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Cook - Unterreiner
(Engagement ~ 12/07/08)
Robert and Teresa Cook of Oran, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Lyndsey Renee Cook, to Paul Clemens Unterreiner, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Wayne and Jane Unterreiner of Cape Girardeau. Cook received a bachelor of science degree in nursing from Southeast Missouri State University. She is a registered nurse in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Saint Francis Medical Center...
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Children understand Dad is out of work; woman moves into apartment
(Local News ~ 12/07/08)
Dad out of work this year Mom has explained to her two children that with Dad out of work they can be grateful for what they have this year. Her teenager understands, but Mom would appreciate some help for their 11-year-old daughter who likes anything related to cheerleading, roller skates or skateboards, Hannah Montana games or a purse. ...
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Co-star: Swayze had 'good' energy on shoot
(Entertainment ~ 12/07/08)
NEW YORK -- Travis Fimmel has nothing but respect for Patrick Swayze. Fimmel and Swayze portray FBI agents in the upcoming A&E series "The Beast," which premieres Jan. 15. Fimmel said Swayze, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this year, didn't miss a day of work during the months-long shoot...
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Obese border collie survives being frozen to Wis. sidewalk because of fat
(National News ~ 12/07/08)
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. -- A dog weighing more than 120 pounds survived being frozen to a sidewalk overnight, probably because he was insulated by layers of fat, authorities said. The Sheboygan County Humane Society says the "morbidly obese" dog, an aging border collie mix named Jiffy, froze to the sidewalk when he was left out overnight Wednesday. Shelter manager Carey Payne says few dogs could survive the single-digit temperatures, and it was probably the fat that made the difference...
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Police Report 12/7/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/07/08)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Summonses n Amber Wallace, 22, 548 N. West End Blvd., was issued a summons for driving while intoxicated. n Eric Womack, 22, and Adam Brown, 21, 1150 New Madrid St., were issued summonses for maintaining a disorderly house...
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More than 100 people go on South Cape march Saturday morning
(Local News ~ 12/07/08)
The number of people who marched through Cape Girardeau's south-side neighborhoods on a 34-degree Saturday morning was far less than the 1,000 hoped for, but the Rev. Byron Bonner couldn't stop smiling afterward. The goal was to revive hope for change in an area terrorized by shootings and a break-in and sexual assault in the past two months...
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Agnes Pobst
(Obituary ~ 12/07/08)
Agnes Pobst ST. LOUIS -- Agnes L. Pobst, 97, of St. Louis, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Dec. 5, 2008, at Sherbrooke Village in St. Louis. She was born April 3, 1911, in Commerce, Mo., daughter of John R. and Agnes Anna Glueck Scherer. She and Robert J. Pobst were married Sept. 30, 1930, in New Hamburg, Mo. He died Feb. 23, 2000...
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Illers - Humphrey
(Wedding ~ 12/07/08)
Ashley Illers and T.J. Humphrey were married March 1, 2008, at West Hills Community Church in St. Louis. Gary Brooks and Brian Humphrey performed the ceremony. Scriptures were read by Erika Hann of St. Louis, cousin of the bride, and August Goodwin of Bedford, Texas...
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Three arrested in Stoddard County on methamphetamine trafficking charges
(Local News ~ 12/07/08)
DEXTER, Mo. -- An investigation by the Stoddard County Sheriff's Department, the SEMO Drug Task Force and the Drug Enforcement Administration has resulted in the arrest of three people. According to Stoddard County Sheriff Carl Hefner, the investigation by the three agencies found the individuals were involved in an interstate methamphetamine trafficking operation...
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His & Hers: Watch that step; it's a doozy
(Column ~ 12/07/08)
Husband-and-wife journalists Bob Miller and Callie Clark Miller use this space to offer their views on everyday issues. HE SAID The orange glow on the clock reads 6 a.m., the time for me to get out of bed and greet my son Drew. His mother, who works early, drops him off at my house at that time every morning, and he comes through the door and walks straight to his bed, usually without saying hello...
