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Mollies Cafe and Bar granted liquor license, changes corporate structure
(Local News ~ 07/22/09)
Mollies Cafe and Bar won a new liquor license from Cape Girardeau by changing its corporate structure. The restaurant at 11 S. Spanish St. since July 1 operated on a 30-day temporary license because of unpaid property taxes. Those taxes, which as of Tuesday totaled $67,838.23, are owed by Merriwether Investments or the company's owners, John and Jerrianne Wyman...
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Cape man sentenced to 67 months on drug charge
(Local News ~ 07/22/09)
Shannon R. Hunsperger, 30, of Cape Girardeau received a sentence Tuesday of 67 months in prison for one count of conspiracy to possess a listed chemical with intent to manufacture methamphetamine.
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Jackson School Board member to seek nomination for 157th District
(Local News ~ 07/22/09)
The race to replace state Rep. Scott Lipke is underway. Gerald Adams, a Jackson School Board member for 11 years, said Tuesday that he will seek the Republican nomination in the 157th Missouri House District. Adams finished third in a four-way primary in 2002, gathering 22.4 percent of the vote in a contest Lipke won with 29.4 percent...
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Purcell loses appeal of Cape County Sunshine Law suit
(Local News ~ 07/22/09)
Jay Purcell has lost his appeal in a lawsuit against the Cape Girardeau County Commission for Sunshine Law violations. The Missouri Eastern District Court of Appeals ruled that the county commission cannot be sued. "Because the Commission as a stand-alone entity is not a proper party to this action, we find that the trial court erred when it allowed the action to proceed against the Commission without the individual commission members named as defendants in their official capacity," wrote Eastern District Court Judge Kurt Odenwald in the court's opinion.. ...
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Vera Burger Celebrates 80th Birthday
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/22/09)
"Vera Burger of New Hamburg celebrated her 80th Birthday at the Cape Girardeau Country Club on July 19, 2009. She celebrated with her five children and their spouses, her 15 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren."
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Area Youth Travel to Belize for Mission Trip
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/22/09)
Abbey Road Christian Church Youth Group in Belize City, Belize for a Group Workcamps Mission trip. Front row (l to r) Mike Schott, Barbara Breedon, Anne Marie Bernhardt. Back row (l to r)Coleman Schott, Lauren Bishop, Jenna Matthews, Lucas Wells, Barry Bernhardt, Janna Trautwein...
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The Humane Society's Featured Pet
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/22/09)
Lily is a 2 year old Rat Terrier. She is friendly and energetic. Lily needs a home with a fenced in yard. She is available for adoption at The Humane Society of SEMO, 573-334-5837. See more pets available at www.semopets.org
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William Street in Cape to be resurfaced from Kingshighway to Siemers Drive
(Local News ~ 07/22/09)
Crews will work nighttime shifts on William Street in Cape Girardeau in another MoDOT project funded by the federal stimulus package. Construction on the 1.65-mile stretch of William Street between Siemers Drive and Kingshighway is set to begin Friday. The project includes overlaying the concrete roadway with three-quarter-inches of asphalt and adding two turn lanes between the ramps of Interstate 55. The total cost is $556,000, MoDOT resident engineer Darius Dowdy said...
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Scott City WWII Vet Finds "closure" After 64 Years!
(Submitted Story ~ 07/22/09)
The Internet has opened many opportunities for young people to learn about historical events. Student research (these days) are but a finger tip away given today's technology. Our 14 year old was recently given an assignment where he was to research and describe (alphabetically) events or subjects associated with WWII. ...
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butterfly love
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/22/09)
7-20-09 St.Louis Zoo Butterfly Exhibit.
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Confederate Railroad plays live in Zalma
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/22/09)
It was a great night to be at the Rustic Lodge in Zalma Missouri on 7-17-2009 where "Confederate Railroad" played an outdoor concert to a capacity crowd. Everyone enjoyed the perfect weather, live music, and meeting old friends. After the 90 minute performance from the band, the members of the group then stayed late into the night signing autograps and meeting fans. ...
