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One killed, several injured in holiday accidents
(Local News ~ 11/30/08)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — At least one Southeast Missouri resident died of traffic-related injuries over the Thanksgiving holiday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, at 12:05 a.m. Thursday, motorist Stefany A. Tillman, 24, of Hayti, Mo., ran her vehicle off the right side of the road while traveling on Interstate 55, one mile south of Hayti. ...
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After 55 days, contest ends for 2 living in truck
(National News ~ 11/30/08)
MADISON, Wis. -- A Wisconsin radio station had to make two contestants an offer they couldn't refuse in order to get them to quit a game to win a new car. Tommy Kempfer, 26, of Sun Prairie, and Lisa Thompson, 40, of Westfield, had been living in a truck, hoping to outlast the other to win a new $30,000 vehicle from WMAD-FM in Madison...
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Marble Hill Christmas in the Foothills Festival marks start of holiday season
(Local News ~ 11/30/08)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Christmas tunes, the laughter of children and the aroma of roasted chestnuts filled the air Saturday afternoon at Twin City Park in Marble Hill. Hundreds of children and adults attended the second Christmas in the Foothills Festival, marking the beginning of Marble Hill's Christmas season, said festival organizer Jack Watt...
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Joe's fairly simple plan
(Column ~ 11/30/08)
From what little I know about economics, I can tell it involves math. I've never been ashamed to admit I am terrible at math. I only wish some of our know-it-all economists and financial wizards would be as forthcoming. As far as I can tell, predictions made by economists are as reliable as a November forecast for winter weather or a gambler's pick of who will win any game being played today...
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Evan Garner
(Obituary ~ 11/30/08)
Evan Garner MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Evan Garner, 69, of Marble Hill died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008, at his sister's residence. He was born Feb. 24, 1939, in Tuckerman, Ark., son of Audra and Junie May Hennessee Garner. Survivors include two daughters, Peggy Morris of Spiro, Okla., Andrea Harris of Fort Worth, Texas; three sisters, Nina Householder of Glenallen, Mo., Lorine Vincent of Dayton, Ohio, and Glenda Moore of Moro, Ill.; nine grandchildren; and three great grandchildren...
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'Run for Water' raises more than $4,000
(Community ~ 11/30/08)
Jared Ritter of Cape Girardeau, 17, raised $4,448.21 with his "Run for Water" on July 25, 2008. Jared ran 20 miles from Cape Girardeau to Jackson and back. He is pictured donated the check to the Blood:Water Mission office in Nashville, Tenn. The money will provide 4,448 African people clean drinking water for one year or will allow a community to build one well. The Blood:Water Mission has a goal of building 1,000 wells in Africa and have currently built 530 wells...
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Bohnert - 60 years
(Anniversary ~ 11/30/08)
Mr. and Mrs. Norbert A. Bohnert of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a dinner Nov. 29, 2008, at the home of Kenny and Tammy Roberts of Cape Girardeau. Bohnert and Lisa Henschel were married Nov. 25, 1948, in Wiesbaden, Germany...
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Gayle Abernathy
(Obituary ~ 11/30/08)
Gayle Abernathy MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Gayle Marie Abernathy, 67, of Marble Hill died Friday, Nov. 28, 2008, at her residence. She was born Aug. 20, 1941, at Detroit, daughter of Robert Charles and Eleanor K. Banachowski Wilson. She and Robert Abernathy were married April 21, 1961, in Winterhaven, Calif...
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Organizers of neighborhood march on Cape Girardeau's south side looking for 'unusual miracle'
(Local News ~ 11/30/08)
Byron Bonner is committed to helping people battling drug addiction in themselves or family members because he's been there himself. Ten years ago, he was in the midst of a two-day crack cocaine binge in a drug house, desperately wanting to leave. He leaned into a one Bible verse from the book of James, repeating it to himself over and over again...
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Rhodes - Graham
(Wedding ~ 11/30/08)
Lindsey Rachael Rhodes and Charles Thomas Graham exchanged wedding vows Sept. 13, 2008, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. The Rev. David Johnson performed the ceremony. Soloist was Robyn Hosp of Jackson, aunt of the bride. Organist was Matt Palisch of Jackson. Prelude music was by Meekee Graham, aunt of the groom; Terry Parker and DeDe Reed, all of Charleston, Mo...
