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Polar Bear Plunge takes place Saturday at Trail of Tears
(Local News ~ 02/01/10)
Saturday at 2 p.m. the Polar Bear Plunge will take place at Lake Boutin at Trail of Tears State Park to raise money for the Special Olympics of Missouri. This year 183 plungers are scheduled to take a dip in the frozen water and that number is growing in part to the efforts of law enforcement. Lieutenant John (Buddy) Davis of the Cape police Department has enough men and women to fill several "heats"...
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Book for 9th annual United We Read focuses on Columbine shootings
(Local News ~ 02/01/10)
Discussions for Cape Girardeau's ninth annual United We Read will center on the book "Columbine" by Dave Cullen. This year's series will kick off today with a discussion led by Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle. In the book, Cullen, a journalist, recounts 10 years of research and writing regarding the 1999 school shooting in Colorado...
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SCC, Sikeston arrange to play again
(High School Sports ~ 02/01/10)
Snow may have wiped out Friday night's slate of boys high school basketball, but the inclement weather did serve a purpose. As a result of Friday's cancellations, Scott County Central and Sikeston will meet for the second straight year at the Show Me Center...
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Cowgirl & Oscar
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/01/10)
Oscar (wire fox terrier) and Cowgirl (jack russell terrier) playing in the snow.
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Sowers campaign outraises incumbent Emerson from small, individual donors
(Submitted Story ~ 02/01/10)
Former insurance lobbyist continues to raise hundreds of thousands from lobbyists and corporate PACs Rolla, MO (February 1, 2010) During the 4th quarter of 2009, former Army Green Beret Tommy Sowers raised $179,127, 98% of which came as contributions from individuals. In stark contrast, incumbent and former insurance lobbyist Jo Ann Emerson once again relied on her special interest friends, raising nearly half her money from corporate PACs and special interest groups...
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Talking Shop with Mike Rowe, host of "Dirty Jobs"
(Business ~ 02/01/10)
Mike Rowe, founder of the Emmy-nominated television series "Dirty Jobs," paid a visit to Cape Girardeau last week. Before his talk, as more than 3,100 people gathered inside the Show Me Center, Rowe visited with reporters for about 25 minutes. Business reporter Brian Blackwell and Southeast Missourian junior reporter Bryce Dickerson were among those who asked Rowe, who previously worked on such networks as QVC, questions at the press conference...
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Snow as the sun sets
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/01/10)
The sun set at Clippard school while sledding
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President Obama Is Mistaken With "Safe, Clean Nuclear Power" Statement
(Submitted Story ~ 02/01/10)
Midge Potts for Senate 2010 www.electmidge.com Contact: Midge Potts midge@electmidge.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 1st, 2010 Nuclear Power Is Too Expensive, Bad For Planet, Dangerous For America President Should Fully Fund REAL Clean Energy: Community Solar Panels & Windmills...
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Saint Francis Sleep Disorders Center at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau Receives Program Re-Accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
(Submitted Story ~ 02/01/10)
WESTCHESTER, Ill., Feb. 1- Saint Francis Sleep Disorders Center at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau recently received program re-accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). "The American Academy of Sleep Medicine congratulates Saint Francis Sleep Disorders Center on fulfilling the high standards required for receiving accreditation as a sleep disorders center," said Dr. ...
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Winter Scenery on our Farm
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/01/10)
Beautiful View of creek in our back woods on the farm. We were taking a four wheeler ride through the snow and I just could not resist taking such a pretty scene - the creek had ice in it but not thick enough to walk on. The picture was taken in rural Cape County...
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Central senior wins best in show at 32nd annual High School Art Exhibition
(Local News ~ 02/01/10)
Nearly a month ago, art teacher Robert Friedrich asked his students at Cape Girardeau Central High School to create a piece of pop art based on the idea of metamorphosis. Senior Tess Colon's ceramic sculpture of a digital camera with a squid's tentacles coming out of the lens not only landed her an A, it also won her the honor of best in show Sunday at the 32nd annual High School Art Exhibition...
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Southeast opens alumni mentoring program
(Local News ~ 02/01/10)
There are 54 Southeast Missouri State University alumni in Alaska. Orange County in California is home to 116 alumni. As the university grows, it is doing more to connect its expanding alumni base to students through a mentoring program. In the past, mentoring was a less formal program, said Shad Burner, director of Alumni Services...
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Jackson woman wins $10,000 in Grammy text contest
(Local News ~ 02/01/10)
For 18-year-old Jackson resident Rebecca Minner, her plans to tune into the 52nd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday turned profitable. Minner won $10,000 by signing up for text updates to the show. A Grammy Awards representative called Minner early Sunday to inform her she was one of five finalists for the $10,000 and to watch the beginning of the show to see if she was a winner...
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Casino gambling
(Editorial ~ 02/01/10)
When Missouri voters were asked in 2008 to eliminate casino loss limits, remove other gambling restrictions and cap the number of casino licenses, the inducement was a promise of at least $100 million more each year for the state's public schools. Perhaps due to the recession, the 12 operating casinos (one is under construction) took $1.73 billion from gamblers last year, resulting in an addition $22 million for schools...
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Speak Out 2/1/10
(Speak Out ~ 02/01/10)
DO any other taxpayers in Cape Girardeau feel like we've been tricked again? The city is building a lavish water park. Now that it's half-finished, city officials tell us, "Oh, we need a new sanitation plant. Our sewers are going to get stopped up if we don't clean up our sanitation." And we have a federal mandate to do it. ...
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Prayer 2/01/10
(Prayer ~ 02/01/10)
For short winters and early springs, we pray to you, O God. Amen.
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Missouri State Fair fills offseason calendar
(State News ~ 02/01/10)
SEDALIA, Mo. -- There's more than just the fair at the Missouri State Fairgrounds as the facility brings zooming cars and football during its offseason. The fair plans to hold Mid Missouri Outlaws arena football games, a Christian concert and several new equine events. There also will be auto racing on a half-mile dirt track...
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Nixon targets payday loan cycle
(State News ~ 02/01/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- When Elliott Clark's wife broke her ankle, she couldn't work and his paycheck didn't cover the bills. So he got a payday loan for the house payment, then another to pay the gas bill, and another to keep the lights on. In five years, they paid about $10,000 in interest on about $2,700 in loans...
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Burned by Illinois plane crash, bird recovering
(State News ~ 02/01/10)
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. -- Good news is rising from the ashes of tragedy after last week's fatal plane crash in Sugar Grove. A hawk, badly burned, seems to be making an amazing recovery. "When I saw the bird, I was shocked," said Dawn Keller, executive director of the Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, who has treated more than 200 injured birds. "This was nothing like I've ever seen. It had to have been engulfed."...
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Shooter's conviction angers pro-life militants
(National News ~ 02/01/10)
WICHITA, Kansas -- Those living on the virulent edge of the pro-life movement pinned their hopes on Scott Roeder. Testifying in his own defense, Roeder insisted he had committed a justified act for the defense of unborn children by killing Dr. George Tiller, one of the country's few physicians to offer late-term abortions. ...
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Swift wins Grammy for best album; Beyonce makes history
(Entertainment ~ 02/01/10)
LOS ANGELES -- Beyonce became the most decorated female on a Grammy night as she collected six trophies, including song of the year for her anthem "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)," but it was another diva -- Taylor Swift -- who nabbed the top honor, album of the year, for her best-selling "Fearless."...
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Baptists say they were trying to do good in Haiti
(International News ~ 02/01/10)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Ten U.S. Baptists arrested trying to take 33 children out of earthquake-shattered Haiti say they were just trying to do the right thing, applying Christian principles to save Haitian children. Prime Minister Max Bellerive said Sunday he was outraged by the group's "illegal trafficking of children" in a country long afflicted by the scourge and by foreign meddling...
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Russian police break up protests, scores detained
(International News ~ 02/01/10)
MOSCOW -- Russian police broke up anti-Kremlin protests in Moscow and St. Petersburg on Sunday, and detained more than 100 demonstrators, including several opposition leaders. In Moscow, several hundred demonstrators gathered in a central square, defying a ban imposed by authorities. The protesters said their rally was banned in violation of the Russian constitution's guarantee of the right to gather...
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Police report 2/1/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/01/10)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Thefts Miscellaneous...
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Fire report 2/1/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/01/10)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following call Thursday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday:...
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People on the move 2/1/10
(Business ~ 02/01/10)
The VFW Ladies Auxiliary recently presented Mark Cook with its Educator of the Year award. Cook is principal of Jefferson Elementary School in Cape Girardeau. Kathy Wills has joined First Community Bank as a financial services representative. Wills has 12 years of banking and sales experience...
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Julia Gregory
(Obituary ~ 02/01/10)
Julia L. Gregory, 72, of Cape Girardeau passed away at the family home Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. She was born in Chaffee, Mo., on July 19, 1937, to the late Aaron and Julia L. Ryker Culbertson. Julia married John C. Gregory on May 12, 1956. Gregory worked as a medical technician for the Oak Knoll Nursing Center in Ferguson, Mo., before moving to Cape Girardeau. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Chaffee...