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State Sen. Crowell calls for accountability in use of initiative funds
(Local News ~ 07/22/09)
State Sen. Jason Crowell said he will continue to demand accountability for funds provided under the Caring for Missourians program even though Southeast Missouri State University has refused to enact restrictive policies. In an e-mail to the Southeast Missourian that was copied to Southeast president Dr. Ken Dobbins, Crowell reiterated his concern that Missouri students should fill slots in the programs expanded under the health-care initiative...
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Poplar Bluff doctor, wife plead not guilty in federal court
(Local News ~ 07/22/09)
A Poplar Bluff, Mo., doctor and his wife pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of health care fraud when they were arraigned Friday in U.S. District Court at St. Louis.
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Rainy weather delays events at Homecomers
(Local News ~ 07/22/09)
The steady rain that fell Tuesday afternoon and evening squelched most of the events planned to kick off Jackson Homecomers, the city's annual reunion festival, but city officials and event coordinators said they don't expect the rest of the week's schedule to be affected by the changes...
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Rain adds bite to course
(Community Sports ~ 07/22/09)
While summer may have taken the day off Tuesday, the Missouri Stroke Play Championship at Dalhousie Golf Club did not. In addition to battling a difficult layout, a field of 159 golfers had to shield themselves from atypical July conditions as they contended with a daylong rain and temperatures that hovered in the mid-60s on the first day of the three-day tournament...
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Speak Out 7/22/09
(Speak Out ~ 07/22/09)
Time for reform; Good argument; Smarmy tactics; Long waits; Stolen bins; Handy post office; Pointing the way; Stamp machines; Good use
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Debt explosion
(Column ~ 07/22/09)
Debt explosion. No better term exists to encompass the worst that can happen due to the reckless expansion of federal government and irresponsible borrowing to finance it. I am extremely concerned about the spending trends in Washington, D.C., and taxpayers should be equally disturbed. ...
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Responsible reform
(Column ~ 07/22/09)
A letter from Dr. H. Lee Schneider Jr. appeared in this paper Friday, and he raised a number of excellent points about the important debate over U.S. health-care reform. First and foremost, the House health-care reform legislation being debated as of the writing of this letter has been assembled behind closed doors. ...
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Directing the arts
(Editorial ~ 07/22/09)
Melissa Miller grew up in Jackson, pursued a career in journalism and marketing and returned to her hometown. Her new job is executive director of the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri. The arts council board that hired her believes Miller has all the qualifications it was looking for during a yearlong search, particularly her skills in communication, marketing and grant writing...
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TV language
(Column ~ 07/22/09)
I readily admit to being a tad bit old-fashioned in many ways. For example, my taste in comedy leans more toward Jonathan Winters and Tim Conway than Chris Rock. If that doesn't date me, nothing will. While watching some nameless comedian on one of those silly channels this week, I noticed something that I've noticed countless times before. ...
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Prayer 7/22/09
(Prayer ~ 07/22/09)
For cool days and cooler nights in mid-July, we say, "Hallelujah!" Amen.
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Route C in Perry County reduced to one lane
(Local News ~ 07/22/09)
Route C between Highway 51 and Route P in Perry County has been reduced to one lane for chip sealing, according to a MoDOT news release.
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Three Rivers audit cites areas to improve
(State News ~ 07/22/09)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A new state audit suggests that Three Rivers Community College in southeast Missouri could improve its bidding process and tighten financial controls. State Auditor Susan Montee outlined the audit Monday in a meeting on the Poplar Bluff campus...
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Midwest becomes biggest wine region in the country
(Community ~ 07/22/09)
NAPA, Calif. -- Quick, what's America's biggest wine region? If you answered California's Napa Valley, you're way off thanks to a federal ruling that creates a new one starting today. It's the Upper Mississippi River Valley, covering 29,914 square miles and encompassing portions of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa. That's 39 times the Napa Valley's 759 or so square miles...
