at Daytona International Raceway. Stewart started the Coke Zero 400 and ran as high as third, but gave way to J.J. Yeley on lap 72. Stewart went to the infield care center, where he given intravenous fluids and eventually released. Yeley finished 20th after getting caught up in two late accidents...
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Tropical Storm Bertha nears warmer waters
(National News ~ 07/07/08)
MIAMI -- Tropical Storm Bertha is approaching warmer waters and is likely to strengthen during the coming days. At 10 a.m. Sunday, Bertha was centered about 1,185 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands in the Caribbean. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph with some higher gusting. Forecasters say Bertha is expected to strengthen during the next few days and could become the Atlantic season's first hurricane...
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More electricity being generated in Iraq, but shortages still linger
(International News ~ 07/07/08)
BAGHDAD -- Don't try to convince Taha Yassin that Iraq's power shortages are finally easing: His children cry each night when the fan cuts off and the house heats up. Iraq is producing on average 11 percent more electricity this year than a year ago, officials announced Sunday. Improved security allowed repair crews to finally get the upper hand, fixing damaged lines and stations, some sabotaged by extremists...
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Hurting for work: 438,000 jobs lost and worse is still to come
(National News ~ 07/07/08)
WASHINGTON -- Unemployment lines, painfully long this month, are only going to get longer. The nation lost jobs for a sixth month in a row in June, a storm of pink slips drenching this year's holiday for more than 60,000 Americans and leaving thousands more worried about the future...
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Community briefs 7/7/08
(Local News ~ 07/07/08)
AARP to meet today for history program The AARP Cape Girardeau County Chapter 4041 will meet for a history program at 1:30 p.m. today at Grace United Methodist Church at Broadway and Caruthers Avenue. The program is "Important but Unknown People from Cape Girardeau's Past," presented by Dr. Frank Nickell. There will be a door prize drawing...
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Congress begins push to finish summer work
(National News ~ 07/07/08)
WASHINGTON -- Democrats bent on showing they can govern and Republicans anxious about a sour re-election climate are pushing a pared-down summer agenda in Congress. Lawmakers want to try to save homeowners from foreclosure, avert Medicare cuts and give the government power to spy on suspected terrorists...
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Kim claims second win on PGA Tour
(High School Sports ~ 07/07/08)
BETHESDA, Md. -- Anthony Kim is on the cusp of joining the short list of challengers to Tiger Woods, a point driven home Sunday not so much by his victory at the AT&T National as the phone call he received from the tournament host. Woods wasn't at Congressional to present the trophy, but he surely would have appreciated Kim's performance. Kim shot a bogey-free round of 5-under 65 for a two-shot victory over Fredrik Jacobson...
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Donald McGill
(Obituary ~ 07/07/08)
Donald L. McGill, 70, of Jackson died Saturday, July 5, 2008, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Feb. 26, 1938, in Blodgett, Mo., to Liege and Leona Belle Woods McGill. He was married to Carolyn Sue Cronenbold on Dec. 28, 1957, in Cape Girardeau...
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Theft of car anti-pollution device up
(National News ~ 07/07/08)
CINCINNATI -- Marty Boyer's carefully maintained sport utility vehicle growled more like a dragster than a 2001 Honda Passport when he turned the key. "The second I turned it over, and it sounded like a tank and a Harley, I knew exactly what had occurred," said Boyer, 33...
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Dictionary's new entries make debut
(National News ~ 07/07/08)
Is it acceptable to serve edamame to a dinner guest who's a pescatarian? Should you pour prosecco or soju for the winner of the Texas Hold 'em game you're planning near the infinity pool? And what's that wing nut in the corner saying about dirty bombs and nasty Noroviruses?...
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Cubs close series with 7-1 stomping of Cardinals
(High School Sports ~ 07/07/08)
ST. LOUIS -- Kerry Wood's ninth-inning collapse did not linger for the Chicago Cubs. A day after their closer allowed three runs in a disappointing loss, the Cubs took Wood out of the equation. Chicago banged out 16 hits and got strong starting pitching in a 7-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday...
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Columbia, Mo., teenagers spend summer repairing sidewalks
(State News ~ 07/07/08)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- While some high school students work summer jobs serving sundaes at Dairy Queen or taking watch as a lifeguard at the local pool, three teens from Hickman High School are learning a trade as employees of the city of Columbia. Until school resumes in August, Kyle Ledbetter, a recent graduate, and Hickman seniors Cori Hodgson and Chris Basnett are the primary workers on a four-man crew charged with repairing existing city sidewalks...
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Israel opens Gaza border crossings
(International News ~ 07/07/08)
JERUSALEM -- Israel has opened its border crossings with the Gaza Strip after closing them once again because of Palestinian rocket fire. Israeli military spokesman Peter Lerner says the crossings opened Sunday morning and that food, fuel and cement are being sent into Gaza. He says Palestinians seeking medical treatment are also being allowed into Israel...
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Fireworks accident kills Mo. firefighter
(State News ~ 07/07/08)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- A volunteer firefighter was killed after being struck by a fireworks mortar during a city Fourth of July display along the Mississippi River. Bill Poley, 40, of Marston, Mo., was helping light fireworks Friday night when the mortar struck him, New Madrid police chief Claude McFerren said Saturday. Poley, a New Madrid Fire Department volunteer, was pronounced dead at the scene after the accident that occurred about five minutes after the show began...