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Meeting room at Riverside Regional Library in Jackson closed
(Community ~ 12/07/08)
Riverside Regional Library in Jackson announced that the meeting room will no longer be available after Dec. 31, due to space issues related to their move in February. They will be closed for an undetermined amount of time in February while they move from their current location to the old Fred's Building on Jackson Boulevard...
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Bulldogs top Falcons in two overtimes to claim third in tourney
(High School Sports ~ 12/07/08)
It took a while. But the Notre Dame boys basketball team emerged with an 82-72 double-overtime victory against Rockwood Summit in the third-place game of the Farmington Invitational on Saturday. Jacob Tolbert poured in 22 points and Austin Greer added 21 as the Bulldogs improved to 2-1...
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Daniel Blumenberg
(Obituary ~ 12/07/08)
Daniel Blumenberg Daniel Gene Blumenberg, 40, of Whitewater died Friday, Dec. 5, 2008, at his home. He was born April 16, 1968, in Cape Girardeau, son of Gene Milton and Virginia E. Gray Blumenberg. Blumenberg graduated from Delta High School and worked at Dana Corporation and Mid-South Towing before becoming disabled. He was a member of Cape First Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Brennan - Williams
(Wedding ~ 12/07/08)
Emily Ann Brennan and Derek Allen Williams were married Feb. 23, 2008, at Abbey Road Christian Church. The Rev. Keith Price performed the ceremony. Pianist was Roger Blankenship of Jackson. Bible readings and prayers were given by Jeanne Brennan of Cape Girardeau, grandmother of the bride...
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Heiress dies after 28 years in coma
(National News ~ 12/07/08)
NEW YORK -- Martha "Sunny" von Bulow, an heiress who spent the last 28 years of her life in a coma after what prosecutors alleged in a pair of sensational trials were two murder attempts by her husband, died Saturday at age 76. She died at a nursing home in New York, her children said in a statement issued by family spokeswoman Maureen Connelly...
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C-SPAN gives Poplar Bluff students a tour of media bus
(Local News ~ 12/07/08)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- More than 160 Poplar Bluff High School students had the opportunity Thursday to spend a little time in one of two buses used by C-SPAN to cover the 2008 presidential election. The 45-foot-long vehicles have been used by the cable network since 1993 to cover a variety of stories nationwide. They have also visited schools and civic organizations over the last two years...
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Bloggers testing Vietnam's leadership
(International News ~ 12/07/08)
HANOI, Vietnam -- Last fall, when police clashed with Catholic protesters over confiscated church land, the Vietnamese public didn't need to rely on the sanitized accounts in the government-controlled media. They could read all about it on the blogs...
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Out of the Past 12/7/08
(Out of the Past ~ 12/07/08)
25 years ago: Dec. 7, 1983 Five lots valued at $100,000 have been donated to Southeast Missouri State University by Cape Girardeau businessman Lionel Hastings; the lots are located in the Greater Cape Girardeau Commercial Center. Dr. Shukuo Kinoshita, the president of the parent company of the Biokyowa firm, which is constructing a manufacturing plant here, paid a one-day trip to the Cape Girardeau facility yesterday...
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Mont. judge: Man has right to assisted suicide
(National News ~ 12/07/08)
HELENA, Mont. -- A Montana judge has ruled that doctor-assisted suicides are legal in the state, a decision likely to be appealed as the state argues that the legislature, not the court, should decide whether terminally ill patients have the right to take their own life...
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Mueller - Miesner
(Wedding ~ 12/07/08)
FROHNA, Mo. -- Shannon Renae Mueller and Joshua Paul Miesner were married May 31, 2008, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Sylvan Grove, Kan. Brian Tuma performed the ceremony. Organist was Jeffrey Blersch of Seward, Neb.; clarinetist was Erin Miesner of Frohna; trumpeter and soloist was David Hasseldahl of Columbia, Mo.; trombonist was Chris Effken of Friend, Neb.; and flutist was Stephanie Effken of Jamesport, N.Y...