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Sought: Wal-Mart shoppers who trampled N.Y. worker
(National News ~ 11/30/08)
NEW YORK -- Police were reviewing video from surveillance cameras in an attempt to identify who trampled to death a Wal-Mart worker after a crowd of post-Thanksgiving shoppers burst through the doors at a suburban store and knocked him down. Criminal charges were possible, but identifying individual shoppers in Friday's video may prove difficult, said Detective Lt. Michael Fleming, a Nassau County police spokesman...
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Area calendar
(Community Sports ~ 11/30/08)
Baseball n Southeast camps: The Southeast Missouri State baseball program will host six camps between December and February at Houck Field House. They are designed for boys age 8 through seniors in high school and cost $95 per camp. Two fundamental camps for ages 8 through 12 will take place Saturday and Dec. ...
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Perry County, Altenburg history told through annual 'walk in woods' event
(Local News ~ 11/30/08)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Items belonging to 19th century immigrants and '90s restaurants help tell the history of Perry County in the fourth annual Luther's Indoor Walk in the Woods. Bob Schmidt, president of Perry County Historical Society, doubles as a docent for the event, a tour through the Lutheran Heritage Center and Museum in Altenburg...
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Bride, groom save their first kiss for the altar
(State News ~ 11/30/08)
CHICAGO -- Two abstinence teachers who wed in Chicago experienced their first kiss at the altar. And it was a doozy -- a two-minute smooch that drew cheers from about 500 people in the church. After a one-year courtship, 28-year-old Melody LaLuz and 30-year-old Claudaniel Fabien tied the knot Saturday, even though they'd never locked lips before that day...
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Cold shooting dooms Southeast
(College Sports ~ 11/30/08)
As far as shooting goes, Southeast Missouri State men's basketball has been an on-again, off-again team this season. The cold-shooting Redhawks showed up Saturday in the fifth-place game of the Las Vegas Invitational. Southeast made just 36.5 percent of its field-goal attempts (19 of 52) and went a woeful 3 of 23 from 3-point range (13 percent)...
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Nelms - Hancock
(Wedding ~ 11/30/08)
Amy Beth Nelms and Andrew Patrick Hancock were married Oct. 27, 2007, at the Foster Farm in Old Appleton, Mo. Judge Pete Statler performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Patrick and Susan Foster of Old Appleton. The groom is the son of Paul and Cathy Hancock of Jackson, and Chuck and Susan Hinners of Waunakee, Wis...
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Births 11/29/08
(Births ~ 11/30/08)
Musgrove Son to Joshua David Musgrove and Samantha Jade Watkins of Morley, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:06 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. Name, Memphis Kaige. Weight, 7 pounds, 3 ounces. Fourth child, third son. Ms. Watkins is the daughter of Angie Gamer of Morley and Kenny Jenkins of Sikeston, Mo. Musgrove is the son of Mary Musgrove and Bill Grays of Morley...
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India ends Mumbai rampage after 60 hours, 195 dead
(International News ~ 11/30/08)
MUMBAI, India -- It took just 10 young men armed with rifles and grenades to terrorize this city of 18 million and turn its postcard-perfect icons into battlefields until security forces ended one of the deadliest attacks in India's history early Saturday...
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Fire report 11/30/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/30/08)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday: n At 4:42 p.m., emergency medical service in the 700 block of North West End Boulevard. n At 9:05 p.m., motor vehicle accident in the 800 block of Broadway. n At 11:52 p.m., emergency medical service in the 1200 block of Hilldale Circle...
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Early learning for guards
(High School Sports ~ 11/30/08)
Central sophomore Zach Boerboom said his team knew that Hazelwood Central ran a quick full-court press defense and prepared for it this week in practice. Still, the Tigers' offense had difficulty handling the basketball against the Hawks' constant pressure, turning the ball over 30 times, in Saturday's season opener...
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Hearing challenging Kezer murder conviction to start this week in Cole County courtroom
(Local News ~ 11/30/08)
A hearing begins this week in Cole County challenging the murder conviction of Joshua C. Kezer for the killing of a college student in Benton, Mo., in 1992. Kezer, currently serving a 60-year sentence for second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the murder of Angela Mischelle Lawless, was awarded the hearing in August after a Cole County judge agreed to hear evidence indicating Kezer may have been wrongly convicted...