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Violet Moore
(Obituary ~ 02/01/10)
Violet C. Moore, 85, of Chaffee, Mo., died Thursday Jan. 28, 2010 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 25, 1924, in Perkins, Mo., daughter of the late Charles and Hazel Marcus Standley. She and Buford Carter were married Jan. 23, 1943. He preceded her in death on March 8, 1950...
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Carol Smith
(Obituary ~ 02/01/10)
Carol Jean Smith, 69, of Fruitland died Friday, Jan. 29, 2010 at her residence. She was born Nov. 20, 1940, in Granite City, Ill., to John Carl and Rose Milan Leonard. She and Don Smith were married Nov. 3, 1962, at Granite City. Survivors include her husband, Don Smith of Waterford, Mich.; one daughter, Carol Smith of Worcester, Mass.; two brothers, Richard Smith and Jimmy Leonard, both of Texas; and two sisters, Joan Farless of Granite City and Della Copeland of St. ...
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Ryan Powers
(Obituary ~ 02/01/10)
ANNA, Ill. -- Ryan Andrew Powers, 11, of Anna, formerly of Olmsted, Ill., went quietly away to be with Jesus in the early morning hours on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, at his home in Anna. Ryan was born at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau on May 4, 1998. He was a miracle baby that touched the lives of many during his time here...
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William Burkhimer
(Obituary ~ 02/01/10)
William Hugh Burkhimer, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Dec. 27, 1917, in Altoona, Pa., son of William Snider and Grace Anna Wogan Burkhimer. He and Virginia Sue McMillan were married Aug. 2, 1944, at Tulare, Calif. She preceded him in death on June 3, 2002...
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Dale Wallis
(Obituary ~ 02/01/10)
Dale Wayne Wallis, 58, of Jackson passed away Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 21, 1951, in Cape Girardeau, son of Clyde and Juanita O'Daniel Wallis. He and Kathy Hansen were married March 26, 1972...
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Laura Sturm
(Obituary ~ 02/01/10)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Laura Glen Sturm, 86 of Scott City died Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, at the Chaffee Nursing Center. She was born Aug. 21, 1923, in Wyatt, Mo., to William Marion and Mary Isabelle Brock Biggs. She married Morris "Junior" Sturm on May 19, 1940, in Illmo, Mo. He preceded her in death on May 25, 1981...
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Diana Ackman
(Obituary ~ 02/01/10)
Diana Sue Ackman, 62, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Festus, Mo. Diana was born Dec. 9, 1947, in St. Louis to Emanuel and Edna Mae Haley Lawson. She and Tim Ackman were married Oct. 2, 1982, in St. Louis...
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Elaine Nickless
(Obituary ~ 02/01/10)
Elaine Elizabeth Nickless, 60, of Creve Coeur, Mo., died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, at Delmar Gardens of Creve Coeur. A graveside funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Fairmont Cemetery. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Neva Mowery
(Obituary ~ 02/01/10)
Neva Almeta Mowery, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home chapel, with the Rev. Jim Cooper officiating...
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Out of the past 2/1/10
(Out of the Past ~ 02/01/10)
An additional four beds, designated for patients with serious, life-threatening problems, have been added to the emergency room facilities at Southeast Missouri Hospital; the addition augments the hospital's cardiac services. The longtime dispute over real estate, personal property and manufacturer's taxes between the Jackson School District and the Nell Holcomb School District involving the Procter & Gamble plant may finally be resolved; attorneys for the two school districts will argue the case before the Missouri Supreme Court on Monday.. ...
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Book profiles furry angel of death: Oscar the cat
(National News ~ 02/01/10)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The scientist in Dr. David Dosa was skeptical when first told that Oscar, an aloof cat kept by a nursing home, regularly predicted patients' deaths by snuggling alongside them in their final hours. Dosa's doubts eroded after he and his colleagues tallied about 50 correct calls made by Oscar over five years, a process he explains in a book released this week, "Making Rounds With Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat." The feline's bizarre talent astounds Dosa, but he finds Oscar's real worth in his fierce insistence on being present when others turn away from life's most uncomfortable topic: death.. ...
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Analysis: Mo. seeks to use banks to get overdue taxes
(State News ~ 02/01/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missourians with overdue taxes may soon have more difficulty avoiding payment. Gov. Jay Nixon is a proposing a law that would let the state seize delinquent taxes directly from people's bank accounts. The new powers are included among eight specific proposals Nixon has embraced for enhancing the Department of Revenue's ability to track down tax deadbeats and collect what the state is owed...
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Watchdog: U.S. bailouts created more risk in system
(National News ~ 02/01/10)
WASHINGTON -- The government's response to the financial meltdown has made it more likely the United States will face a deeper crisis in the future, an independent watchdog at the Treasury Department warned. The problems that led to the last crisis have not yet been addressed, and in some cases have grown worse, says Neil Barofsky, the special inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP. The quarterly report to Congress was released Sunday...
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Redhawks still in position to make OVC tourney
(Sports Column ~ 02/01/10)
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team is still in position to qualify for the Ohio Valley Conference tournament, which would be a nice achievement for the rebuilding Redhawks. But Southeast missed an opportunity to solidify its postseason hopes in Jacksonville, Ala., on Thursday night...
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Tigers finally find range in Big 12 play
(College Sports ~ 02/01/10)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Kim English and Michael Dixon rediscovered their shooting strokes, and the rest of their Missouri teammates did, too. The Tigers looked nothing like the Big 12 Conference's worst shooting team in Saturday's 95-80 victory over Oklahoma State, moving beyond a string of recent poor performances by shooting 52 percent from the field and draining 17 of 31 3-point attempts...
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Gordonville Grill sets fundraiser for fallen soldier
(Business ~ 02/01/10)
A Southeast Missouri man is hoping donations raised Saturday at a Gordonville restaurant will help make a project honoring the state's fallen soldiers one step closer to reality. Ross Gartman of Gordonville Grill is organizing a fundraiser to bring in $2,200 to pay for two signs on Interstate 55 that will memorialize Sgt. ...
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Toyota hopes media blitz will reassure customers
(National News ~ 02/01/10)
LAKEWOOD, N.J. -- Toyota has launched a media campaign to bolster its reputation for quality as nervous customers confront dealers across the country about faulty gas pedal systems. Crisis-management experts said Sunday that the recall of millions of cars and trucks isn't the Japanese auto maker's only problem: its message to Toyota owners -- delivered in full-page ads Sunday in 20 major newspapers -- isn't as clear and reassuring as it needs to be...
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Change for NASA: Renting the Right Stuff
(National News ~ 02/01/10)
WASHINGTON -- Getting to space is about to be outsourced. The Obama administration today will propose in its new budget spending billions of dollars to encourage private companies to build, launch and operate spacecraft for NASA and others. Uncle Sam would buy its astronauts a ride into space just like hopping in a taxi...
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Gingrich to speak at Missouri Western State U.
(State News ~ 02/01/10)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will speak twice in October at Missouri Western State University. His first speech is scheduled during an Oct. 6 dinner, and his second speech will be delivered the next morning. His appearances will coincide with the annual Convocation on Critical Issues at the St. Joseph school...
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Missouri higher ed chief warns of trouble ahead
(State News ~ 02/01/10)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's higher education commissioner has warned that some of the state's colleges could be forced to make painful cuts once the two-year safety tap of federal stimulus money runs dry. Robert Stein said in a letter to campus chancellors and presidents that unless the state's economy quickly recovers, there will be a reckoning, The Kansas City Star reported...
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Jackson police/fire 2/1/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/01/10)
Jackson The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Thefts Miscellaneous Jackson Firefighters responded to the following call Thursday: Firefighters responded to the following call Friday:...
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New judge to preside over Cape Girardeau lawyer stealing case
(Local News ~ 02/02/10)
A new judge will preside over the case against Joe Buerkle, a former Cape Girardeau lawyer charged with stealing from a trust he administered. Buerkle faces one felony count of stealing for allegedly taking $325,000 from a trust fund and depositing the money into his personal account. His attorney appeared before Judge Ben Lewis last week and petitioned for a new judge. The state Supreme Court Friday assigned Judge Stephen Mitchell from Stoddard County to hear his case...
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Willie Nelson to play Poplar Bluff
(Local News ~ 02/02/10)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Legendary country musician Willie Nelson is coming to Poplar Bluff. Tickets went on sale Monday for the concert slated for March 13 at the Black River Coliseum, and Subrina Berger, marketing director and office manager, said she had people lined up at the door by 6 a.m...
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Plans in place to finish restoration of Bald Knob Cross
(Local News ~ 02/02/10)
The focus on Southern Illinois' historic Bald Knob Cross will shift from restoration to expansion in 2010, KZIM KSIM radio reported. President of the cross' transitional board Steve McKeown says plans for the finalization of the restoration efforts will be unveiled at the annual Bald Knob Cross of Peace meeting on the Feb. 9. Contractors working on the project were able to complete the structural repairs before winter weather struck...
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Streaking Bulldogs avenge loss to Central
(High School Sports ~ 02/02/10)
Notre Dame defeated Cape Central 70-55 to avenge the Tigers' upset win at the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament.