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Mildred Haman
(Obituary ~ 12/07/08)
Mildred Haman TOMS RIVER, N.J. -- Mildred Haman, 95, of Toms River died Friday, Dec. 5, 2008, at Rose Garden Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Toms River. Haman was born in Portageville, Mo., daughter of James O. and Arlie Hufstedler. She and Frank M. Alexiou were married in March 1938. He was killed in July 1945 in World War II in the Philippines. In June 1949, she and Roy Haman were married. He died in February 1972...
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Good deed of the week 12/7/08
(Community ~ 12/07/08)
Pete Poe's longest running volunteer position is his service to the SEMO District Fair board--25 years. Requiring a12 month a year commitment, Poe said, "If I kept track of the time I probably wouldn't do it." Poe, semi-retired, also volunteers on the Southeast Hospital Foundation board as chairman of special events, the Cape Girardeau Parks Development Foundation, the Missouri Association of Fairs and Festivals and the Southeast Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences...
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Dem officials: Shinseki to be named VA secretary
(National News ~ 12/07/08)
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama has chosen retired Gen. Eric K. Shinseki to be the next Veterans Affairs secretary, turning to a former Army chief of staff once vilified by the Bush administration for questioning its Iraq war strategy. Obama will announce the selection of Shinseki, the first Army four-star general of Japanese-American ancestry, at a news conference Sunday in Chicago. ...
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Hip, hip, hooray!
(Column ~ 12/07/08)
The recession we didn't know about is almost over, according to the experts. They should know. This is another column about the economy, so brace yourself. I give you fair warning for two reasons. Reason No. 1: It is not fair to subject you to commentary in this space on the economy two Sundays running...
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Red Cross disaster fund needs donations
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/07/08)
To the editor: Through donations of time and money from the good will of the American people, your American Red Cross has helped hundreds of thousands of people this past year during the biggest relief operations in Red Cross history. Responding to the tornadoes and the worst Midwest flooding in 15 years were part of those operations. Disaster assistance is free, and the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund is there to help make this possible right here in Southeast Missouri...
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Shearer - Blattner
(Engagement ~ 12/07/08)
Robert and Jackie Shearer of Independence, Mo., and Kathy Wheat of Lees Summit, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Wiest Shearer, to Trevor Charles Blattner. He is the son of Rick and Tracy Blattner of Cape Girardeau. Shearer received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She is a third year dental student at the university...
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Teens need support as they learn to cope
(Column ~ 12/07/08)
Dear Dr. Dobson: Our 15-year-old daughter is getting some rough treatment at the hands of her peers these days. She wasn't invited to a party given by a girl who had been her best friend, and she cried herself to sleep that night. It's just tearing me up to see her hurt like this. Will this experience leave lifelong scars on her mind?...
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Tate - Meyer
(Wedding ~ 12/07/08)
Bethany Joy Tate and Thomas Nathaniel Meyer exchanged wedding vows Sept. 25, 2008, in Tarpon Springs, Fla. The bride is the daughter of Terri Tate of Fruitland and Craig and Kathy Tate of Cape Girardeau. The groom is the son of Thomas M. and Mary Meyer of Cape Girardeau...
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Winning recipes
(Community ~ 12/07/08)
Winner: Nancy Norlin Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar 5 tablespoons butter 1/2 cup pecans, finely chopped (2 ounces) 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup canned solid-pack pumpkin...
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In popular campus game, students take on zombies
(National News ~ 12/07/08)
TOWSON, Md. -- It's dusk on a brisk autumn Friday. At college campuses across the country, students are preparing for a weekend of booze-fueled debauchery. The ritual extends even to tiny Goucher College. But some students at the liberal arts school north of Baltimore have found a different way to blow off steam...