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Out of the Past 11/30/08
(Out of the Past ~ 11/30/08)
25 years ago: Nov. 30, 1983 Republican gubernatorial candidate Gene McNary advocates resistance to federal court orders requiring state financing help for St. Louis school desegregation programs while at a campaign stop in Cape Girardeau; his opponent, State Treasurer Mel Carnahan, was in the city yesterday, where he blasted Missouri Gov. Kit Bond as not being "candid with us" about the state's financial problems...
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Lights, music, Christmas: Area houses decorated to brighten spirits
(Community ~ 11/30/08)
Whether it's flashing lights set to music at a residential home, candlelight at historic Victorian homes or homes decked out with every sparkle imaginable, this year's displays are bound to brighten your holidays and get you into the Christmas spirit...
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Edlen - Holzum
(Wedding ~ 11/30/08)
Hannah Renee Edlen and Garrett Lee Holzum were married July 19, 2008, at Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Ill. J. Cook performed the ceremony. Pianist was Linda Locke and soloist was Jerry Littig, both of Jacksonville. The bride is the daughter of Diana Edlen of Jacksonville, and the late Steve Edlen. The groom is the son of Jeff and Mary Holzum of Cape Girardeau...
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Climate protection initiative to meet Thursday evening
(Local News ~ 11/30/08)
The Southeast Missouri Climate Protection Initiative will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday to discuss progress on several projects. The meeting will be at Broadway Books and Roasting Company, 605 Broadway in Cape Girardeau. The projects include Cape Climate Protection planning, logo shopping bags, local green business recognition, collaboration with the League of Women Voters on recycling and Comrades on bike racks, an event recycling project, presentation/education activities...
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National Forest visitors down, no one knows why
(National News ~ 11/30/08)
GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- In the years after World War II, Americans packed up their young families and Army surplus camping gear and headed into the national forests to hunt, fish and hike. Going to the woods was part of what it meant to be an American...
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Jannette Pogue
(Obituary ~ 11/30/08)
Jannette Pogue PUXICO, Mo. -- Jannette Pogue, 72, of Puxico died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008, at home. She was born Dec. 17, 1935, at Qulin, Mo., daughter of James Clifford and Ethel Hudgins Campbell. She and William Pogue were married Sept. 21, 1956, in Elk, Mo...
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Book fair benefits Southeast Missouri Music Academy
(Community ~ 11/30/08)
Literature, art and music converge under one roof at the Southeast Missouri Music Academy's Book Drive at Barnes & Noble. The "Give the Gift of Music" book drive will be from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday. By mentioning the music academy, part of the proceeds from purchases will be directed back to the academy for scholarships and programs...
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Kiefer - Dohogne
(Engagement ~ 11/30/08)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Don and Mary Ann Kiefer of Chaffee announce the engagement of their daughter, Mallory Paige Kiefer, to Jeremey Scott Dohogne. He is the son of Kenneth and Kim Dohogne of Delta. Kiefer is a 2004 graduate of Chaffee High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Southeast Missouri State University in 2008. She is marketing manager with Cape Imaging in Cape Girardeau...
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Censorship must be challenged
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/30/08)
To the editor: "Sister Mary Ignatius" was first performed on Dec. 14, 1979. Since that performance it has been read and performed in hundreds (if not thousands) of venues from high schools to public theaters and was made into a major motion picture staring Diane Keaton in 2001. This play is a satire...
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Donate a wool blanket to a Crisp Museum art project and get a silkscreen print
(Community ~ 11/30/08)
Yes, it's cold out, but area residents who donate wool blankets to an art project at Crisp Museum will receive a silkscreen print from Marie Watt, an artist with a display in the museum. The request for blankets is part of a community art project titled "Blanket Stories."...
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Early data shows strong Black Friday
(National News ~ 11/30/08)
CHICAGO -- The nation's retailers got a much-needed sales boost during Black Friday's traditional shopathon as consumers, lured by deep discounts, spent nearly 3 percent more than they did last year. Sales on the day after Thanksgiving rose to $10.6 billion, according to preliminary figures released Saturday by ShopperTrak RCT Corp., a Chicago-based research firm that tracks sales at more than 50,000 retail outlets...
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Correction 11/30/2008
(Correction ~ 11/30/08)
Sunday's edition should have listed the dates for "Bethlehem Village of Hope," hosted by First Baptist Church of Delta, as Friday, Dec. 5, through Sunday, Dec. 7. The Southeast Missourian regrets the error.