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Frank Polston
(Obituary ~ 07/07/08)
CAIRO, Ill. — Frank Polston, 86, of Cairo, died Sunday, July 6, 2008, at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Barkett Funeral Home of Cairo.
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Bush defends decisions on North Korea, Olympics at G-8 talks
(International News ~ 07/07/08)
TOYAKO, Japan -- President Bush on Sunday defended removing North Korea from the list of state sponsors of terrorism and attending the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics as world leaders assembled to address soaring gas prices, climate change and African aid...
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Wet weather threatens delays for work on Interstate 64
(State News ~ 07/07/08)
ST. LOUIS -- Construction on one of the largest highway repair projects in Missouri history is struggling to stay on schedule as workers have had to battle one of the wettest springs in recent memory. A 5-mile stretch of Interstate 64 in St. Louis currently closed for repair and widening is scheduled to reopen by the end of the year. A second 5-mile stretch is to be completed in 2009...
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Jackson Chamber coping with loss of director
(Business ~ 07/07/08)
Nearly three months after the death of close friend and boss Marybeth Williams, Jackson Chamber of Commerce executive assistant Cheryl Merkler admits some mornings in the office still seem lonely. Since the Chamber executive director died from pneumonia April 27, Merkler has assumed Williams' day-to-day roles. Debbie Brown is the temporary assistant...
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Bright spot: City's restaurant, hotel taxes show strong growth rate
(Local News ~ 07/07/08)
Cape Girardeau restaurants are on a pace to exceed $108 million in sales and hotels could ring up $15 million in room charges when all the figures are compiled for the year ended June 30. The sales totals, based on receipts from the city's restaurant and hotel taxes, are based on 11 months of receipts and the strong growth rate that has continued to boost the local hospitality industry. ...
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Sweetheart Petite Miss Missouri 2008
(Submitted Story ~ 07/07/08)
Heather Conaway recently competed in the Misses of Missouri Pageant on June 20-21, 2008 in Springfield, Missouri. To qualify for the Misses of Missouri and Misses of Missouri Sweetheart Pageant, you must be the winner or the 1st Runner-Up in an official preliminary to the Miss Missouri Pageant, which for her was the Little Miss Jackson pageant that was held in November, 2007. ...
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Jackson group ready for Homecomers
(Local News ~ 07/07/08)
With the Homecomers Centennial celebration approaching, the Jackson Heritage Association is preparing to be highly visible throughout uptown Jackson with a number of exhibits and attractions planned. Tourists visiting the Oliver House Museum will see a special debut of the latest exhibit -- a turn-of-the-century bridal trousseau donated by a family with Jackson roots -- from 3 to 6 p.m. July 22 to 26 at 224 E. Adams St...
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Report in Kezer case to undergo analysis
(Local News ~ 07/07/08)
Tests to verify the authenticity of a police report related to the 1992 shooting death of Angela Mischelle Lawless are currently being performed in Jefferson City, Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter said Friday. The report, a statement taken by then Scott City officer Bobby Wooten, has become a key piece of evidence in the wrongful conviction case of Joshua C. Kezer, who was convicted of Lawless's murder and sentenced to 60 years in prison...
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Scott City 102-year-old never misses a Cardinals game
(Community ~ 07/07/08)
Les Grah is appropriately dressed in a Cardinals shirt and ball cap, hardly leaning on his walker as he offers me a seat in his Scott City livingroom. His daughter and great-great-grandson stand nearby, and we're quickly joined by Les' granddaughter and great-granddaughter. ...
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Chaffee police chief resigns
(Local News ~ 07/07/08)
Jesse Chisum has submitted a letter resigning from his job as Chaffee police chief, according to Chaffee Mayor Loretta Mohorc. Chisum is expected to read the letter as part of his report to the Chaffee City Council, which meets at 7 p.m. today at Chaffee City Hall, 222 W. Yoakum Ave., Mohorc said...
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InBev seeks ouster of Anheuser board
(State News ~ 07/07/08)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- Brewer InBev turned up the heat in its hostile, $46 billion bid for Anheuser-Busch, announcing Monday that it will attempt to remove the company's entire board. An alternate board, which would include Adolphus Busch IV, the uncle of Anheuser CEO August Busch IV, will give shareholders "a direct voice" in the takeover, InBev said...
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Poplar Bluff woman dies in fire
(Local News ~ 07/07/08)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (AP) -- An investigation continues into the fire death of a southeast Missouri woman, but authorities believe a cigarette is to blame. Sixty-year-old Brenda Petersen of Poplar Bluff died Thursday. Authorities say a couch caught fire. Butler County Deputy Coroner Jim Akers says Petersen suffered third-degree burns over her entire body and suffered smoke inhalation...
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Probation revoked for Dudley, Mo., man accused of dogfighting
(Local News ~ 07/07/08)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — A Dudley, Mo., man had his probation revoked today as a result of dogfighting and drug possession charges filed against him in October.Jamie D. Sifford, 29, appeared today before a judge in Stoddard County to decide whether or not to revoke his probation after an October raid on his Dudley property. ...
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Stalled car leads to capture near Poplar Bluff
(Local News ~ 07/07/08)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (AP) -- Two southeast Missouri burglary suspects are in custody, and they can blame a stalled car for their capture. The suspects, 25-year-old William Pickard and 18-year-old Joseph Miller, were arrested Thursday near Poplar Bluff...