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What's happening today 12/7/08
(Community ~ 12/07/08)
Children's Arts Festival reception today The Children's Arts Festival reception will display artwork selected by jurors Carol Horst and Dr. Sam Bishop (retired) of Southeast Missouri State University Department of Art at 2 p.m. at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri. The children's artwork will later be displayed at Cape Girardeau Library, West Park Mall, the new Federal Building and the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri. For more information, call 334-9233...
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Area calendar
(Community Sports ~ 12/07/08)
Baseball n Southeast camps: The Southeast Missouri State baseball program will host 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. A fundamental camp for ages 8 through 12 will take place Saturday and Dec. ...
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Mississippi County may have way to take part in ditch cleaning program
(Local News ~ 12/07/08)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Mississippi County officials may have found a way to make participation in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's ditch cleanout program feasible. During the regular county commission meeting Thursday, Commissioner Martin Lucas said county officials had initially signed up to participate in the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service's Emergency Watershed Protection Program but then declined participating in the program after determining the requirement to pay prevailing wages would make the county's match too expensive.. ...
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Redhawks tumble at home
(College Sports ~ 12/07/08)
Southeast Missouri State was more competitive in its second Ohio Valley Conference game. The end result, however, was the same as Tennessee State beat the host Redhawks 83-72 on Saturday night. Two days after losing at home to defending OVC champion Austin Peay by 24 points, the Redhawks hung with TSU much of the way...
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Missouri Democratic Party picks chairman
(State News ~ 12/07/08)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Democrats have selected a former Springfield lawmaker as their new state party chairman. Craig Hosmer is to begin his duties immediately. He was elected Saturday at a meeting of the Democratic State Committee. Hosmer, 49, is the current Greene County Democratic chairman and was treasurer of Attorney General Jay Nixon's successful gubernatorial campaign. He is an attorney who served for 12 years in the House before narrowly losing a Springfield state Senate race in 2002...
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Police: India attacker rose from thug to militant
(International News ~ 12/07/08)
MUMBAI, India -- The lone gunman to survive the Mumbai terror attacks was a petty street thug from a dusty Pakistani outpost who was programmed into a highly trained suicide guerrilla over 18 months in jihadist camps, India's top investigator into the attacks said Saturday...
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Joshua Kezer attorneys say new evidence clears their client; prosecution says enough evidence remains for a conviction
(Local News ~ 12/07/08)
It's a case of technicalities. It's a case of changed stories. Of questionable evidence. For Joshua Kezer and the attorneys representing him, it's a case of unjustified imprisonment, an unfair trial and new evidence that proves Kezer was not the right man. ...
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Pearl Harbor event to focus on response
(National News ~ 12/07/08)
HONOLULU -- With an eye on the immediate aftermath of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, thousands of World War II veterans and other observers are expected today to commemorate the 67th anniversary of the devastating Japanese military raid. The theme of the event -- "Pacific War Memories: The Heroic Response to Pearl Harbor" -- is something of a departure from the past...
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Scott City police boost patrols looking for drunken drivers
(Local News ~ 12/07/08)
Scott City police are among law enforcement officers joining a weeklong increased enforcement period for drunken driving laws. "It's never worth the risk to drive while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Drivers could lose their license, pay large fines or, worst of all, cause a tragic loss of life," said police chief Dave Leeman in a statement issued announcing the heightened enforcement...
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Obama win leads Brazilians to look at their country's level of tolerance
(International News ~ 12/07/08)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- What struck the Brazilian woman most forcibly as she watched U.S. election-night returns on television was seeing Barack Obama's two young daughters. "I can't believe those two little girls with hair like mine will be in the White House," said 31-year-old Carolina Iootty Dias, putting her hand to her head, tears in her eyes as she watched the screen...
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More readers' cookie recipes
(Community ~ 12/07/08)
Claire Watson Chocolate Chip Supreme Cookies 1/2 cup shortening 1/2 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar 3/4 cup sugar 2 large eggs 1 (3.4 oz.) package instant vanilla pudding mix 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 2 1/4 cup flour 1 tablespoon baking soda...