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Cape Girardeau City Council approves $2.24 million bid for Shawnee Sports Complex project
(Local News ~ 02/02/10)
After scrapping bids and redesigning the community center, Cape Girardeau is set to begin construction and continue improvements of the Shawnee Sports Complex. On Monday, the city council accepted a $2.24 million bid from Denali Construction for a community center and concession stands for the soccer and softball fields. The construction is part of the projects supported by the sales tax passed by voters in April 2008...
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Assistant U.S. attorney speaks to Cape Girardeau Rotary Club of his tours in Iraq
(Local News ~ 02/02/10)
Simply assisting Iraqi prosecutors in one of the most unforgettable criminal cases in history wasn't enough to get assistant U.S. attorney Larry Ferrell to a country on the verge of destruction. It was in the pursuit of justice, the rule of law and the call to duty that brought Ferrell to Iraq on two occasions, for nine months in 2006 and from August 2008 to September 2009, where he served as justice attache to the U.S. ...
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Teenager pleads guilty to stealing in theft of money from club
(Local News ~ 02/02/10)
A 19-year-old Cape Girardeau man connected to an October burglary at Club T Zone pleaded guilty Monday to an amended charge of felony stealing before Circuit Court Judge William Syler. Jajuan Bell was originally charged with second-degree armed robbery, a felony. Bell and several other teenagers allegedly attacked an employee and stole money from a container filled with cash consisting of the club's cover charges...
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Dexter man arrested for allegedly shooting friend in back while drunk
(Local News ~ 02/02/10)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A night of drinking at a Dexter, Mo., bar ended with one man being taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound and his friend to jail. Kevin Vaughn, 28, of Dexter, remained in the intensive care unit at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau this morning after being shot in the back at close range with a large-caliber handgun.
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Congressional Candidate Mr. Bill Leads Pack in Candidate Self-Financing
(Submitted Story ~ 02/02/10)
"This morning I had bacon and eggs for breakfast. Chicken was involved, hog was committed" ---- Ron Legrand "And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor" ---- Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776...
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Cape Girardeau County Commission puts employee salaries on website, adds commissioner to salary committee
(Local News ~ 02/02/10)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission has approved placing salaries of all county employees on its website. During its meeting Monday, the commission also voted to include one of the commissioners to serve on a committee that evaluates salaries of all employees...
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Winter Farm
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/02/10)
Rural Scott County
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Millie's First Snow
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/02/10)
Millie loved the snow!
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State Academic Champions!
(Submitted Story ~ 02/02/10)
On January 30, eight students from Trinity Lutheran School competed in the Lutheran Sports Association of Missouri's Academic Competition. Sixteen teams from around the state met head to head, despite the wintry weather. Trinity's Panthers took first place in the state, defeating a team from Christ Community Lutheran School, St. ...
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FDA debates tougher cancer warning on tanning beds
(Health ~ 02/02/10)
WASHINGTON -- Just as millions head to tanning beds to prepare for spring break, the Food and Drug Administration will be debating how to toughen warnings that those sunlamps pose a cancer risk. Yes, sunburns are particularly dangerous. But there's increasing scientific consensus that there's no such thing as a safe tan, either...
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Jackson board tables vote on permit for home-based gunsmithing business
(Local News ~ 02/02/10)
Citing the lack of a full council present Monday, the Jackson Board of Aldermen for the second consecutive meeting delayed voting on a special permit for a home-based gunsmithing business. On Jan. 19 the aldermen heard comments from the public in a hearing about the business at 1430 Douglas Drive. ...
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Fewer dropouts
(Editorial ~ 02/02/10)
A group of education and community leaders in Cape Girardeau has been meeting for the past year to identify ways to improve Central High School's graduation rate (it was 72.3 percent in 2009). The United Way of Southeast Missouri-sponsored Education Solutions Team is ready to take its findings and its proposals to a wider audience. ...
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Speak Out 2/2/10
(Speak Out ~ 02/02/10)
HOW long will President Obama continue to blame George Bush for all the problems that George Bush got us into? STOP making me laugh so hard. My side is hurting. The spin the liberal Democrats are trying to put on their big defeat in Massachusets is hilarious, from saying it's because the Democrats aren't doing enough so they voted for a Republican to shake them up to being glad because now the Republicans can't just say no. Wake up and admit what's really happening to your party...
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Congressional votes
(Column ~ 02/02/10)
Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week. WATER DIVERSION IN IDAHO FORESTS: The House approved the Idaho Wilderness Water Facilities Act (H.R. 4474), sponsored by Rep. Walter Minnick, D-Idaho, to authorize the continuance of private water diversions in national forests in Idaho by giving the Agriculture Secretary the authority to issue a special use authorization to owners of water storage, transport, or diversion facilities located on National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness or the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, for continued operation, maintenance, and reconstruction of applicable facilities. ...
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Prayer 2/2/10
(Prayer ~ 02/02/10)
Shed your light, O God, on the shadows in our lives, and guide us to safety. Amen.
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Time to break the cycle of debt
(Column ~ 02/02/10)
Anyone who has opened the paper recently has been confronted by some pretty grizzly numbers about our nation's deficit and debt. Last year, the budget deficit was a record $1.4 trillion. New projections released last week show that this year's deficit will be almost as bad, $1.35 trillion. Missourians are worried about our deficit and debt, and they should be. I am too...
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Experiment takes aim at genetic learning disorder
(Health ~ 02/02/10)
WASHINGTON -- A pill to ease a type of mental retardation? An experiment is underway to develop one, aimed at a genetic disorder that might unravel some of the mysteries of autism along the way. Chances are you've never heard of the target -- Fragile X syndrome -- even though it's the most common inherited form of intellectual impairment, estimated to affect almost 100,000 Americans. ...
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Obama budget: Record spending, record deficit
(National News ~ 02/02/10)
WASHINGTON -- Spelling out painful priorities, President Barack Obama urged Congress on Monday to quickly approve a huge new shot of spending for recession relief and job creation, part of a record $3.8 trillion budget that would boost the deficit beyond any in the nation's history while only slowly beginning to put Americans back to work...
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Factory activity at highest level since 2004
(National News ~ 02/02/10)
NEW YORK -- Hopes that America's factories will help drive the economic recovery gained support Monday from news that manufacturing activity grew in January to its strongest point since 2004. Other reports Monday offered a reminder that the recovery remains fragile. Construction spending sank in December to its lowest level in more than six years. And gains in personal income and spending were too modest in December to suggest that consumers can fuel a strong rebound...
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Grammys bleeped rap number's lyrics
(Entertainment ~ 02/02/10)
NEW YORK -- Did anybody notice that, late in Sunday's telecast of the Grammy Awards show, the sound went on the fritz? The mikes went dead for seconds on end, over and over, like some kind of short circuit no one could fix, during the big production number with rap artists Eminem, Lil Wayne and Drake...
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Conservative lawmakers seeking to ban mandatory health insurance
(State News ~ 02/02/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Although President Barack Obama's push for a health care overhaul has stalled, conservative lawmakers in about half the states are forging ahead with constitutional amendments to ban government health insurance mandates. The proposals would assert a state-based right for people to pay medical bills from their own pocketbooks and prohibit penalties against those who refuse to carry health insurance...
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Fish oil shows promise in preventing psychosis
(State News ~ 02/02/10)
CHICAGO -- Fish oil pills may be able to save some young people with signs of mental illness from descending into schizophrenia, according to a preliminary but first-of-its-kind study. The Austrian study of just 81 patients comes from leaders in the field of youth mental health and adds to evidence suggesting severe mental illness might be prevented with the right intervention...
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Police report 2/2/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/02/10)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Arrests Summons Thefts Miscellaneous Southeast Missouri State University The Southeast Missouri State University released the following items....
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Fire report 2/2/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/02/10)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:...
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Neva Mowery
(Obituary ~ 02/02/10)
Neva Almeta Mowery, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born July 13, 1916, in Greenway, Ark., to Robert N. and Lula Jane Edwards Travillian. She and James Wilton Mowery were married Nov. 20, 1937, in Greenway. He died Aug. 13, 2000...
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Harold Reed
(Obituary ~ 02/02/10)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Harold Vernon Reed, 77, of Leopold passed away Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 15, 1932, in Commerce, Mo., son of Thomas Edward and Blanche Smithson Reed. He and Alta Pearl Ramsey Stroder were married Feb. 19, 2000, at Whitewater...
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Rhoda Miller
(Obituary ~ 02/02/10)
ANNA, Ill. -- Rhoda Miller, 101, of Anna died Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, at Union County Hospital. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Tony Foeller officiating. Burial will be in Anna Cemetery...
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Helen King
(Obituary ~ 02/02/10)
*** Helen King Helen Poe King, 97, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, at Saint Francis Medical Center. The funeral will be private. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Out of the past 2/2/10
(Out of the Past ~ 02/02/10)
Cape Girardeau, Sikeston, Mo., New Madrid, Mo., and Malden, Mo., outline their proposals to lure a Saturn car-manufacturing plant to the area at a news conference in Cape Girardeau; they are not only offering to provide free land but also to pay the cost of bringing all necessary utilities to the industrial site...