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New Missouri law goes after illegal immigrants
(State News ~ 07/07/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Gov. Matt Blunt was signing legislation Monday that creates new restrictions on illegal immigrants and new requirements for businesses that employ them. The governor was scheduled to make stops in Joplin and Kansas City to publicize the legislation. Lawmakers passed the bill on the final day of their annual session under a threat from Blunt that he would call a special session if no bill were passed...
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Anheuser-Busch criticizes InBev board move
(State News ~ 07/07/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Anheuser-Busch Cos. says InBev's plan to remove its board is an attempt by the Belgian beer maker to buy the company at a price that is too low. InBev said earlier it will file a preliminary consent solicitation asking Anheuser's board to consult shareholders about replacing Anheuser's board. The move is part of its hostile $46 billion bid for St. Louis-based Anheuser, which Anheuser rejected two weeks ago, saying it undervalued the company...
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Jury being picked in videotaped sex killing case
(State News ~ 07/07/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Jury selection began Monday in the capital murder trial of a suburban Kansas City man accused in the 2006 videotaped sex killing of Marsha Spicer. Attorneys are scheduled to spend the next 2 1/2 weeks culling through more than 420 potential jurors before opening statements in the trial of Richard D. Davis, the first death-penalty case heard by a jury in Jackson County in six years...
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Man dies in boat collision at Table Rock Lake
(State News ~ 07/07/08)
HOLLISTER, Mo. (AP) -- A 77-year-old man is dead after a boat collision at Table Rock Lake in southwest Missouri. The victim is identified as Paul Workman of Kissee Mills. The accident happened late Sunday afternoon. The Missouri State Water Patrol says Workman's 20-foot boat was leaving Jake's Branch Cove as a 25-foot boat driven by Jonathan Ellens of Hollister was coming in. The two collided...
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After 122 years, Sporting New leaves St. Louis
(State News ~ 07/07/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- As St. Louis frets the possible loss of one icon, another one quietly goes away. For 122 years, Sporting News called St. Louis home. That ended this weekend when the publication officially moved to Charlotte, N.C. The move barely drew notice in St. Louis, where the possible purchase of Anheuser-Busch by rival brewer InBev is all the buzz...
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Early ads focus on Koster in Missouri AG race
(State News ~ 07/07/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The first ads in Missouri's Democratic attorney general's race focus on the credentials of state Sen. Chris Koster -- both touting and tearing them down. Koster began airing an ad Monday in the St. Louis and Kansas City television markets that highlights his former job as Cass County prosecutor, where he says he stood up for victims. Koster plans to take the ad statewide later this week...
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Obama's plane lands in St. Louis for maintenance
(State News ~ 07/07/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The airplane carrying Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama made a safe, unscheduled and precautionary landing in St. Louis on Monday after a flight control problem arose en route from Chicago to Charlotte, N.C. The plane, an MD-80 Midwest charter, experienced a problem maintaining the proper pitch, or control over keeping the nose at the proper angle, as it was taking off from Chicago, the pilot said...
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Coast Guard reopens section of Mississippi River
(State News ~ 07/07/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) — With floodwaters continuing to recede, the Coast Guard reopens the St. Louis harbor on the Mississippi River to commercial traffic. The river remains closed to recreational boats for a stretch of about 133 miles of the Upper Mississippi River, from Saverton, Mo., through south St. Louis County...
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Both lanes of Highway 177 reopened after flood closure
(Local News ~ 07/07/08)
Highway 177 just north of the Cape Girardeau city limits has reopened following the road's closure last week due to rising Mississippi River backwater, according to a news release sent out this afternoon by MoDOT.This morning water had receded enough to open one lane of the road, which was closed from County Road 643 to 657. This afternoon MoDOT announced both lanes were open...
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Settlements reached in St. Louis clergy abuse lawsuits
(State News ~ 07/07/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A victims' advocacy group said Monday that $312,500 is being paid to men who claim they were sexually molested by five St. Louis-area Catholic priests as far back as the late 1960s. The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests said the priests sexually preyed upon six boys between the ages of 8 and 15 at parishes and grade schools from the late '60s to the late 1980s...
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Christian continues career with Yankees
(College Sports ~ 07/08/08)
Southeast Missouri State product Justin Christian is back in the major leagues. Christian has been recalled by the New York Yankees from Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after Johnny Damon was placed on the disabled list. Christian originally was called up by the Yankees on June 24, but was optioned back to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre seven days later...
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Lynn Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 07/08/08)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Lynn D. Seabaugh, 31, of Perryville died Sunday, July 6, 2008, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born March 22, 1977, in Perryville, son of Troy and Mary A. Gilliard Seabaugh. Seabaugh was owner and operator of Seabaugh Outdoor Services...
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Marjorie Vanwinkle
(Obituary ~ 07/08/08)
Marjorie VanWinkle, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, July 6, 2008, at her home. She was born March 13, 1936, in Quincy, Ill., daughter of Charles and Violet Walters Lumley. She and Morris VanWinkle were married Feb. 5, 1955, in Hannibal, Mo. VanWinkle owned and operated a small country store and was postmistress for the U.S. ...
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Robert Blessing
(Obituary ~ 07/08/08)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Robert L. Blessing, 68, of Perryville died Sunday, July 6, 2008, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born July 28, 1939, at Crystal City, Mo., son of Mary Ann Blessing. He and Patricia DuVall were married Aug. 5, 1961, in Perryville...