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Dipping makes healthy snacks appeal to children
(Community ~ 07/22/09)
For children, two of the most dreaded words you can utter are "healthy snack." But this doesn't have to be the case if you take advantage of the magic of dipping. Children love to dip and it's easy to turn this playing with food into a fun way to get them eating more of what's healthy, such as fruits, vegetables, nuts and low-fat dairy products...
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Scottish singer Susan Boyle says fame is like 'giant demolition ball'
(Entertainment ~ 07/22/09)
NEW YORK -- Susan Boyle says sudden fame hit her like a "giant demolition ball." The Scottish singing sensation tells NBC's "Today" show, in an interview to air today, that adjusting to her overnight celebrity has been difficult. Her first appearance on "Britain's Got Talent" earlier this year had millions of YouTube hits. After placing second on the TV competition, the former church volunteer was hospitalized for exhaustion...
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Illinois board OKs after-school, gifted program cuts
(State News ~ 07/22/09)
CHICAGO -- The Illinois Board of Education on Tuesday approved a budget that eliminates funding for after-school and gifted programs and cuts money for early childhood, reading and foreign language instruction by as much as half. Speaking at an emergency meeting, chairman Jesse Ruiz said Gov. ...
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Gravedigger's practice helped unearth cemetery scandal
(State News ~ 07/22/09)
ALSIP, Ill. -- Willie Esper was just trying to get better at his job as a gravedigger when he unearthed a scandal. Loose bones kept turning up as he practiced digging holes with a backhoe in a supposedly unused section of Burr Oak Cemetery, a historic black graveyard near Chicago. Esper refused to keep his mouth shut about the grisly things he saw, leading to the arrest of four cemetery workers accused of digging up and dumping hundreds of bodies and reselling their plots...
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Fire report 7/22/09
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/22/09)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday: Jackson Firefighters responded to the following call Sunday:...
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Police report 7/22/09
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/22/09)
Summons; Assaults
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Lowell Green
(Obituary ~ 07/22/09)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Lowell "John" Green, 84, of Bloomfield passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at Golden Living Center in Bloomfield. He was born Oct. 13, 1924, in Fairview, Mo., son of Clarence Alvin and Nellie Creed Green. He and Alberta Alleen Fowler were married Jan. 11, 1947, in Piggott, Ark...
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Marie Kern
(Obituary ~ 07/22/09)
NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- Marie Ellen Kern, 78, of New Hamburg died Monday, July 20, 2009, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Mo. She was born April 3, 1931, in New Hamburg, to Pete and Cecelia LeGrand Morie. She married Elmer Frank Kern on June 27,1953, in New Hamburg. He died Sept. 13, 1996...
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Emagene Krueger
(Obituary ~ 07/22/09)
Emagene Krueger, 83, of New Bloomfield, Mo., formerly of Scott City, died Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at St. Mary's Hospital in Jefferson City, Mo. She was born Sept. 4, 1925, at Fornfelt to Raymond and Ruth Cummins Littlepage. She married John David Lance on May 11, 1946. He died Dec. 16, 1961. She then married Henry Carl Krueger on March 20, 1966. He died June 8 1999...
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Jessie Lottes
(Obituary ~ 07/22/09)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Jessie Mae Lottes, 92, of Perryville died Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. She moved to Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau in 1993 from Perryville, and returned to Perryville in September 2008...
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Marvin Ludwig
(Obituary ~ 07/22/09)
Marvin K. Ludwig, 81, of Oak Ridge died Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson and from 9 a.m. to service time Friday at St. John's Lutheran Church in Pocahontas...
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Kenneth Miller
(Obituary ~ 07/22/09)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Kenneth W. Miller, 62, of Dongola died Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston, Mo. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. John's Lutheran Church near Dongola, with full military honors and the Rev. Paul Sadler officiating. Internment will follow...