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High school roundup: Meadow Heights girls win road game against Delta
(High School Sports ~ 02/02/10)
All the high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Redhawks host future member of OVC
(College Sports ~ 02/02/10)
Southeast Missouri State's basketball teams will look to get back in the win column today when future Ohio Valley Conference member Southern Illinois-Edwardsville visits. The women's game is set for a 5:30 p.m. tipoff at the Show Me Center, followed by the men's contest at 7:45 p.m...
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Southeast paired with Miami (Ohio)
(College Sports ~ 02/02/10)
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team now knows its Feb. 20 opponent in the annual ESPN BracketBusters series. It was announced Monday that Southeast will play at Miami (Ohio) for the first meeting between the programs. Game time has not yet been determined...
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Toyota finds fix for pedals; repairs to start this week
(National News ~ 02/02/10)
WASHINGTON -- Toyota apologized to its customers Monday and said a piece of steel about the size of a postage stamp will fix the gas pedal problem that led to the recall of millions of cars. Repairs will take about a half-hour and will start in a matter of days, the company said...
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Saturday night house fire in Cape Girardeau ruled accidental
(Local News ~ 02/02/10)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department has ruled a Saturday night apartment fire as accidental.
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St. Denis School
(Honor Roll ~ 02/02/10)
St. Denis School 1st grade: Gabbie Enos, Alden Holland, Abby Hulshof, Baylee Kern, Gavin Kilburn, Kiya Lambert, Bryce Morgan, Molly Shively, Evan Urhahn. 2nd grade: Haley Burger, Krista Dirnberger, Britt Gage, Addie Gage, Mallory Glastetter, Haleigh Halter, Devin Heuring, Macy Landeros, Andrea Richman...
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St. Ambrose School
(Honor Roll ~ 02/02/10)
St. Ambrose School A Honor Roll 5th grade: Madison Chapman, Austin Dirnberger, Abigail Glastetter, Hannah Glueck, Auggie Knutson, Brennan Miller. 6th grade: Andee Charleston, Lindsey Harrell, Hannah Seyer. 7th grade: Dean Crippen. 8th grade: Gavin Seyer, Trever Glaus, Mackenzie Chapman...
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Guardian Angel School
(Honor Roll ~ 02/02/10)
Guardian Angel School Super students 1st grade: Kennedi McVay, Evan Montgomery, Cooper Priggel, Chloe Prindle, Langdon Scheeter, Myles Trankler, Katie Webb. 2nd grade: Savannah Below, Kameron Dohogne, Amy Eftink, Sophia Gebhardt, Bryson Kielhofner, Dallas Kluesner, Carsen Moyers, Paige Overfield, Mason Pobst, Elizabeth Ross, Alexis Schott, Landon Stanberry...
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St. Augustine School
(Honor Roll ~ 02/02/10)
St. Augustine School A Honor Roll 4th grade: Grant Beussink, Madison Heisserer, Danielle Kluesner, Grant Wilson. 5th grade: Ryan Adams, Sierra Delrosa, Adrianna Landewee, Savannah McDowell, Casey Medlin, Holly Reinagel, Caleb Vetter. 6th grade: Alex Bradshaw, Madeline Essner, Elliot Glueck, Stephanie Jansen, Shiloh Kirn, Christina Scherer, Jordan Seyer, Clayton Stull, Annie Ziegler...
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Chaffee Junior & Senior High School
(Honor Roll ~ 02/02/10)
Chaffee Junior & Senior High School 7th grade: Kodi Ballard, Victoria Blue, Ryan Burton, Megan Chisum Jessie Evans, Lane Henson, Lyndsey Livingston, Wesley Lowery, Kaitlin McFerron, Peyton Montgomery, Sierra Owens, Bailey Owens, Nicholas Palmer, Jacob Perkins, Thomas Robbins, Lyndsey Statler, Stacy Stephens, Brody Swinford, Susan Weber, Chelsie Whitlow...
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Woodland Middle School
(Honor Roll ~ 02/02/10)
Woodland Middle School A Honor Roll 5th grade: Jaysun Aston, Rachel Baker, Hanna Berrong, Lucy Blackwell, Keegan Cooper, Rachel Ekstam, Danielle Gillis, Levi Green, Suzanne Haislip, Ethan Harris, Clayton Hester, Devin Liley, Sierra Owens, Cheyenne Ricketts, Brea Sloan, Landon Thomsen, Logan Thomsen, Cheyenne Wells, Lacey Wilkinson...
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Leaders to discuss Mo.'s educational climate
(State News ~ 02/02/10)
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster will join state and local leaders for a discussion of educational issues. The University of Missouri says it will host the discussion at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Donald W. Reynolds Alumni Center...
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Kennedy Center takes arts education program to Mo.
(State News ~ 02/02/10)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is expanding a program to ensure the arts remain part of education in a Missouri school district. The Washington-based arts center will link local arts groups in Springfield, Mo., with the public schools to help teach students in grades K-8. Organizers announced their plans Tuesday...
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Cape Central Middle School
(Honor Roll ~ 02/02/10)
Cape Central Middle School A Honor Roll 5th grade: Ethan Arnn, Emily Bagby, Isaac Buck, Jacob Camp, Katherine Carns, Amy Dai, Natalie Davis, Gabrielle Desrosiers, Caitlyn Dumey, Brianna Duncan, Madison Dush, Yasdani Gonzalez, Adriano Grim, Andrea Guebert, Madalyn Gutierrez, Brady Hendershott, Tara Hester, Emily Hiatt, Nia Johnson, Kimberly Jones, River Ketcherside, Bennett Kidd, Spencer Kidd, Kathleen Kinder, Nikkie Le, Trenton Leimer, Anna Margetta, Sky Miller, Christian Mink, Marisol Morales, Michael Morrison, Connor Murphy, Elizabeth Orr, Noah Ray, Jamonte Rush, Gavin Sample, Zoe Schumer, Ashtin Smith, Markavion Smith, Keegan Stout, Levi Strickland, Benton Strong, Alicia Stull, Steven Sundstrom, Drew Thatcher, Ella Valleroy, Ellen Wang, Kirstin Weinzetl, Luke Wilson, Kiana Winters.. ...
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ND girls clamp smothering 'D' on Central
(High School Sports ~ 02/02/10)
A hounding defense and an unstoppable duo inside led Notre Dame to a 69-53 victory over rival Central on Monday night at the Show Me Center. The Bulldogs (17-4, 5-0) forced countless turnovers with their defense and Jane Morrill and Brooke Bohnert provided the scoring against the Tigers (12-6, 2-1)...
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Superintendents seek change in teacher discipline
(State News ~ 02/02/10)
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri school superintendents who want to keep troubled teachers from returning to the classroom said Tuesday they feel hamstrung by rules that restrict them from sharing information on why teachers lose their jobs.
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Jackson fire report 2/2/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/02/10)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday: * A first alarm on Michael Anna Street. Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday: * Emergency medical service on Donna Drive.
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Jackson man seriously injured in Sunday afternoon crash
(Local News ~ 02/02/10)
A Jackson man was seriously injured Sunday afternoon after another car pulled into the path of his Ford in Fruitland. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 2000 Peterbilt driven by Phillip E. Ray, 31, of Johnsonville, Ill., was traveling westbound on Highway 177 at around 1:15 p.m...
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Redhawks handle future OVC member
(College Sports ~ 02/03/10)
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team was in desperate need of a win. Southeast got it via one of its most lopsided victories of the season. The host Redhawks allowed a season-low point total in routing future Ohio Valley Conference member Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville 68-49 on Tuesday night...
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Alexander County sheriff loses primary
(Local News ~ 02/03/10)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Cairo police chief Tim Brown unseated Alexander County Sheriff David Barkett in Tuesday's sheriff election. In an election that brought out 21.75 percent of voters in the Southern Illinois county, Brown received 55.5 percent of the vote, according to the Alexander County clerk's office. Barkett received 559 votes, or 39.9 percent of votes cast...
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Mo. senator testifies on porn bill and Jetton's role
(State News ~ 02/03/10)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri senator who testified before a federal grand jury Tuesday said political donations from the adult entertainment industry contributed to the demise of a bill that would have imposed new taxes and regulations on sexually oriented businesses...
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Opening of new local Aaron Sachs and Associates' office in Cape Girardeau to be announced during Superbowl game
(Submitted Story ~ 02/03/10)
Cape Girardeau , MO February 3, 2010 --Aaron Sachs and Associates, a Missouri law firm, is scheduled to announce the opening of a new local office to service the Cape Girardeau area in a Superbowl ad to air on KFVS -12, the local CBS TV station. ...
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Trystan LOVES the snow
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/03/10)
Trystan is a 14 month old Welsh Corgi. He loves to run and play in the snow, but his short legs make it quite entertaining to watch.
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Scenic country setting
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/03/10)
Old time country scenery in Bollinger County.
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Bollinger Mill & Bridge
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/03/10)
Bollinger Mill & Covered Bridge looked so cool with all the snow remaining.
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Free HDTV From BestBuy
(Submitted Story ~ 02/03/10)
Perryville Discount Furniture has teamed up with BestBuy to give away free HDTV's with the purchase of select 6 pc livingroom sets from Ashley Furniture. Sets starting at $1399 with a free HDTV. or a bedroom package for $1799 that includes a nice queen Mattress and boxspring from campbell mattress a Queen bed, Dressor, Mirror, a nightstand, and comforter set, and recieve a free HDTV from bestbuy. visit our website a www.perryvillediscountfurniture.com for details or call us at 573-547-1835...