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Health calendar 7/8/08
(Health ~ 07/08/08)
Calendar Today n La Leche League: 10 a.m. The league is a community breast-feeding support group. Meeting locations vary. For more information, call Amy Kiehne at 573-579-4196. n Sibling class: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Saint Francis Medical Center. ...
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NCAA's ruling upsets former player
(College Sports ~ 07/08/08)
Tiffanne Ryan said she took a lot of pride in playing for the first Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team to win championships in Division I. Ryan was a key reserve senior guard on the 2005-06 squad that claimed Ohio Valley Conference regular-season and tournament titles and made the program's first NCAA Division I tournament appearance...
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Exercise guidelines push movement, not intensity
(Health ~ 07/08/08)
You can run it, walk it or crawl it, but when it comes to the health benefits, a mile is just a mile. That's the main message the government is likely to include in recommended exercise guidelines it will issue later this year as a complement to its famous food pyramid...
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New Mo. law goes after illegal immigrants
(State News ~ 07/08/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Matt Blunt signed legislation Monday that creates new restrictions on illegal immigrants and new requirements for businesses that employ them. Blunt said the new law puts Missouri "on the vanguard" of states working to crack down on illegal immigration...
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Animal rights protesters use new tactic: tormenting scientists
(National News ~ 07/08/08)
BERKELEY, Calif. -- In the hills above the University of California's Berkeley campus, nine protesters gathered in front of the home of a toxicology professor, their faces covered with scarves and hoods despite the warm spring weather. One scrawled "killer" in chalk on the scientist's doorstep, while another hurled insults through a bullhorn and announced, "Your neighbor kills animals!" Someone shattered a window...
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After 122 years, Sporting News leaves St. Louis
(State News ~ 07/08/08)
ST. LOUIS -- As St. Louis frets the possible loss of one icon, another one quietly goes away. For 122 years, Sporting News called St. Louis home. That ended this weekend when the publication officially moved to Charlotte, N.C. The move barely drew notice in St. Louis, where the possible purchase of Anheuser-Busch by rival brewer InBev is all the buzz...
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G-8 members discuss global warming, other issues
(International News ~ 07/08/08)
TOYAKO, Japan -- President Bush encountered resistance on his climate-change policy as he and other world leaders sought to strike a balance between framing a deal on global warming while coping with inflation and slumping economic growth. Building a consensus was not proving easy for him as the Group of Eight economic powers planned to turn its attention today to global warming, soaring food and fuel costs and world conflicts...
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Poplar Bluff, Mo., woman dies in fire
(State News ~ 07/08/08)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- An investigation continues into the fire death of a Southeast Missouri woman, but authorities believe a cigarette is to blame. Sixty-year-old Brenda Petersen of Poplar Bluff died Thursday. Authorities say a couch caught fire. Butler County Deputy Coroner Jim Akers says Petersen suffered third-degree burns over her entire body and suffered smoke inhalation...
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Suspects in Dunklin County stabbing murder free on bond
(Local News ~ 07/08/08)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Two individuals arrested in late January in connection with the stabbing death of a man on East Fifth Street in Kennett remain free on a total of $120,000 in surety bonds as they await another day in court. Max Arnold, 26, of Caruthersville, Mo., posted a $100,000 surety bond in order to be released from the Dunklin County Justice Center after allegedly assaulting and then stabbing a man to death at a party following what started as a verbal altercation...
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Slumping economy influences NASCAR's success
(Professional Sports ~ 07/08/08)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Chip Ganassi shocked the NASCAR industry when he shut down Dario Franchitti's unsponsored race team, putting last year's IndyCar Series champion and 71 other employees out of work. That it happened to Ganassi, a multi-car owner who just six weeks ago won the Indianapolis 500, was a wake-up call to every team owner not named Childress, Gibbs, Hendrick or Roush...
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Anna Nees
(Obituary ~ 07/08/08)
Anna Nees, 84, of Scott City, died Monday, July 7, 2008, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete with Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel.
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Out of the past 7/8/08
(Out of the Past ~ 07/08/08)
25 years ago: July 8, 1983 BENTON, Mo. — Circuit Court Judge Tony Heckemeyer, at a pretrial conference yesterday, set Jan. 16 to 18 for Douglas Wayne Thompson's trial in the shooting death of a Cape Girardeau auxiliary police officer 22 years ago; the trial will be held at Charleston, Mo...
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Catherine Dunn
(Obituary ~ 07/08/08)
Catherine D. Dunn, 90, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, July 7, 2008, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Oct. 10, 1917, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Anton and Ida Schlitt Glueck. She and W.J. "Pete" Dunn were married April 6, 1940, in Belleville, Ill. He passed away Aug. 19, 1984...
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University regents meet today to decide budget, health-care contract
(Local News ~ 07/08/08)
Smokers would be restricted at Southeast Missouri State University next fall under a plan the board of regents will consider today. If approved, students, faculty and staff would be limited to smoking at 24 outdoor locations on campus. They are already banned from smoking inside buildings...
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Bird watchers from as far away as Britain flocking to Alaska
(National News ~ 07/08/08)
ST. PAUL ISLAND, Alaska -- British birder Annie Andreae bristles at being called a "twitcher" -- friendly slang in England for someone who will drop everything at the drop of a hat to get a glimpse at a must-see bird. "I'm not a twitcher. I just like watching them," Andreae said. "They look lovely sitting there like that."...