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Out of the past 7/22/09
(Out of the Past ~ 07/22/09)
25 years ago: July 22, 1984 The Rev. Jan Bengtson, pastor of St. Mark Lutheran Church, recently celebrated his 30th anniversary of ordination; his congregation honored him with a reception, framed certificate and Communion kit. Case Power and Equipment Co. ...
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Births 7/22/09
(Births ~ 07/22/09)
Bowlin; Schafer; Froggatt; Briner
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Recipe Swap: Summertime salads and surprises
(Column ~ 07/22/09)
With summer upon us, I thought you might enjoy a few cool salad recipes. I also love grilled fresh peaches, so I am sharing a recipe with you that also includes another favorite of mine: raspberries. All of these recipes are from a new cookbook I picked up, "Picnics, Potlucks & BBQs," published by CQ Products. It is a nice little book filled with great summertime recipes to use as the book title says. I hope you enjoy these recipes and that they help you to stay cool in summertime heat...
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Dr. Grow: Japanese beetles can cause a lot of damage if not properly controlled
(Column ~ 07/22/09)
Seventy-five percent of the questions I have received during the last three weeks from Southeast Missouri gardeners concern Japanese beetles. I have written about and discussed them at length over the last two years, but I sense more concern, anger, angst, anxiety, etc. this year among gardeners than ever before. So I thought I should revisit the subject...
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Poplar Bluff man sentenced to prison for role in murder
(Local News ~ 07/22/09)
A Poplar Bluff, Mo., man was sentenced Monday to 20 years in a state prison for the murder of John Lee Griffin. Cape Girardeau County Circuit Judge William Syler levied the penalty for Calvin Lee "CC" Smith Jr., 33, in a Cape Girardeau County courtroom.
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Scientists: Worlds largest telescope to be built in Hawaii
(National News ~ 07/22/09)
HONOLULU Hawaii was chosen Tuesday as the site for the worlds biggest telescope, a device so powerful that it will allow scientists to see some 13 billion light-years away and get a glimpse into the early years of the universe. The telescopes mirror stretching almost 100 feet in diameter, or nearly the length of a Boeing 737s wingspan will be so large that it should be able to gather light that will have spent 13 billion years traveling to Earth. ...
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Prosecutors drop charge against black Harvard scholar
(National News ~ 07/22/09)
BOSTON -- Prosecutors dropped a disorderly conduct charge Tuesday against prominent black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr., who was arrested by a white officer at his home near Harvard University after a report of a break-in. The city of Cambridge issued a statement saying the arrest "was regrettable and unfortunate," and police and Gates agreed that dropping the charge was a just resolution...
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Iranian police clamp down to prevent ongoing protests
(International News ~ 07/22/09)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Security forces and pro-government militiamen clamped down in the Iranian capital to prevent protests Tuesday as the country's police chief warned his forces would take a tough line if the opposition tries to take to the street...
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Health officials try to slow swine flu
(International News ~ 07/22/09)
GENEVA -- Some Muslim countries are advising pregnant women not to attend the hajj pilgrimage. China is quarantining any visitor suspected of having a fever, while priests in New Zealand have been banned from placing Communion wafers on worshippers' tongues...
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China shuts down more websites amid tightening controls
(International News ~ 07/22/09)
BEIJING -- Two more social networking websites went offline in China on Tuesday amid tightening controls that have blocked Facebook, Twitter and other popular sites. China's crackdown on social networking sites began in March, when Chinese web users found they could no longer visit YouTube shortly after video appeared on the site purporting to show Chinese security officials mistreating Tibetans...
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Russian students to have choice of religion, ethics
(International News ~ 07/22/09)
BARVIKHA, Russia -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced a pilot project Tuesday that will require schoolchildren to take classes in religion or secular ethics. The proposal is part of a Kremlin effort to teach young Russians morals in the wake of a period of uncertainty following the collapse of the officially atheist Soviet Union...