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Cape Girardeau primaries: Rediger, Hopkins win spots on April ballot; Davis-Proffer, Moore win in Ward 2
(Local News ~ 02/03/10)
In a primary race that drew out 8.45 percent of city voters, mayoral candidate Harry Rediger received more than twice as many votes as opponent Matt Hopkins. Hopkins and Rediger beat out Walter White in Tuesday's runoff for the April 6 election, while Meg Davis-Proffer and Stafford Moore move on to vie for the Ward 2 council seat. Mayor Jay Knudtson and Ward 2 council member Charlie Herbst cannot seek re-election because of term limits.
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Plowing thru the snow
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/03/10)
Titan is a six year old Pommeranian. He loves to put his face in the snow and plow thru!
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Jackson Business Donates Hats for Cancer Patients
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/03/10)
Tina Fowler, orthodontic assistant at Innovative Orthodontics in Jackson, gives Krishnamohan R. Basarakodu, MD, (Dr. Krishna), hematologist/oncologist at Southeast Missouri Hospital, a box of hats, scarves and gloves for cancer patients. The items were donated by patients and staff at Innovative Orthodontics. "This is the first year we've done this," says Fowler. "But we're hoping it will catch on because it's for a really great cause."...
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Bill proposes public smoking ban in Missouri
(Local News ~ 02/03/10)
Some lawmakers in Missouri say a piece of legislation filed last week calling for a smoke-free state is a bill promoting good health throughout the state. As it's written, the bill would ban smoking in restaurants, bars, and numerous other public venues...
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Our Back Yard
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/03/10)
Deer in our back yard Friday morning, January 29, 2010.
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Nell Holcomb Junior Beta Club Help With Kits4Kids
(Submitted Story ~ 02/03/10)
The Nell Holcomb Betas completed a service project on Tuesday, February 2nd that was in participation with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and The Convoy Of Hope Organization. We collected "Kits4Kids," which was a kit consisting of: shampoo, comb, toothpaste, toothbrush, hand towel, and soap. ...
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Study: Recession increases need for food banks in Southeast Missouri
(Local News ~ 02/03/10)
News that the recession is forcing significantly more Southeast Missourians to seek emergency food assistance comes as no surprise to Southeast Missouri Food Bank director Karen Green. Last year the local food bank distributed more than 5.2 million pounds of food, an increase from the 2.8 million pounds of food given out in 2008, according to a study released Tuesday. ...
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No fancy tricks needed for great Super Bowl grub
(Community ~ 02/03/10)
There's not a whole lot of high-end culinary wizardry involved in typical Super Bowl party foods. But because it's easy to end up with a bland batch of chili, soggy nachos and brown guacamole, we wondered if there were simple tricks to avoiding these common problems...
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School funding
(Editorial ~ 02/03/10)
Weathering the recession has become a major part of managing everything from household budgets to government spending. In Missouri, public schools have received most of the funding anticipated under the state's school-funding formula -- until this year. The prospects for funding in the next school year are cause for worry among administrators and school boards...
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Debt: $45,000 per American
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/03/10)
To our distinguished members of Congress: Please don't continue to tell us how opposed you are to increasing our spiraling public debt. You have just approved legislation to increase the debt ceiling by $1.9 trillion. Las year our debt increased $1.4 trillion. With the increase, we will be at a public debt of $14.3 trillion -- $45,000 for every American...
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Speak Out 2/3/10
(Speak Out ~ 02/03/10)
IF President Obama is really serious about wanting Congress to do something about our debt, Congress should pass a bill limiting the number of air miles he can travel. There's no telling how many millions of dollars he's spent in the last year traveling by airplane all over the world...
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Prayer 2/3/10
(Prayer ~ 02/03/10)
For those who live in misery and fear, we pray to you, O God. Amen.
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Spending czars: Let the spenders figure out how to ... cut spending
(Column ~ 02/03/10)
If the new Obama administration federal budget unveiled this week has accomplished anything, it is this: Schoolchildren will soon know how many zeros are in a trillion. Just like your household budget, the federal government each year charts income and expenses. To put it mildly, it ain't pretty this year. And it won't improve to any great extent until at least 2020...
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Delores Honey
(Obituary ~ 02/03/10)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Delores Carrington Honey, 65, of Mounds, formerly of Mound City, Ill., died Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, at her home in Mounds. She was born April 14,1944, in Mound City. She was married to Glenn E. Honey and was a member of the First Methodist Church in Mound City and the Mound City Women's Club...
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Violet Moore
(Obituary ~ 02/03/10)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Violet C. Moore, 85, of Chaffee died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 25, 1924, in Perkins, Mo., daughter of the late Charles and Hazel Marcus Standley. She and Buford Carter were married Jan. 23, 1943. He preceded her in death March 8, 1950...
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Bernice Medlock
(Obituary ~ 02/03/10)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Bernice L. Medlock, 74, of Sikeston passed away Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, at the Golden Care Living Center in New Madrid, Mo. She was born June 30, 1935, in Doniphan, Mo., daughter of Otis L. and Edna Dunlap Bates. She and the Rev. Robert "Bob" Medlock were married June 5, 1954...
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Everett Kiefer
(Obituary ~ 02/03/10)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Everett Kiefer, 90, of Perryville died Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, at his home, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born June 3, 1919, in Perry County, son of Herman and Bernice Zahner Kiefer. He and Lula Brotherton were married Jan. 1, 1940, in Perryville. She preceded him in death Feb. 12, 2002...
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Leona Huber
(Obituary ~ 02/03/10)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Leona A. Huber, 95, of Perryville died Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born Oct. 15, 1914, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Oscar W. and Helen Meyer Dambach. She and Albert W. Huber were married Oct. 18, 1932. He preceded her in death Nov. 12, 1995...
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Freda Hunze
(Obituary ~ 02/03/10)
Freda Hunze, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, at her home. She was born Dec. 13, 1923, in Lutesville, Mo., to George and Della McCormick Sample. She and Albert Kenneth "Pig" Hunze were married July 12, 1940, at Sikeston, Mo. He died Aug. 15, 1988...
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Velma Lilly
(Obituary ~ 02/03/10)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Velma L. Lilly, 87, of Perryville died Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, at Perry Oaks Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born Sept. 5, 1922, in Myrtle, Miss., daughter of John and Leona Perkins. She married James Lilly, who preceded her in death...
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Rhoda Miller
(Obituary ~ 02/03/10)
ANNA, Ill. -- Rhoda Miller, 101, of Anna died Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, at Union County Hospital. She was born Nov. 15, 1908, in Pope County, Ill., daughter of Alonzo and Polly Ann Austin Harper. She and Carl E. Miller were married Nov. 28, 1938. He preceded her in death July 23, 1999...
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Kirt Hutton
(Obituary ~ 02/03/10)
William Kirt Hutton, 56, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
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Births 2/3/10
(Births ~ 02/03/10)
Son to Christopher Lee Pulley and Erin Alicia Carter of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 10:54 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010. Name, Jeremiah Lee. Weight, 6 pounds, 15 ounces. Third son. Ms. Carter is the daughter of Pat and Carey Carter of Cape Girardeau. She is employed at East Missouri Action Agency. Pulley is the son of Jimmy and Sandy Pulley of Gale, Ill. He is employed at Davis Glass...
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Out of the past 2/3/10
(Out of the Past ~ 02/03/10)
Irvin H. Garms of Cape Girardeau, who has been associated with the R.B. Potashnick Construction Co. since 1936, retired last week from his position as president of the firm, a post he had held for the past 24 years. Rental Land Inc., 1922 Independence St., has started construction of a new two-story addition to meet demands of its business; the structure, attached to the north end of the existing building, will have 900 square feet on each floor...
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Ariz. principal suspended over sarcastic letter
(National News ~ 02/03/10)
PHOENIX -- An Arizona school principal who penned a sarcastic letter that chided parents for children who were either "too lazy or too stupid" to complete their assignments in class was suspended after the missive was mistakenly sent home. "The math we do is really easy," said the letter from Litchfield Elementary School principal Ron Sterr. ...
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Study shows drop in serious child abuse
(National News ~ 02/03/10)
NEW YORK -- A massive new federal study documents an unprecedented and dramatic decrease in incidents of serious child abuse, especially sexual abuse. Experts hailed the findings as proof that crackdowns and public awareness campaigns had made headway...
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Cops: Thieves swipe Twinkies, leave tracks in snow
(National News ~ 02/03/10)
KINGSPORT, Tenn. -- It was a Zinger of a theft in Tennessee. It also included cupcakes, Twinkies and other snack cakes from the Merita Bread Company. The Kingsport Times-News cites a report from the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office in reporting 34-year-old James M. Denoon and 18-year-old Anthony Stout were found hiding under a truck at the bakery late Friday night...