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Officials: Smuggling rings may pose terror threat
(National News ~ 07/08/08)
WASHINGTON -- The intercepted e-mail was alarmingly matter-of-fact for anyone worried about a new terror attack: "getting into U.S is no problem at all. thats what i do best." The Ghanaian man who wrote it is in prison, accused of smuggling East Africans into the United States via Latin America for economic reasons. ...
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Bomber kills 41 outside Indian Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan
(International News ~ 07/08/08)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A bomb ripped through the gates of the Indian Embassy on Monday, killing 41 people and scattering bodies and pools of blood across some of Kabul's most protected Streets. Afghanistan quickly blamed Pakistan, India's archrival...
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Iraq raises idea of timetable for U.S. troop withdrawal
(International News ~ 07/08/08)
BAGHDAD -- Iraq's prime minister said Monday his country wants some type of timetable for a withdrawal of American troops included in the deal the two countries are negotiating. It was the first time that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has explicitly and publicly called for a withdrawal timetable -- an idea opposed by President Bush...
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Births 7/8/08
(Births ~ 07/08/08)
Gosche Daughter to Torey Scot and Crystal Gail Gosche of Kelso, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 3:24 p.m. Thursday, June 19, 2008. Name, Cassie Ann. Weight, 6 pounds, 13 ounces. First child. Mrs. Gosche is the former Crystal Chapman, daughter of Jim and Vickie Eftink of Oran, Mo., and the late Bill Chapman. She is employed by Missouri Department of Corrections. Gosche is the son of Gene and Patti Garrison of Jackson and Robert and Tutti Gosche of Benton, Mo. He is employed by Drury Southwest...
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Illinois police release name of man who died in bridge crash
(Local News ~ 07/08/08)
Illinois State Police on Monday released the name of the driver who died in a fiery crash on Illinois Highway 146 just east the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge. John F. Harris, 22, of Cairo, Ill., was driving the Chevrolet Blazer that crossed the center line on the highway on June 30, struck a tractor-trailer and a minivan and burst into flames, dispatcher Christine Garner said...
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McCain, Obama duel on economic plans
(National News ~ 07/08/08)
DENVER -- Barack Obama and John McCain agree on this much: The economy is staggering under the Bush administration, and Americans are hurting. But who's to blame and how best to fix it? Well, they part ways on that, as they made clear in dueling economic speeches Monday on the issue that has taken center stage in their presidential contest...
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Fireworks concerns aired at city council meeting
(Local News ~ 07/08/08)
Cape Girardeau police arrested 17 people, including 11 juveniles, for fireworks violations this season, according to information presented Monday to the city council. The statistics are for the period beginning June 27 and ending Saturday, and represent a 20 percent decrease in the number of calls for service from the previous year. The Cape Girardeau Police Department set up a special unit to handle only fireworks calls this year...
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Anheuser-Busch criticizes InBev board move
(State News ~ 07/08/08)
ST. LOUIS — Anheuser-Busch Cos. says InBev's plan to remove its board is an attempt by the Belgian beer maker to buy the company at a price that is too low. InBev said earlier it will file a preliminary consent solicitation asking Anheuser's board to consult shareholders about replacing Anheuser's board. Anheuser-Busch is asking its shareholders to take no action and not sign or return any consent they may receive in the future from InBev...
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Stalled car leads to suspects' capture
(State News ~ 07/08/08)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Two Southeast Missouri burglary suspects are in custody, and they can blame a stalled car for their capture. The suspects, 25-year-old William Pickard and 18-year-old Joseph Miller, were arrested Thursday near Poplar Bluff. About 3 a.m., Butler County Deputy Danny Hicks found Pickard in a 2000 Dodge Intrepid stranded on U.S. 60. Pickard told the deputy the battery went dead and Miller was en route to a service station for jumper cables...
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Voter registration deadline: 5 p.m. Wednesday
(Local News ~ 07/08/08)
Voters who want to cast ballots in the August primary -- or those who want to plan ahead for November's big political contest -- have until 5 p.m. Wednesday to register. According to Cape Girardeau County Clerk Kara Clark, only voters who have moved or changed their names need to register...
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Gun regulations
(Editorial ~ 07/08/08)
A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. This is the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Its stilted, comma-laden 18th century wording has always been clear to advocates of gun ownership, and equally unclear to those who favor restrictions or outright bans on firearms...
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Brewers land reigning Cy Young Award winner
(Professional Sports ~ 07/08/08)
MILWAUKEE -- With one XXL-sized move, the Milwaukee Brewers hope to transform themselves from scrappy underdogs to a big, bad pitching powerhouse intent on chasing down the Chicago Cubs and making the playoffs for the first time since 1982. The Brewers obtained AL Cy Young Award winner CC Sabathia in a trade with the Cleveland Indians on Monday, giving up four prospects in a gamble that favors the present over the future...
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Timeout with ... Hunter Jones
(Community Sports ~ 07/08/08)
Sport: Bowling Age: 9 Nickname: Hunter Hunter School: Eagle Ridge Christian School Most exciting part of bowling: You get to have fun and enjoy the game Most frustrating part of bowling: When all your friends goof off and they don't listen to your coach...
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When God is willing and men are patient
(Community ~ 07/08/08)
God was willing and the creeks didn't rise, so all was a "go" for my recent trip to Southeast Missouri to attend my nephew Henley's nuptials. The weather was beautiful as were the newlyweds, and the mighty Mississippi hadn't overtaken our town...