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Committee delays vote on Sotomayor as Republican support grows
(National News ~ 07/22/09)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday put off its vote on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor for one week amid objections from the panel's conservative Republicans, even as the judge's support among GOP moderates continued to grow...
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New NASA boss, 62, expects astronauts on Mars in his lifetime
(National News ~ 07/22/09)
WASHINGTON NASAs new boss said Tuesday he will be incredibly disappointed if people arent on Mars or venturing somewhere beyond it in his lifetime. NASA administrator Charles Bolden Jr., whos 62, said his ultimate goal isnt just Mars its anywhere far from Earth...
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Pentagon, Obama win battle to limit fighter jet spending
(National News ~ 07/22/09)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted to terminate further production of the Air Force's topline F-22 fighter jets Tuesday, giving President Barack Obama a major spending victory and siding with the Pentagon's desire for smaller jets better suited to 21st century wars...
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Poll: More say country headed the wrong way
(National News ~ 07/22/09)
WASHINGTON -- A new poll found that a majority of Americans are back to thinking the country is headed in the wrong direction after a period in which more thought it was on the right track. Obama still has a solid 55 percent approval rating -- better than Bill Clinton and about even with George W. Bush six months into their presidencies -- but there seem to be growing doubts about whether he can succeed at some of the biggest items on his to-do list...
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House divided on health care
(National News ~ 07/22/09)
WASHINGTON -- House Democrats put their divisions on display over the details and timing of health care legislation Tuesday, despite attempts by President Obama to hasten a compromise on the issue that looms as a major test of his clout. With a self-imposed deadline for action in jeopardy, the Democratic leadership juggled complaints from conservatives demanding additional cost savings, first-term lawmakers upset with proposed tax increases and objections from members of the rank-and-file opposed to allowing the government to sell insurance in competition with private industry.. ...
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Crews prepare former Howard's location for parking lot
(Local News ~ 07/22/09)
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com What used to be a concrete parking lot and retaining wall is being crushed to fill in the basement area of the former Howard's building that once stood at Broadway and Pacific streets....
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Century's longest eclipse darkens Asia
(International News ~ 07/22/09)
TAREGNA, India The longest solar eclipse of the 21st century created near darkness soon after dawn in a swath of India stretching from the west coast to the northern plains where millions gathered in the open to watch. But millions more shuttered themselves in, gripped by fearful myths in a country that abounds in Hindu mythology-based superstitions and fables, one of which says an eclipse is caused when a dragon-demon swallows the sun...
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Cape teachers learn crisis management
(Local News ~ 07/22/09)
ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Josh Reimann from Franklin Elementary, left, and Margaret Yates from Central Middle School, help Bob Templeton from Central Junior High as he role plays a semi-conscious victim with multiple injuries in a disaster training exercise Tuesday at Central Junior High School. ...
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Southeast students receive OVC Medals of Honor
(College Sports ~ 07/22/09)
Seventeen Southeast Missouri State University athletes claimed Ohio Valley Conference Medals of Honor for the 2008-2009 academic year, the league announced Tuesday. The Medal of Honor is given annually to the athlete who achieves the highest grade-point average in a conference-sponsored sport...
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Correction 7/22/09
(Correction ~ 07/22/09)
In Sunday's article, "Missouri-Illinois state line muddles jurisdiction in coroner cases" Cape Girardeau County Coroner John Clifton did not actually travel to Randolph County. He said that he felt as though he would have had to do so to complete the investigation. The Southeast Missourian regrets the error...
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Host faces daunting odds in tourney
(Community Sports ~ 07/22/09)
Perryville again will be the center of attention for American Legion Senior baseball in this part of the state. Five teams -- ranging from Cape Girardeau to St. Louis -- will converge on Perryville City Park from Thursday through Saturday for the Zone 4 tournament...