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McClure, Ill., man gets Navy promotion
(Community ~ 11/30/08)
Navy Fireman Apprentice Chris A. Keppner, son of Nikki R. and Chris A. Keppner of McClure, Ill., was recently promoted to his current rank upon graduation from recruit training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Keppner received the early promotion for outstanding performance during all phases of the training cycle. ...
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Wilmarth - 40 years
(Anniversary ~ 11/30/08)
Mr. and Mrs. George Wilmarth of Cape Girardeau are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary today. Wilmarth and Melba Yamnitz were married Nov. 30, 1968, in Perryville, Mo. She is the daughter of Dalvin and Viola Yamnitz of Perryville. Wilmarth is the son of the late Albert and June Wilmarth of Cuba, Mo...
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Meadow Heights rips East Carter
(High School Sports ~ 11/30/08)
Dustin Hubler poured in 18 points and Derrick Wilfong added 12 to lead the Meadow Heights boys basketball team to a season-opening victory Saturday. The Panthers opened a 12-point lead after the first quarter and cruised past East Carter 81-36 in their Current River Challenge game...
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Schlichting - McQuay
(Wedding ~ 11/30/08)
Sarah Lynn Schlichting and Ryan Scott McQuay were married July 5, 2008, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg, Mo. The Rev. Keith Weise performed the ceremony. Organist was Tyson Wunderlich and soloist was Tammy Palisch. Parents of the couple are Roger and Chris Schlichting of Frohna, Mo., and Scott and Brenda McQuay of Cape Girardeau...
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Missouri man sticks to flying tradition
(State News ~ 11/30/08)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Ralph McConnell wants to be the oldest man to ever fly a plane. If his health holds up, the 90-year-old Carthage resident may reach that milestone. "I'm shooting for the Guinness Book of World Records," said McConnell, who piloted a Piper Warrior single-engine prop plane from the Joplin Regional Airport to Carthage and back recently to celebrate his 90th birthday. "The record right now is 102 years old. So I've got a ways to go."...
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Harrington - Cotner
(Engagement ~ 11/30/08)
Rick and Julie Harrington of Hazelwood, Mo., formerly of Cape Girardeau, announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Ann Harrington, to Matthew Ryan Cotner, both of Sikeston, Mo. He is the son of Ronald and Karen Cotner of Cape Girardeau. Harrington received a bachelor of science degree in accounting from Southeast Missouri State University in 2005. She is an accountant with Bucher and Eftink, LLC, in Sikeston...
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Birk - 50 years
(Anniversary ~ 11/30/08)
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Birk of Jackson observed their 50th anniversary July 6, 2008, with family. Birk and Mary Ann Hennecke were married July 6, 1958, at Zion Lutheran Church in Gordonville, by the late Rev. G.B. Sebolt. The Birks have two children, Bonnie (Terry) Pohlman of Oak Ridge and Steven (Patsy) Birk of Gordonville. They have five grandchildren, Amy and Ryan Pohlman; Logan and Paige Birk and Cody Abernathy...
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Floods in Sri Lanka kill 7; displace 98,000
(International News ~ 11/30/08)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Floods caused by days of heavy rains killed at least seven people, left four soldiers missing and displaced tens of thousands in insurgency-ravaged northern Sri Lanka, officials said Saturday. Keerthi Ekanayake of the Disaster Management Center said the northern Jaffna peninsula and the Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts were inundated and nearly 8,000 houses have been destroyed...
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Group organizes book drive for children in Belize
(Local News ~ 11/30/08)
A group from Southeast Missouri is helping organize Books for Belize, a book drive aimed at increasing literacy in several small, rural communities in the Central American country of Belize. Dr. Tammy Baldwin, Southeast Missouri State University professor of mass communication, and her husband, Henry Sessoms, as well as Tim Blattner with First Financial Consultants in Cape Girardeau and his wife, Dr. ...
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Speak Out 11/30/08
(Speak Out ~ 11/30/08)
Indian pride WAY TO go, Jackson Indians. You should be proud of yourselves for a job well done. Good choices SO FAR, Barack Obama's choices for advisers and Cabinet members are brilliant. He has calmed all but the most psychotic conservatives with pragmatic choices while paving the way for them to implement progressive policies...