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Speak Out 7/8/08
(Speak Out ~ 07/08/08)
Annoying signs WHY ARE people complaining about workers holding up signs on street corners when there are political signs posted everywhere? The political signs are way more annoying. The speculators THE REASON the price of gasoline has gone up dramatically can be traced right back to the speculators who now own 69 percent of oil stocks, compared to just 29 percent just six years ago. ...
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NBC sees Olympics as research mecca
(Entertainment ~ 07/08/08)
NEW YORK -- NBC is using the Olympics as a "billion-dollar research lab" to get a sense of how people are using different media platforms to experience the Beijing Games that begin Aug. 8. Besides giving advertisers a clearer picture of how much consumers are paying attention to the games, NBC hopes its research provides a comprehensive picture of how people are supplementing TV viewership with tools such as video streaming, video on demand and mobile phones, said Alan Wurtzel, the company's research chief.. ...
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Cape Girardeau City Council actions 7/8/08
(Local News ~ 07/08/08)
Public hearings No one attended a public hearing regarding annexation of real estate north of County Road 618 between the new LaSalle Avenue/East Main Street interchange on Interstate 55 and Route W. n No one attended a public hearing regarding annexation of real estate on the west side of Perryville Road north of Evergreen Drive...
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Man charged in dogfighting case has probation revoked
(Local News ~ 07/08/08)
A Dudley, Mo., man had his probation revoked Monday as a result of dogfighting and drug possession charges filed against him in October. Jamie D. Sifford, 30, appeared today before Stoddard County Circuit Judge Stephen Sharp to decide whether or not to revoke his probation after an October raid on his Dudley property. Police allege they found evidence of dogfighting and drugs at Sifford's property during the raid...
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Ex-hostage Betancourt urges toning down of 'hate' speech toward rebels
(International News ~ 07/08/08)
PARIS -- Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt urged Colombia's president and others in the South American nation Monday to tone down their "radical, extremist language of hate" toward the leftist rebels who held her captive for six years. Betancourt, a politician with dual French-Colombian citizenship who was released last week in a Colombian military operation, skirted questions about her own political future in the interview with French radio. ...
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Obama's plane lands in St. Louis for work
(National News ~ 07/08/08)
ST. LOUIS -- The airplane carrying Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama made a precautionary landing Monday in St. Louis after the crew had a problem keeping the nose up on takeoff from Chicago. The plane, an MD-80 Midwest charter, struggled to keep the nose at the necessary angle as it left for Charlotte, N.C., the pilot said. ...
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Obama planning to accept nomination at Denver Broncos football stadium
(National News ~ 07/08/08)
NEW YORK -- In a break with tradition, Barack Obama will accept the Democratic presidential nomination at Invesco Field at Mile High, a 76,000-seat stadium, rather than at the site of the party's national convention across town. Democratic Party chairman Howard Dean acknowledged the decision to move Obama's speech on the final night of the Aug. ...
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Rising gas prices contribute to increase in teleconferencing, telecommuting
(Local News ~ 07/08/08)
When HAVCO Wood Products started teleconferencing its meetings in 2006 between company executives in its home base of Cape Girardeau and other areas of the country, the business never realized how much travel time and money the investment would save them two years later...
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Illinois couple make books from their dog photos
(State News ~ 07/08/08)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- You might not see any dog-people around east central Illinois, but these furry creatures have come alive in a second book by Champaign County residents. "Happy Tails: The Call of Nature" features photographs of "dog-people" Earl and Pearl Barker, who are usually composed of the bodies of authors Cindy and Kirby Pringle and the faces of their pets...
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Tour de France gets new leader
(Professional Sports ~ 07/08/08)
NANTES, France -- On a day that belonged to French cycling, Romain Feillu finished third to claim the yellow jersey Monday while Samuel Dumoulin won the third stage of the Tour de France with a victory he hopes will heighten the sport's image. Dumoulin was the quickest in a group of four riders that broke away almost from the start of the 129-mile route from Saint-Malo to Nantes. They were left to wage a tight sprint finish as others rolled behind...
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Drinking games can prove deadly to college students
(National News ~ 07/08/08)
WINONA, Minn. -- On the morning after the house party on Johnson Street, Jenna Foellmi and several other twentysomethings lay sprawled on the beds and couches. When a friend reached over to wake her, Foellmi was cold to the touch. The friend's screams woke up the others still asleep in the house...
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Former Olympic sports offered chance for laughs
(Professional Sports ~ 07/08/08)
If you've been swimming, you probably tried it at least once: dive into the water and see how far you can get without taking a stroke. Coast past 62 feet and you could have earned a gold medal at the 1904 Olympics. The tug-of-war you played with friends at school? That could have been worth a podium spot at six Games. A gym class favorite like the rope climb and a game that looked like hopscotch -- the standing hop, step, jump -- also were once medal events...
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Both lanes of Highway 177 reopened
(Local News ~ 07/08/08)
Highway 177 just north of the Cape Girardeau city limits has reopened following the road's closure last week due to rising Mississippi River backwater, according to a news release Monday from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Monday morning water had receded enough to open one lane of the road, which was closed from County Road 643 to 657. Monday afternoon MoDOT announced both lanes were open. For more information, call MoDOT at 1-888-275-6636...