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Punxsutawney Phil tries texting, tweeting prediction of more winter
(National News ~ 02/03/10)
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. -- Punxsutawney Phil might be an expert at shadow spotting, but texting? Not so much. About two hours after the famous groundhog "saw" his shadow and predicted six more weeks of winter, the rodent's inaugural stab at text-messaging appeared. Phil also sent a Twitter update at about that time...
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'Avatar,' 'The Hurt Locker' lead best-picture Oscar nominations
(Entertainment ~ 02/03/10)
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- The science-fiction sensation "Avatar" and the war-on-terror thriller "The Hurt Locker" lead the Academy Awards with nine nominations each, including best picture and director for former spouses James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow...
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Iran says it is ready to send uranium abroad
(International News ~ 02/03/10)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran said Tuesday it was ready to send its uranium abroad for further enrichment as requested by the U.N. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced the decision in an interview with state Iranian television. He said Iran will have "no problem" giving the West its low-enriched uranium and taking it back several months later when it is enriched by 20 percent...
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Ahmadinejad proposes prisoner swap for US hikers
(International News ~ 02/03/10)
TEHRAN -- Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday proposed a swap of Iranians in U.S. prisons for three American hikers being held in Tehran. Ahmadinejad said in interview with state TV that there were ongoing negotiations about exchanging the hikers for several Iranians jailed for years in the United States...
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French court probes blame for 2000 Concorde crash
(International News ~ 02/03/10)
PONTOISE, France -- A long-awaited trial in the fiery crash of an Air France supersonic Concorde opened Tuesday, but lawyers for Continental Airlines -- accused of responsibility in the accident that killed 113 people -- urged the court to drop the proceedings...
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Aid backing up at bottlenecks in Haiti
(International News ~ 02/03/10)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- A generous world has flooded Haiti with donations, but anger and desperation are mounting as the aid stacks up inside this broken country. Bottlenecks at key transportation points and scattered violence, including an armed group's attack on a food convoy, have slowed the distribution of food and medicine from the port, airport and a warehouse in the Cite-Soleil slum. ...
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Mo. schools seek legal loophole to protect students
(State News ~ 02/03/10)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri school superintendents who want to keep troubled teachers from returning to the classroom said Tuesday they feel hamstrung by rules that restrict them from sharing information on why teachers lose their jobs. The legislature is considering a measure that would give civil immunity to local districts and employees who share more detailed employment histories of job-hunting teachers. Similar proposals have fallen short the past two years...
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Ill. picks Senate candidates; gov. races close
(National News ~ 02/03/10)
CHICAGO -- Illinois voters picked candidates Tuesday for an election in which Democrats will try to defend the governor's office and a U.S. Senate seat from a Republican Party eager to exploit their political disarray. Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias won the Democratic Senate nomination. He will face Republican Mark Kirk, a moderate five-term congressman...
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Top uniformed officer: Gay ban should be lifted
(National News ~ 02/03/10)
WASHINGTON -- The military's top uniformed officer on Tuesday made a plea for allowing gays to serve openly in uniform, telling a Senate panel it was a matter of integrity and that it is wrong to force people to "lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens."...
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Glass crafted specifically for Missouri wine
(Community ~ 02/03/10)
The Missouri native grape that's been the base for wines for hundreds of years now has its own glass. Retailers, representatives from the Missouri Wine & Grape Board, sommeliers and winemakers converged in 2009 to taste Norton wines out of different glass shapes to find the bowl that would most complement the red wine, made from the official state grape of Missouri. ...
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Fire report 2/3/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/03/10)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:...
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Police report 2/3/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/03/10)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Recipe Swap: Club trades recipes from around the country
(Column ~ 02/03/10)
Jodi Thompson, an avid recipe and cookbook collector, sent me these recipes to include here. She has an Internet recipe club that shares recipes from all across the country, and these are a few that came from her recently. I save many of the recipes she sends me, and I enjoy going back and looking through them from time to time. ...
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Cougars clip Southeast women 59-57
(College Sports ~ 02/03/10)
The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team was the latest Ohio Valley Conference victim of a future league member. Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville took advantage of 24 turnovers and held off the host Redhawks 59-57 on Tuesday night...
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Redhawks' Uchtman honored again by OVC
(College Sports ~ 02/03/10)
Southeast Missouri State junior Josh Uchtman has been named Ohio Valley Conference male field athlete of week for indoor track and field, his second such award in three weeks. Uchtman captured Southeast's lone individual title at this past weekend's Indiana Relays, winning the shot put with a throw of 58 feet, 4 3/4 inches to tie his career best set two weeks ago...
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U.S. reviewing ban on Scottish haggis
(Community ~ 02/03/10)
EDINBURGH, Scotland -- Just how risky is the Scottish national dish? At the request of Scottish officials, the U.S. government will sort that out as it reviews its ban on haggis, a sort of sausage made by rolling cooked sheep's offal -- the liver, heart and lungs -- in oats and pepper, then stuffing it into beef intestine and boiling it...
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Tough economy spurs shift to cheaper liquor
(National News ~ 02/03/10)
NEW YORK -- Americans' love affair with top-shelf booze cooled last year as the recession took a toll on high-priced tipples. People drank more liquor but turned to cheaper brands, according to a report by an industry group. They also drank more at home and less in pricier bars and restaurants in an effort to save money...
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Health lobbying gearing down
(National News ~ 02/03/10)
WASHINGTON -- Notice you're not bombarded any more by TV ads about President Barack Obama's health care overhaul plan? Drugmakers, business organizations and other interest groups in the health care battle have dialed down expensive lobbying campaigns as they assess how last month's Republican capture of a Senate seat from Massachusetts has altered Washington's political landscape...
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Cape Girardeau man charged with dorm burglaries waives preliminary hearing
(Local News ~ 02/03/10)
A Cape Girardeau man accused of stealing from more than 15 dorm rooms on the Southeast Missouri State University campus gave up his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday before Associate Circuit Court Judge Gary A. Kamp. Marcus L. Woods, 24, charged with five counts of second-degree burglary, will now appear before Circuit Court Judge William Syler at 9 a.m. Tuesday for case review.
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Poplar Bluff man sentenced to prison for vehicle assault
(Local News ~ 02/03/10)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff man was sentenced to prison Monday afternoon for an assault in which he was accused of striking another man with his vehicle and then apparently spinning its tires on top of him. Jerry Oliver Stewart, 47, was convicted of a Dec. 1, 2008, incident outside Poplar Bluff's Main Street bar that left Gary Eugene Lawrence seriously injured.
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High school roundup: St. Vincent boys top Grandview 55-53
(High School Sports ~ 02/03/10)
Area high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Woodland Elementary School
(Honor Roll ~ 02/03/10)
Woodland Elementary School A Honor Roll 2nd grade: Maddison Altenthal, Emma Cook, Mark Coomer, Zach Cowell, Kaylie Davis, Hailey Elbrecht, Zadie Ezell, Astonish Fann, Taylor Govero, Hailee Green, Malachi Huffman, Nick Hurst, David Jansen, Carson Jarrell, Whitney Jordan, Cheyenne Koch, Austin Liley, Kaleb Long, Brian Luttrell, Blake Matheney, Carter Mayfield, Judson Mayfield, Michael McCormick, Brittany Moyers, Kaylee Myers, Makayla Proffer, Jacob Shelton, Timothy Sloan, Alex Smith, Brooke York...
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Emerson, Skelton propose blocking EPA greenhouse gas rules
(Local News ~ 02/03/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Two congressional members from Missouri said Tuesday they plan to file legislation blocking the Environmental Protection Agency from developing its own greenhouse gas rules. U.S. Reps. Ike Skelton, a Democrat from western Missouri, and Jo Ann Emerson, a Cape Girardeau Republican, sharply criticized federal environmental regulators and warned that because EPA officials are not elected, the agency is not accountable to the farmers, business owners and other Missouri residents who could be hurt.. ...
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Teachers send out Kits 4 Kids for Haitian children
(Local News ~ 02/03/10)
From left, volunteers Amber Brewer, Pat Baker, Jana Gass and Ashley Duerst from Southeast Missouri State University unload boxes full of "Kits 4 Kids" from Matthews Elementary School of Sikeston, Mo., on Tuesday at West Park Mall. The kits include a full-sized bottle of shampoo, toothpaste, a toothbrush, a bar of antibacterial soap, a hand towel and a comb. Kits 4 Kids is a statewide project which has schoolchildren prepare hygiene kits for the children in Haiti. The kits are then collected and distributed by the Springfield, Mo.-based organization Convoy of Hope.
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String orchestra event draws 200 middle school, junior high students to River Campus
(Local News ~ 02/03/10)
Surrounded on a stage by junior high and middle school students, Dr. Sara Edgerton led the musicians in a series of warm-ups before their orchestra rehearsal at the Bedell Performance Hall. Edgerton, director of the orchestra and professor of cello and string bass at Southeast Missouri State University, instructed the students. "Eyes up. Beautiful sound. Perfect posture."
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Man accused of kidnapping wife on Christmas Eve indicted by federal grand jury
(Local News ~ 02/03/10)
A Jackson man who formerly faced felony kidnapping charges in Cape Girardeau County, now faces a federal indictment. James Douglas, 29, appeared Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lewis M. Blanton for his arraignment and a detention hearing. Blanton issued no orders Tuesday but took Douglas' detention under advisement, according to Cynthia Glueck, clerk of courts for the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Missouri.