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Canadians return home as wildfires diminish
(International News ~ 07/22/09)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- About 6,000 people who were forced to flee their homes because of wildfires in southern British Columbia are returning home.
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Worlds largest telescope to be built in Hawaii
(National News ~ 07/22/09)
HONOLULU A consortium of U.S. and Canadian universities announced Tuesday it has decided to build the worlds largest telescope in Hawaii. Mauna Kea volcano was picked by Thirty Meter Telescope Observatory Corp. The other finalist candidate site was Chiles Cerro Armazones mountain...
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Australian stargazer spots scar from Jupiter collision
(National News ~ 07/22/09)
LOS ANGELES -- An amateur stargazer in Australia spotted an Earth-sized gash on Jupiter, possibly caused by a collision with a comet, NASA scientists say. Using an infrared telescope in Hawaii, NASA scientists found evidence that Jupiter was apparently struck in recent days near its south pole...
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Bolivian farmworker killed by ant swarm
(International News ~ 07/22/09)
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) -- Bolivian police said a 42-year-old man who fell asleep under an ant-infested tree has been killed by insect bites.
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UN: $4.8 billion still needed for this year
(International News ~ 07/22/09)
GENEVA (AP) -- The U.N. says it still needs $4.8 billion for the rest of the year to bring aid to 43 million people who have fled fighting, suffer from droughts and disasters around the world.
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Correction 7/22/09
(Correction ~ 07/22/09)
The events calendar in Tuesday's newspaper incorrectly stated that there will be a Cape Girardeau School Board meeting today. The Southeast Missourian regrets this error.
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Chilean city faces drizzle emergency
(International News ~ 07/22/09)
SANTIAGO, Chile Less than 100th of an inch of rain fell on the Chilean port city of Iquique on Monday afternoon. That was enough to knock out power to several neighborhoods and to damage the roofs of 4,000 precarious dwellings, Gov. Miguel Silva said Tuesday...
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Senator: All workers should get legal verification
(National News ~ 07/22/09)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate Democrat leading the push for changes in immigration law says verifying that people are legally employed will require all workers -- citizens and immigrants -- to prove they are eligible to hold jobs in the U.S.
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House panel approves increase in Pell Grants
(National News ~ 07/22/09)
WASHINGTON -- President Obama's plan to boost Pell Grants for low-income college students cleared the House education committee Tuesday, the first step down a long path through Congress.
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Ohio man accused of threatening car warranty firm
(State News ~ 07/22/09)
ST. LOUIS -- An Ohio man has been jailed on a terrorist charge after allegedly threatening in a phone conversation to set fire to a firm selling extended car warranties. Charles Papenfus, 43, called a telemarketing firm in St. Louis in May after receiving a mailing that said a factory warranty had expired on a Ford Taurus driven by his 23-year-old son, his wife, Tracie Papenfus, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch...
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Stocks extend rally as Cat lifts forecast
(National News ~ 07/22/09)
NEW YORK -- The stock market extended its weeklong rally even as it struggled with more worries about the banking industry. Major market indexes seesawed through much of Tuesday's trading and ended with gains of less than 1 percent. Better-than-expected results from companies such as Caterpillar Inc. spurred shares generally higher, although financial stocks slid on reports of losses at several regional banks...
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Cobb garners academic honor
(High School Sports ~ 07/22/09)
Scott City junior Skylar Cobb was the lone local player named to the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association's academic all-state team. A player had to maintain at least a 3.4 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale, score at least a 24 on the ACT and play in 16 or more games during the season to be eligible...
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Obama may have to wait on health care package
(National News ~ 07/22/09)
WASHINGTON -- After more than a week of tirelessly pressuring Congress to move his top domestic priority, President Barack Obama may have to settle for a fallback strategy on health care overhaul. Instead of votes in the House and Senate by August, the best Democrats may be able to hope for this summer is action by the full House by the end of the month and some sort of agreement on a bipartisan plan in the Senate before lawmakers head home for vacation...