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Safe haven
(Editorial ~ 11/30/08)
Nebraska legislators adopted a safe-haven law this year that was supposed to protect newborns who otherwise might be dumped in the trash or endangered in other ways by mothers who don't want them. Every other state has such a law, but Nebraska was the only one without an age limit...
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What's happening today 11/29/08
(Community ~ 11/30/08)
Old Town Cape hosts parade Old Town Cape is hosting its 17th annual Parade of Lights beginning at dusk, about 5 p.m., at Capaha Park. The parade will proceed down Broadway to Main Street and end at the Hutson's parking lot. About 100 lighted, musical entries will present this year's theme, "Christmas Carols Come Alive."...
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Toybox/Christmas for the Elderly profiles 11/30/2008
(Local News ~ 11/30/08)
Working mom needs help for children This single, working mom does the best she can for her three children. Her income falls between the guidelines to get any extra help, and her wages go to paying bills. The family lives in a Habitat House, and the children are involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters. ...
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Anna Williams
(Obituary ~ 11/30/08)
Anna Williams Anna A. Williams, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008, at Ratliff Care Center. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Chapel. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral chapel, with burial at 2 p.m. at Yount Cemetery in Garwood, Mo...
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Holyfield - Groeteke
(Wedding ~ 11/30/08)
Alyssa Lee Holyfield and Matthew John Groeteke were united in marriage Oct. 11, 2008, at Twin Oaks Winery in Farmington, Mo. The Rev. Larry Gallamore performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Henry "Butch" and Sally Holyfield and David and Vickie Howard, all of Cape Girardeau. The groom is the son of John and Starlet Groeteke of St. Charles, Mo...
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McMillan - Pingel
(Engagement ~ 11/30/08)
Mike and Kathy McMillan of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Nicole McMillan, to Clay Pingel. He is the son of Steve and Cindy Grebing and Curtis Pingel of Jackson. McMillan is a 2003 graduate of Jackson High School. She received a master of physical therapy degree in 2008 from the University of Missouri. She is a pediatric physical therapist at Children's Therapeutic Learning Center in Kansas City...
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100,000 stranded in Thailand after airports shut down following protesters' standoff
(International News ~ 11/30/08)
BANGKOK, Thailand -- The vacation is over for tens of thousands of tourists in Thailand. But they can't go home. The Hotel California-like drama began Tuesday when anti-government protesters shut the country's primary international airport. The following day they moved in on the capital's domestic airport, grounding all commercial flights in and out of the city...
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Police report 11/30/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/30/08)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n A subject is in custody pending formal charges for domestic assault. n Two juveniles were cited into juvenile court for negligent burning and tampering...
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Ferry operators say thank you
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/30/08)
To the editor: This is an open letter to Dorena Hickman Ferry customers and local citizens. With great sadness STAM Marine enterprises has resigned as the contract operator for this wonderful little ferryboat. There are so many individuals to thank for their support, friendship, loyalty and guidance these past 10 years that I must do this in a big broad stroke for fear of leaving out any of the individuals. ...
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Man finds wife's body near site of car accident hours later
(State News ~ 11/30/08)
BOLIVAR, Mo. -- A Polk County man is angry about finding his wife's body below a bridge hours after a deputy found her wrecked car and ordered it towed. Frank Dartt also is asking whether his 48-year-old wife, Brenda, would have survived if she had been found earlier...
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Frances Turner
(Obituary ~ 11/30/08)
Frances Turner MILLERSVILLE -- Frances M. Turner, 81, of Millersville died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 15, 1927, in Diehlstadt, Mo., daughter of Walter A. and Edna Woods Gerecke. She and Homer Turner Jr. were married Dec. 22, 1946. He survives...
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Missouri German immigrants helped keep state in Union
(State News ~ 11/30/08)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Drawn by Missouri's fertile valleys and rolling wooded hills, German immigrants made significant contributions to the Union Civil War effort. Missouri was settled by a variety of people. But settlers from the Old South -- the land holders -- dominated the state politically and economically...
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President named Obama changes name game in America
(National News ~ 11/30/08)
NEW YORK -- Zenas Ackah has heard it all his life: What kind of name is that? You must not be from here. You must be foreign. Actually, no. Born in the U.S., the 22-year-old college senior with the Greek first name and the Ghanian last name grew up in Philadelphia...