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Strong work ethic points Kim in right direction
(Professional Sports ~ 07/08/08)
BETHESDA, Md. -- Mark O'Meara saw the change in Anthony Kim seven months ago when he barely knew him. Kim had finished his rookie year on the PGA Tour with only a reputation, and not the kind a 22-year-old needed. No one questioned his talent, only his temper. He often spoke without thinking, and he spent more time soaking up the night life than working on his day job...
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InBev seeks to oust Anheuser board
(State News ~ 07/08/08)
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Brewer InBev turned up the heat in its hostile $46 billion bid for Anheuser-Busch, announcing Monday that it will attempt to remove the company's entire board. An alternate board, which would include Adolphus Busch IV, the uncle of Anheuser chief executive officer August Busch IV, will give shareholders "a direct voice" in the takeover, InBev said...
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Overtaxing the bullpen
(Professional Sports ~ 07/08/08)
ST. LOUIS -- Leading the major leagues in bullpen holds may not be a statistic the St. Louis Cardinals want to trumpet as a strength. Just ask rookie Mitchell Boggs, forced to face 10 hitters in a six-run third inning last week because manager Tony La Russa wanted to save weary relievers for a weekend series against the Central Division rival Cubs. ...
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Police report 7/8/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/08/08)
Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Assault n An assault was reported in the 2800 block of East Jackson Boulevard. Theft n A theft was reported in the 300 block of East Jackson Boulevard...
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Frank Polston
(Obituary ~ 07/08/08)
CAIRO, Ill. — Frank Polston, 86, of Cairo died Sunday, July 6, 2008, at his home. He was born Dec. 15, 1921, in Cairo. He married Eva "Katy" Morrison. She died in 1991. Polston was a mechanic and truck driver with the U.S. Air Force during World War II, serving in the China, Burma and India operations...
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Consider morals when voting
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/08/08)
To the editor: I have heard it said that history does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme. The Old Testament has many stories of when God's people followed him they prospered, and when they turned away they were destroyed. 2 Chronicles 36:14-23: In this passage Jerusalem is filled with immorality upon immorality (much like the U.S.). Just like Jerusalem, this country can be destroyed. It is possible to lose the war on terror. Babylon did it to Jerusalem in Chronicles. Whom are we fighting now?...
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Chaffee police chief resigns
(Local News ~ 07/08/08)
Chaffee police chief Jesse Chisum said his decision to resign resulted from a desire to do what's best for the city and his personal goal of doing well in nursing school. Chisum started his job last August with some enthusiasm, but within three months was at odds with some police personnel board and city council members, as well as Mayor Loretta Mohorc. ...
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B'nai Israel Synagogue up for sale a second time
(Local News ~ 07/08/08)
On Main Street, set a block apart from downtown, a part of Cape Girardeau's past stands out among nearby buildings. The one-story synagogue in Cape Girardeau, dressed in stuccoed brick with an Islamic and Spanish architectural style, has been used little since the early 1970s...
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Southeast increases athletics budget
(College Sports ~ 07/08/08)
The Southeast Missouri State athletics department will work within a budget that is 10 percent larger than last year's, an increase that is larger than the university's overall spending, according to the operating budget that will be submitted for approval at today's Board of Regents meeting...
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Hulshof outlines economic plan
(State News ~ 07/08/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Missouri faces stiff competition for jobs and needs to commit to training the work force and creating a climate attractive to business, Republican gubernatorial candidate Kenny Hulshof said Tuesday. Hulshof was in St. Louis to outline his economic and jobs plans. ...
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Storm damage reported in Scott, Stoddard counties
(Local News ~ 07/08/08)
Three trees were reported down on Route H near Blodgett, Mo., today at 3:45 p.m after severe weather passed through Southeast Missouri, according to the National Weather Service. Three trees were also reported uprooted in Bloomfield, Mo., at 3 p.m. today...
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Arrest made in De Soto child's death
(State News ~ 07/08/08)
DE SOTO, Mo. (AP) -- An arrest is made following the death of a 2-year-old eastern Missouri boy. Stacey Tolbert-Wyatt was not breathing at his home in De Soto Monday morning. Paramedics tried unsuccessfully to resuscitate him. The cause of death is not yet known...
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Receding floodwaters give up trove of debris
(State News ~ 07/08/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Duffels of police riot gear. Thousands of pens. Toys, water heaters and even dog houses. As floodwaters retreat across the Midwest, remnants of washed-out households are turning up in the muddy ooze miles from the families who lost them...
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Mo. AG candidate used staff to channel money
(State News ~ 07/08/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- They met at an Italian restaurant in southwest Missouri. A campaign aide for Democratic attorney general candidate Chris Koster and the treasurer for a local Democratic committee. The purpose: a check exchange. Koster's aide handed the Democratic official a check from an innocuous-sounding group called the Economic Growth Council, along with a pair of letters she had created -- one from the Economic Growth Council accompanying its money, the other from Koster's campaign soliciting money from the local political committee.. ...
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KC man faces federal charges for calls
(State News ~ 07/08/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A Kansas City man who admitted making threatening phone calls to women in Missouri has been indicted by a federal grand jury on similar charges. Daniel Travis Phillips is charged with calling eight women in Louisiana during January and February. Those calls allegedly crossed state lines, which could make him subject to federal charges...