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Delta reports $257 million 2nd quarter loss
(National News ~ 07/22/09)
ATLANTA -- Delta Air Lines Inc., the world's biggest airline operator, on Wednesday reported a double-digit drop in unit revenue during the second quarter as demand for air travel continued to slump, but it narrowed its net loss to $257 million from a year earlier when it accounted for big one-time items...
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Altria Group profit, revenue climb in second quarter
(National News ~ 07/22/09)
RICHMOND, Virginia -- Altria Group Inc., owner of Philip Morris USA, said Wednesday that its second-quarter profit rose 9 percent partly on lower corporate expenses, an acquisition and improved cigarette sales. The seller of Marlboro cigarettes and Black & Mild cigars also raised its full-year forecast for adjusted earnings from continuing operations...
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Whirlpool second quarter profit falls on lower consumer demand
(National News ~ 07/22/09)
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. -- Second-quarter profit fell 33 percent for Whirlpool Corp., the world's largest maker of major home appliances, as consumer demand for its products significantly weakened. But the profit handily beat analyst expectations, and the company, whose brands include Maytag, KitchenAid and its namesake, also boosted the low end of its full-year profit guidance above analysts' estimates...
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Bank of England weighs further money inflation
(National News ~ 07/22/09)
LONDON -- The Bank of England's rate-setting body was unanimous when it voted to keep its key interest rate at a record low of 0.5 percent and said it would assess whether it needed another 25 billion pounds to pump into the economy next month, minutes to the July 9 meeting showed Wednesday...
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Report says shortage of cyber experts may hinder government
(National News ~ 07/22/09)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. federal agencies are facing a severe shortage of computer specialists as a growing wave of coordinated cyberattacks against the government poses potential national security risks, a private study found. The study describes a fragmented federal cyber force, where no one is in charge of overall planning and government agencies are "on their own and sometimes working at cross purposes or in competition with one another."...
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Eastern Missouri town puts gravesites online
(State News ~ 07/22/09)
PACIFIC, Mo. -- It's gotten a lot easier to search for cemetery lots in Pacific. The town south of St. Louis now has a link on its Web site allowing users to look up lots and get directions to them in two of Pacific's cemeteries. Mayor Herb Adams said a request for the service came from a funeral home which sometimes struggled to help people look up the graves of loved ones...
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Missouri insurers warn summer peak burglarly season
(State News ~ 07/22/09)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Insurance companies are reminding Missourians that summer is peak season for burglaries as people take vacations and spend less time at home. The Missouri Insurance Information Service says burglars typically enter through unlocked windows and doors. It advises homeowners to make sure they have adequate locks and to secure sliding glass doors...
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Union ballots being counted for home care workers
(State News ~ 07/22/09)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Thousands of Missourians who provide in-home care to the disabled or elderly soon will learn the outcome of a unionization drive. The state was to begin counting votes Wednesday in an election on whether the Missouri Home Care Union should represent workers who help people with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, cooking and cleaning...
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Illinois part of biggest wine region in US
(National News ~ 07/22/09)
NAPA, Calif. -- Quick, what's America's biggest wine region? If you answered California's Napa Valley, you're way, way off thanks to a federal ruling that creates a new one starting Wednesday. It's the Upper Mississippi River Valley, covering a whopping 29,914 square miles and encompassing portions of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa. That's 39 times the Napa Valley's puny 759 or so square miles...
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Expect careful scrutiny
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/22/09)
Caring for Missourians is a one-time $40 million investment by Missouri taxpayers with the goal of increasing access to quality health care for Missourians by increasing health care workers -- a worthy goal. However, neither Southeast Missouri State University nor its regents will deter my efforts to ensure fiscal oversight and accountability of this program...
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