- Jackson police/fire reports 2/3/10 (Police/Fire Report ~ 02/03/10)
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Late night fire in Chaffee guts home
(Local News ~ 02/04/10)
CHAFFEE, Mo. - A that began in an attic gutted a home late Wednesday night. Firefighters from Chaffee and Oran responded to 309 N. Third St. around 9:30 p.m. Chaffee Fire Chief Sam Glency said that when firefighters arrived the home was engulfed in flames, though the homeowners escaped without injury...
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New law would make 'spice' illegal in Mo.
(Local News ~ 02/04/10)
Although the use and sale of K2, a smokable altered herb, has only recently been observed in Missouri, its increased popularity on the Internet has some health officials and lawmakers concerned for the safety of the state's young people. A bill making its way through the Missouri House of Representatives would make K2, also referred to as spice, a controlled substance in Missouri...
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Cameras to monitor traffic flow problems in Southeast Missouri
(Local News ~ 02/04/10)
By the end of the month closed-circuit television cameras will start monitoring traffic flow on three roadways in Southeast Missouri. Brian Holt, an engineer with the Missouri Department of Transportation, said crews have installed 13 of the cameras on Interstate 55, Interstate 57 and U.S. 60...
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The Humane Society's Featured Pet
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/04/10)
GIMME KISS! Baron is a male kitten available for adoption at The Humane Society of SEMO, 573-334-5837. See more pets that need homes at www.semopets.org
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Missouri again leads nation in meth labs seized
(State News ~ 02/04/10)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Even as communities and states keep coming up with ways to make it harder to manufacture methamphetamine, makers of the dangerous and addictive drug keep finding ways around them.
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Missouri House OKs drug testing for state officeholders
(State News ~ 02/04/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri's elected officials and many people who receive cash welfare benefits would start undergoing drug screening under legislation given first-round House approval Thursday.
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Kezer: Struggles persist for exonerated inmates in Mo.
(State News ~ 02/04/10)
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri man who spent nearly 15 years in prison before he was cleared of murder said he and hundreds of other exonerated inmates struggle amid an often unshakable stigma and little help from the states that stole so many years of their lives...
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Poetry Reading Competition Saturday
(Submitted Story ~ 02/04/10)
Regional Poetry Out Loud Competition Saturday The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri will host the Poetry Out Loud Regional Competition this Saturday, Feb. 6, at 2 p.m. at the University Center Ballroom. High School students from schools around Southeast Missouri will compete in this dramatic poetry reading contest...
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Two PHS seniors sign letter of intent with Mineral Area College
(Submitted Story ~ 02/04/10)
Two Perryville High School seniors, Emily Hanquist and Rebecca Hanquist, signed letters of intent to play softball at Mineral Area College in the fall. They are the daughters of Craig and Tracy Hanquist of Perryville. Present for the signing are: (front from left) Craig Hanquist, Emily Hanquist, Rebecca Hanquist, Tracy Hanquist; (back from left) Stan Walden, Assistant Baseball Coach and Recruiting Coordinator for Baseball and Softball at Mineral Area...
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Freedom by Choice
(Submitted Story ~ 02/04/10)
If I asked you what freedom means to you, you would probably make comments as being free to vote, to go and come as you wish and the list could go on and on. We in the U.S. are free to do just about anything within reason and some might feel that we are free to do too many things. We, obviously, live in a day that anything goes; if it feels good it must be ok! Is that the way you feel?...
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Jackson sanitation department to be closed for Presidents Day
(Local News ~ 02/04/10)
The Jackson sanitation department will not operate Feb. 15 for Presidents Day. According to a news release from the city of Jackson, trash normally collected on that day will instead be picked up Feb. 16. The city's recycling center also will not be open Feb. 15...
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Jackson Movie Gallery to remain open despite chain's bankruptcy filing
(Local News ~ 02/04/10)
Despite Movie Gallery's announcement it will close 760 of its stores, the Jackson location appears to be safe. On Wednesday, the Wilsonville, Ore.-based chain filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy, allowing the company to restructure its debt while continuing to operate its business. The move affects its Movie Gallery, Hollywood Video and Game Crazy stores.
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Prayer 2/4/10
(Prayer ~ 02/04/10)
As the sun's brightness lengthens, O God, give us a return to warmer days. Amen.
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Samuel inks 2010 Redhawks recruiting class
(College Sports ~ 02/04/10)
Southeast Missouri State football coach Tony Samuel acknowledged that his job status came up during the recruiting process. But Samuel said he doesn't believe it prevented Southeast from landing the players it targeted. Samuel announced the signing of 17 players to national letters of intent Wednesday as the NCAA signing period began. He said Southeast likely will land several more players in the months to come...
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Parents in Haitian village willingly gave children to U.S. Baptists
(National News ~ 02/04/10)
CALLEBAS, Haiti -- Desperate parents in this struggling village perched above Haiti's earthquake-flattened capital said they gave their children away willingly, trusting the American missionaries who promised to take them to a better life. The stories the villagers told The Associated Press on Wednesday contradict claims by the Baptist group's leader that the children came from orphanages or were handed over by distant relatives. ...
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The wait goes on for Michael Jackson's doctor
(National News ~ 02/04/10)
LOS ANGELES -- Lawyers for Michael Jackson's doctor met Wednesday to discuss their client's defense strategy in the event he's charged in the death of the singer. Dr. Conrad Murray and his legal team had received no word from prosecutors about a decision from the district attorney but lead attorney Ed Chernoff said his client was ready to surrender to authorities in the event a charge is filed...
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Iraq court lifts ban on hundreds of candidates
(International News ~ 02/04/10)
BAGHDAD -- An Iraqi appeals court Wednesday set aside a ban on hundreds of candidates for suspected ties to Saddam Hussein's regime, allowing them to run in next month's parliamentary election and offering a chance to ease political showdowns that had deeply worried the White House...
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Protests, frustration at Haiti aid bottlenecks
(International News ~ 02/04/10)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Hunger turned to anger in Haiti's capital on Wednesday as hundreds of protesters marched through the streets accusing local officials of demanding bribes for donated food. Aid workers say that food and other supplies are now flowing into the country three weeks after the Jan. 12 quake, but red tape, fear of ambush, transportation bottlenecks and corruption are keeping it from many people who need it...
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Norman Spitzmiller
(Obituary ~ 02/04/10)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Norman L. Spitzmiller, 84, of Sikeston died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at his home. He was born Jan. 18, 1926, in Ironton, Mo., to the late Jacob Henry and Rosa Ellen Crocker Spitzmiller. He and Betty Jo Cox were married Dec. 26, 1948, in Ironton...
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Grace Duschell
(Obituary ~ 02/04/10)
Grace Elizabeth Duschell, 90, of Jackson died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, at Monticello House. She was born Dec. 16, 1919, in Locksburg, Ark., to Henry James and Jeffie Lee Brockham Farmer. She and Harry Raymond Duschell were married May 3, 1949, in Dexter, Mo. He preceded her in death Jan. 2, 1997...
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Kirt Hutton
(Obituary ~ 02/04/10)
William "Kirt" Hutton, 56, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, at his home. He was born April 8, 1953, at Moberly, Mo., first son of Walter William and Shirley Jean Finney Hutton. Kirt's interests included drawing, watching KFVS 12, caring for his bird, Whitey, and participating in Special Olympics...
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Zelma Gale
(Obituary ~ 02/04/10)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Zelma Mary Snider Gale, 96, of Advance died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, at Advance Nursing Home. She was born Sept. 22, 1913, in Seventy-Six, Mo., to Lewis E. and Ida Penny Smith. She was married to Milford Snider, who preceded her in death in 1967. She later married Arthur Gale in 1981 at Ava, Ill., who also preceded her in death...
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Maxine Southard
(Obituary ~ 02/04/10)
Anita Maxine Southard, 86, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, at her home. She was born Sept. 24, 1923, in Cape Girardeau County, daughter of John Henry and Lydia Wedekind Ludwig. She and Elmer Clifford Southard were married Jan. 8, 1944. They were married 63 years when he passed away June 15, 2007...
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Bernice Pierce
(Obituary ~ 02/04/10)
Mildred Bernice Pierce, 95, of Scott City died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 22, 1914, in Esther, Mo., to Tom and Fannie Owen Hardy. She and James Francis Pierce were married Nov. 30, 1934, in Ironton, Mo. He died March 21, 1974...
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Opal Wills
(Obituary ~ 02/04/10)
Opal Wills, 96, of Millersville died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at the Monticello House in Jackson. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. Friday to time of service at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home...
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Walter Loennecke
(Obituary ~ 02/04/10)
Walter E. Loennecke, 86, of Jackson died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday in the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. An American Legion Honor Guard service will be at 7 p.m...
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Robert DeBrock
(Obituary ~ 02/04/10)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Robert Henry "Bob" DeBrock, 61, of Marble Hill died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at Woodland Hills Nursing Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Hutchings Funeral Chapel. Parish prayers will be at 7. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Glennon, Mo. Burial will be in the church cemetery...