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Hulshof outlines economic plan
(State News ~ 07/08/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Missouri faces stiff competition for jobs and needs to commit to training the work force and creating a climate attractive to business, Republican gubernatorial candidate Kenny Hulshof said Tuesday. Hulshof was in St. Louis to outline his economic and jobs plans. ...
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InBev takes out full-page ad in Post-Dispatch
(State News ~ 07/08/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- InBev takes another step in its hostile bid for Anheuser-Busch, this time appealing to people in the brewer's hometown. A full-page ad from the Belgian brewer appeared in Tuesday's St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The ad says the takeover would make for a stronger, more competitive global company. It says Budweiser would be expanded globally, and St. Louis would serve as North American headquarters...
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Sikeston establishes litter hot line
(Local News ~ 07/08/08)
SIKESTON, Mo. — The Sikeston Department of Public Safety (DPS) has established a litter hot line. "It is up and operational as we speak," DPS Director Drew Juden said during the regular city council meeting Monday. The number, 573-475-3737, rings into DPS's 24-hour communication center, according to Juden. In the event dispatchers are busy, the call is routed to voice mail...
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Boil water order issued for Annwood Estates in Jackson through Thursday
(Local News ~ 07/08/08)
A boil water has been issued for Annwood Estates Subdivision in Jackson, according to a news release from the city's Public Works Department. Below is a copy of the release: "The City of Jackson has issued a precautionary boil water order for all of the properties in Annwood Estates Subdivision in eastern Jackson due to a water main break near the intersection of East Jackson Boulevard and Brittany Drive. ...
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Homeland Secretary Chertoff visits Lincoln County
(State News ~ 07/08/08)
WINFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Gov. Matt Blunt gave U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff a firsthand look at damage from recent Missouri flooding Monday during a helicopter tour over some of the ravaged area. Chertoff visited with officials in hard-hit Lincoln County, and got a quick update about how recovery is going. Later, he and Blunt held a news conference outside City Hall in Winfield...
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Mo. military academy settles wrongful death suit
(State News ~ 07/08/08)
MEXICO, Mo. (AP) -- The parents of a Mexican student killed in a military academy rifle range mix-up will receive $700,000 to settle their wrongful death lawsuit against the school. Court documents show that the Missouri Military Academy agreed on June 16 to pay the six-figure settlement to Ignacio Garcia Fierros and Blanca Luz Almada Palacios de Garcia, both of Caborca, Mexico...
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Mo. Humane Society helps animals survive disasters
(State News ~ 07/08/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Ice storms, tornadoes and floods have made it a rough year for many people in Missouri. Their pets have had a hard time of it, too. The Humane Society of Missouri said Tuesday that it has helped more than 3,000 animals survive severe weather so far this year. Most of those were animals from Missouri, although the group helped about 300 animals in Iowa during recent flooding...
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Not yet to Las Vegas, the competition continues
(Entertainment ~ 07/08/08)
Neal E. Boyd fans in Southeast Missouri are eager to see their home-grown talent show back up on prime time TV, but Tuesday wasn't the night for that. Instead, the initial auditions continued in New York City, where acts from a young Chinese contortionist adopted by an American family to a song-and-dance troupe that mixed hip hop and ragtime thrilled the audience. And, of course, there were plenty of acts that didn't...
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Missouri road projects dependent on new money
(State News ~ 07/08/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — There's no money to do it. But if there were, the Missouri Department of Transportation has identified dozens of major road and bridge projects to be completed as part of a potential 20-year plan. Transportation officials don't call it a wish list. They describe it as a need list...
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Court keeps cell tower backup rules on hold
(State News ~ 07/08/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- More than a year after they were first introduced, federal requirements aimed at making sure cell phone towers continue operating during natural disasters remain in limbo. A federal appeals court on Tuesday put the wireless industry's challenge of the regulations on hold until the Federal Communications Commission gets clearance for the cell tower policy to go into effect...
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'Hellboy II' director del Toro loves his demons
(Entertainment ~ 07/08/08)
LOS ANGELES — The worst monsters in your most terrifying dreams probably would run and hide from the creatures Guillermo del Toro puts on a movie screen. Del Toro, creator of the visionary fairy tale "Pan's Labyrinth," offers a universe of otherworldly creations in "Hellboy II: The Golden Army," the follow-up to his 2004 adventure about a superhero who's a demon from below...
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Hulshof in St. Louis to discuss economic plan
(State News ~ 07/08/08)
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Kenny Hulshof plans to unveil his plan for Missouri's economy and creating jobs during an appearance in St. Louis. Hulshof is scheduled to speak at noon Tuesday at Kiener Plaza. He is currently in Congress representing Missouri's 9th District. He is opposing state Treasurer Sarah Steelman for the GOP nomination...
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Union offers Bombardier concessions
(Business ~ 07/09/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- With a decision on Bombardier Aerospace's new aircraft assembly plant possibly days away, Canadian machinists are trying to counter Missouri's offer of tax incentives with labor concessions. Over the weekend union members approved a tentative contract that would offer Bombardier significant cost savings and increased flexibility if the company agrees to build its proposed C series jetliners in Montreal, The Kansas City Star reported on its Web site Tuesday...
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Recipes from readers
(Column ~ 07/09/08)
I have been a little short on reader mail lately, but this week makes up for the slow weeks. I say "good job" to those that sent in recipes to pass along. Keep the mail coming. Rita Burk of Cape Girardeau sent me several recipes she wanted to pass along to readers of this column. She added her comments on each recipe, and they are helpful...
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