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Jim McDonald
(Obituary ~ 11/30/08)
Jim McDonald Jim C. McDonald, 62, of Jackson died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 7, 1946, in Bowie, Texas, son of Clint and Oleta Shoemaker McDonald. He and Brenda J. Dumey McDonald were married July 26, 1988, in Wichita Falls, Texas...
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Parade of Lights
(Editorial ~ 11/30/08)
Weather permitting, the 17th annual Parade of Lights will start at 5 p.m. today at Capaha Park and make its way down Broadway to Main Street. There are more than 100 entries in the parade, and downtown businesses are being encouraged to open their doors during the parade...
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Witnesses: Fatal shooting followed toy store brawl
(National News ~ 11/30/08)
PALM DESERT, Calif. -- The shooting occurred in a crowded toy store on the traditional start of the holiday shopping season, but authorities say it wasn't related to the bargain-hunting frenzy. Instead, two men pulled guns and killed each other after the women with them got into a bloody brawl, witnesses said...
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Thomas Israel
(Obituary ~ 11/30/08)
Thomas Israel Dr. Thomas Andrew Israel, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Nov. 28, 2008, at the Lutheran Home, with his wife and daughter at his side. Mr. Israel was born on Aug. 27, 1917, in Chicago, son of the late Charles Edgar and Decima Phoebe Chapman Israel. He married the former Miss Kilja Cho in Seoul, Korea, on Sept. 4, 1962. She survives...
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Smith - Wehner
(Wedding ~ 11/30/08)
Megan Frances Smith and Charles David Wehner were married May 17, 2008, at Bliss Plaza in Lees Summit, Mo. Pat Joyce performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Daryl and Julie Smith of Overland Park, Kan., and John and Jan Bolfeta of Blue Springs, Mo. The groom is the son of David and Barb Wehner of Cape Girardeau...
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Kansas City works with Corps of Engineers in effort to restore Blue River
(State News ~ 11/30/08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- For most of a century, the Blue River snaking though Kansas City has served as an industrial dumping ground and open sewer. But that's beginning to change as city officials, volunteers and industrial companies themselves are working to restore the 41-mile-long waterway...
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FYI 11/29/08
(Community ~ 11/30/08)
Food for fines During December the Cape Girardeau Public Library will accept canned and dried food for overdue fines. This does not apply to replacement of materials or other library fees. Each item donated equals 50 cents. Donations are welcome. FISH food pantry will distribute the donated items to local needy families. No expired or damaged food accepted...
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Customer's chair a memorial at N.Y. Starbucks
(National News ~ 11/30/08)
NEW YORK -- One customer's favorite chair at a suburban New York Starbucks has become a memorial. Employees at the store in Nyack say the chair was favored by Fleming Taylor, a paying customer even though he was homeless. Acquaintances say Taylor's body was found Wednesday under the stairwell where he lived...
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Veneziano - Shekell
(Engagement ~ 11/30/08)
Louis and Carol Veneziano of Cape Girardeau and Ames, Iowa, announce the engagement of their daughter, Christina A. Veneziano, to Matthew N. Shekell. He is the son of Gary and Francene Shekell of St. Louis. Veneziano received a bachelor's degree in communications from Southeast Missouri State University in 2006, and a master's degree in advertising and marketing communications from Webster University in 2008. She is employed at St. Louis Labor Tribune...
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Waiting for your call
(Submitted Story ~ 11/30/08)
Bear, a golden retreiver, likes to sleep in the recliner next to the phone, in case someone talks to him on the answering machine
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Parade of Lights cancelled due to rain, cold
(Local News ~ 11/30/08)
The holiday Parade of Lights in downtown Cape Girardeau has been cancelled for this evening due to rain and cold weather, organizers said.The decision to cancel today's parade and reschedule for next Sunday was disappointing, said Marla Mills, executive director of Old Town Cape.Temperatures in Cape Girardeau have held in the upper 30s all day, with intermittent rain. ...
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Explore Apple Creek Presbyterian Church's serene setting
(Column ~ 11/30/08)
Southeast Missouri is defined by its special people and special places. One of the special places in our region is Apple Creek Presbyterian Church, at the intersection of County Roads 532 and 543, half a mile east of Pocahontas. This sacred place brings together a wonderful simplicity and a quiet beauty. And, it is one of the most historical sites in Southeast Missouri...
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