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Bill McLain
(Obituary ~ 12/07/08)
Bill W. McLain, 84 of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, at the Missouri Veterans Home. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Hyundai tests luxury market with Genesis
(National News ~ 12/07/08)
Usually, car companies plaster their new vehicles with brand logos and name badges. But you won't find badges or a name on the front, fenders or four doors of the new-for-2009 Hyundai Genesis. Only in back, on the trunk lid, does the Hyundai logo exist on the body of this new, five-passenger car. The name Genesis is found back there, too -- below the trunk lid, under a taillight...
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Obama plans to help out economy with public works
(National News ~ 12/07/08)
CHICAGO -- President-elect Barack Obama said Saturday he wants to revive the economy through a job-creating public works plan on a scale unseen since the building program of the interstate highway system in the 1950s. He offered no price estimate for the grand plan, how the money might be divided or the effect on the country's financial health at a time of burgeoning deficits...
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Speak Out 12/7/08
(Speak Out ~ 12/07/08)
CEOs versus raiders CARL ICAHN says shareholders need to have more rights in the running of companies. That might sound good, but remember this is the same man who as the major shareholder of TWA stole the employees' pensions. In these hard economic times, if we have to choose between the lesser of two evils, I will choose the CEOs over the corporate raiders any day of the week...
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Jameson - Levan
(Engagement ~ 12/07/08)
MCCLURE, Ill. -- Greg and Delphia Jameson of McClure announce the engagement of their daughter, Marian Elizabeth Jameson, to Cody Wyatt Levan. He is the son of Judy Levan of Grand Tower, Ill. Jameson is a 2003 graduate of Shawnee High School. She received an associate's degree in applied science and certificate in surgical technology from Shawnee Community College in 2006. She is employed at Silver Springs Surgery Center...
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Quest to stay young may come with a price
(National News ~ 12/07/08)
LAS VEGAS -- It's one of those photos that make you do a double-take. Dr. Jeffry Life stands in jeans, his shirt off. His face is that of a distinguished-looking grandpa; his head is balding, and what hair is there is white. But his 69-year-old body looks like it belongs to a muscle-bound 30-year-old...
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Florida rep. hangs up on Obama twice, 'flabbergasted' calls weren't prank
(National News ~ 12/07/08)
MIAMI -- First she hung up on president-elect Barack Obama -- twice. Now Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is fielding calls from angry constituents who think she did it on purpose. The Miami congresswoman said she and the Democrat had a good laugh Wednesday after she apologized for assuming his calls were a prank...
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Wilbur Calvin
(Obituary ~ 12/07/08)
Wilbur Calvin CAIRO, Ill. -- Wilbur Calvin, 90, of Cairo died Friday afternoon, December 5, 2008, at Union County Hospital in Anna, Ill. Calvin was born March 19, 1918, in Mound City, Ill., son of Harve A. and Elizabth A. McDaniel Calvin. He was married to Eunice P. Hafford...
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Jackson Christmas parade draws 65 floats
(Local News ~ 12/07/08)
People filled with Christmas spirit lined the streets along the route of Jackson's Christmas parade Saturday. They caught candy from curbside seats, oohed and ahhed at the 65 float entries and were entertained by the antics of dogs walking in step with the bands, Scouts, church groups and area businesses...
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Amsterdam unveils plans to close brothels, marijuana shops to combat organized crime
(International News ~ 12/07/08)
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- Amsterdam unveiled plans Saturday to close brothels, sex shops and marijuana cafes in its ancient city center as part of a major effort to drive organized crime out of the tourist haven. The city is targeting businesses that "generate criminality," including gambling parlors, and the so-called "coffee shops" where marijuana is sold openly. Also targeted are peep shows, massage parlors and souvenir shops used by drug dealers for money-laundering...
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FYI 12/7/08
(Community ~ 12/07/08)
Humane Society fundraisers start Thursday Dine-in or carry out a meal from Texas Roadhouse any time Thursday and the restaurant will donate 10 percent of the bill to the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. To participate, download the flier from the Humane Society website at www.semopets.org and give it to your server. Fazoli's will donate 15 percent of orders from Thursday to Dec. 17 to the Humane Society when the coupon from the website is presented to the cashier...
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Southeast women drop to 0-2 in OVC
(College Sports ~ 12/07/08)
The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team is in an early Ohio Valley Conference hole. It's unfamiliar territory for the Redhawks. Southeast suffered its second straight loss to begin OVC play as visiting Tennessee State rallied for a 59-55 win Saturday...
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Another record freshman class at University of Missouri possible
(State News ~ 12/07/08)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Early applications for next fall put the University of Missouri on track for a record freshman class for the second year in a row. While that might seem like good news, some Missouri faculty are concerned that the large class comes at the same time the University of Missouri is trying to streamline and tighten its finances...
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Johnson - Moore
(Wedding ~ 12/07/08)
Dr. Colleen Marie Johnson and Mark David Moore were married July 5, 2008, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. The Rev. Patrick Nwokoye performed the ceremony. Lectors were Caryl Hanlon of Sunrise, Fla., aunt and godmother of the bride; Margaret Van Dijk of Rochester, Ill., and Stacy Moore of Granite City, Ill., sisters-in-law of the groom...
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Congress tries to seal auto industry deal
(National News ~ 12/07/08)
WASHINGTON -- Working to seal a deal with the White House, Democratic congressional leaders dispatched aides Saturday to draft an emergency $15 billion aid package to pull Detroit's Big Three automakers from the brink of collapse. Capitol Hill leaders prepared to sell another bailout to a skeptical Congress. ...
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Fire Report 12/7/08
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/07/08)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday: n At 4:16 p.m., a car fire on South Fountain Street. n At 5:43 p.m., a motor vehicle accident at North Sprigg and Watkins streets. n At 5:59 p.m., emergency medical service in the 300 block of North Sprigg Street...
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Cheesecake bars sweep cookie contest
(Community ~ 12/07/08)
They came in one by one Monday morning, cookies on trays, paper plates, a velvet box with a large gold bow. Cookies at 8:30 a.m., more at 9, 9:30, sometimes two batches at a time. The annual Southeast Missourian Holiday Best cookie contest culminated Dec. 1 as the 11 finalists brought in their contestant and the five judges went to cookie town...
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A dog for all weather
(Submitted Story ~ 12/07/08)
Atlas is a firm believer in daily walks and snuggling on the couch on cold evenings.
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Marble Hill Board of Alderman Agenda for Monday December 8th
(Submitted Story ~ 12/07/08)
The Marble Hill Board of Alderman will meet at the Marble Hill City Hall on Monday December 8th @ 6:00pm for questions about the meeting please call City Hall at: 573-238-3622
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The Cutest Santa
(Submitted Story ~ 12/07/08)
Camden was the star of the Scott City Christmas parade. He is the 6 month old son of Carmon and Ashley Jackson.
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Christmas Cantata at Maple UMC
(Submitted Story ~ 12/07/08)
"Jesus, There's Just Something About That Name," a Christmas Cantata, will be performed by the 30-member Maple United Methodist Church Choir along with a cast of actors who will tell the story of Jesus' birth, Sunday, December 21, at the 10:15 a.m. ...
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First youth deer hunt
(Submitted Story ~ 12/07/08)
As every excited little girl dreams of getting her first deer with her daddy, Taylor Donner of Jackson, actually had her dream come true. After she made her shot and realized that she just killed her first four point buck, she stated "Daddy why were you shaking?" What she didn't realize was that her daddy, Keith Donner was more excited about the deer than her. Taylor is eight years old and says that she is ready for next year and a bigger deer...
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