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Robert Mathis
(Obituary ~ 02/04/10)
*** Robert Mathis McCLURE, Ill. — Robert "Bob" Mathis, 78, of McClure died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro, Ill.
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Luther Johnson Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/04/10)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Luther Johnson Jr., 77, of Cairo died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Massie Funeral Home in Mounds, Ill. Burial will be at 12:30 p.m. in Mound City National Cemetery. Full military honors will be provided by Illinois National Guard Honors Team and Southern Illinois Area Veterans...
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Births 2/4/10
(Births ~ 02/04/10)
Son to Eric James Baltrush and Debra Lynn Callahan of Perryville, Mo., Saint Francis Medical Center, 10:57 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009. Name, Ethan Michael James. Weight, 1 pound, 11 ounces. First child. Daughter to Anthony D. Smith and NaKieva C. Hamilton of Cape Girardeau, Saint Francis Medical Center, 8:19 a.m. ...
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Out of the past 2/4/10
(Out of the Past ~ 02/04/10)
With a forecast of snow and only one item on the ballot in the special election, voter turnout is expected be light in tomorrow's election in Cape Girardeau; voters will decide the fate of a $1.4 million bond issue to finance city sewer improvements...
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Google complaint highlights China-based cyberattacks
(International News ~ 02/04/10)
BEIJING -- Google's accusation that its e-mail accounts were hacked from China landed like a bombshell because it cast light on a problem that few companies will discuss: the pervasive threat from China-based cyberattacks. The hacking that angered Google Inc. ...
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Hooked on Science: Banana hammer
(Community ~ 02/04/10)
Did you know you can turn a banana into a hammer when the temperature outside dips below freezing? STEP 2: When you wake up in the morning, grab a nail, board and the frozen banana. STEP 3: Using the rock-hard banana, hammer the nail into the board...
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Bootheel man pleads guilty to toddler's murder
(Local News ~ 02/04/10)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- A Pemiscot County man charged with murder after his girlfriend's daughter died was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday, KZIM KSIM reported. Matthew Taylor, 23, of Bragg City, Mo., pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder before Judge Fred Copeland.
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DNR, firefighters respond to hazardous material leak in Scott City
(Local News ~ 02/04/10)
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Scott City Fire Department and a crew with an environmental cleanup company responded to a hazardous material leak from a semi hauling a flammable material at the Rhodes Travel Center truck stop on Nash Road around 1 p.m. Wednesday.
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Two dead, eight hurt in vehicle crash into southern Nevada casino
(National News ~ 02/04/10)
LAS VEGAS -- A speeding car crashed through the entrance of a casino and into a bank of slot machines Wednesday in the southern Nevada resort town of Laughlin, killing two patrons and injuring at least eight other people, authorities said. The driver, a 70-year-old man, told investigators he fainted while driving toward the Edgewater Hotel & Casino on the Colorado River waterfront, Las Vegas police officer Jacinto Rivera said...
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Study finds some vegetative brains show signs of awareness
(National News ~ 02/04/10)
NEW YORK -- Scientists have detected glimmers of awareness in some vegetative brain-injury patients and have even communicated with one of them -- findings that push the boundaries of how to assess and care for such people. The new research suggests that standard tests may overlook patients who have some consciousness, and that someday some kind of communication may be possible...
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State chief justice urges new method for crime fight
(State News ~ 02/04/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri wastes considerable money by putting nonviolent offenders in prison and mishandling those convicted of drug and alcohol crimes, Chief Justice William Ray Price told state lawmakers Wednesday while urging a new crime-fighting strategy...
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Missouri Senate approves child autism coverage bill
(State News ~ 02/04/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Senate gave initial approval Wednesday to legislation that would require insurance providers to cover treatments for autistic children. The measure would require insurance companies to pay up to $55,000 for behavioral treatment until an autistic child reaches the age of 21...
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Federal grand jury may resume Missouri politics probe in March
(State News ~ 02/04/10)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A federal grand jury that apparently is looking at the link between political contributions and Missouri legislation has wrapped up for the week. But its work may not be done. Grand jurors in Kansas City ended a two-day session Wednesday without any indictments in a pay-for-play probe involving former House speaker Rod Jetton and legislation regulating the adult entertainment industry. The grand jury is scheduled to meet again March 9...
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Gov. Nixon withdraws more than 80 appointments
(State News ~ 02/04/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has withdrawn more than 80 appointments, including three who have faced trouble winning approval from the Republican-controlled chamber. Appointments for former Democratic Party chairman John Temporiti to the Missouri Housing Development Commission; former House member Bill Ransdall to the state Tax Commission; and former House member Phil Smith to the Administrative Hearing Commission ran into trouble...
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Trial over hog odors opens in Kansas City
(State News ~ 02/04/10)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Fourteen rural northwest Missouri residents who received $100,000 apiece in a 1999 lawsuit against Premium Standard Farms are asking a Jackson County jury to give them more money for what they say are intolerable smells coming from an 80,000-head hog confinement in Gentry County...
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Pat Quinn declares win in Illinois governor primary
(National News ~ 02/04/10)
CHICAGO -- The primary election that was expected to launch a political battle in President Barack Obama's home state instead left Democrats and Republicans squabbling among themselves Wednesday over governor's races that were virtually tied. Gov. Pat Quinn claimed victory in the Democratic primary over Comptroller Dan Hynes, despite a margin of less than 1 percent. He got a congratulatory telephone call from Obama on Wednesday...
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Obama fails to bridge health care divide
(National News ~ 02/04/10)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama exhorted Democrats to "finish the job" on a health care overhaul Wednesday, but his comments failed to bridge deep divisions within his party. Addressing a gathering of Senate Democrats, Obama insisted that lawmakers have an opportunity to remake the nation's system of medical care...
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Who's next 2/4/10
(Community ~ 02/04/10)
Scholarships n Jacob P. Conklin of Cape Girardeau received the President's Plus Scholarship and a Missouri Assessment Program Scholarship. Honors, achievements -- From staff reports...
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Cape Air
(Editorial ~ 02/04/10)
Two months after it began flights between Cape Girardeau Regional Airport and Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, Cape Air was officially welcomed as the latest provider of commercial air service under the federal Essential Air Service program that subsidizes flights to smaller markets...
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Speak Out 2/4/10
(Speak Out ~ 02/04/10)
I live on David Street in Cape Girardeau. I'd like to report what a wonderful neighbor we have. When it snows, he clears our driveway and makes room at the mailbox for us to get our mail. We have one super hero in our neighborhood. The most wonderful thing about all of this is that he does it all with a smile on his face. Thank you, neighbor. You're a super neighbor to us...
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J.D. Salinger: Looking for any hope to latch onto
(Column ~ 02/04/10)
Feb. 4, 2009 Dear Leslie, In W.P. Kinsella's novel "Shoeless Joe," an Iowa farmer on a quest goes looking for J.D. Salinger, who in the 1960s seemed to go into hiding and stopped writing books. The novel became the movie "Field of Dreams," and in the movie Salinger became a fictional 1960s activist who has lost faith...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 2/4/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/04/10)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:...
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Cape Girardeau police report 2/4/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/04/10)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest Assaults Thefts Miscellaneous...
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Missouri announces football recruiting class
(Professional Sports ~ 02/04/10)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri now has two quarterbacks with the name Gabbert on the jersey because it refused to accept defeat. Following his older brother's lead, Tyler Gabbert first committed to Nebraska before changing his mind and opting to stay close to home. Blaine Gabbert's productive year as the sophomore starter was a major influence in Tyler's decision-making process...
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Central, Perryville now district football foes
(High School Sports ~ 02/04/10)
A move up in class and a move down in class has aligned Perryville and Central as district football opponents for the next two years. While Central is nearly twice the size of its neighbor to the north, both schools find themselves in Class 4 District 1 after the new class and district alignments recently were unveiled by the Missouri State High School Activities Association. It was the most dramatic change for the six area high schools, who all were affected by the biennial realignment...
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High school roundup: Rollet secures win for St. Vincent over Windsor
(High School Sports ~ 02/04/10)
All the scores from Wednesday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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Decade ago, Rams sat atop NFL mountain
(Professional Sports ~ 02/04/10)
ST. LOUIS -- A decade ago, the St. Louis Rams were on top of the NFL. That might be hard to believe if you hadn't been there. Before this season's finale, Isaac Bruce remembered in vivid detail his game-deciding touchdown catch that helped beat the Tennessee Titans in the Super Bowl following the 1999 season...
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Backes scores two goals to lead Blues to victory
(Professional Sports ~ 02/04/10)
CHICAGO -- The St. Louis Blues played like a much different team than the one the Chicago Blackhawks saw a month ago on the night Davis Payne took over as interim coach. Catching the Blackhawks in their first home game since a two-week, eight-game road trip, the Blues got two goals from David Backes and scored three times in the second period to beat Chicago 3-2 on Wednesday night...
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Tigers' streak at home ends
(Professional Sports ~ 02/04/10)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Texas A&M found a way to win on the road and at one of the toughest places to play in the Big 12, too. David Loubeau scored all but five of his 17 points in the second half, and the Aggies held Missouri without a basket for nearly 11 minutes of the second half, ending the Tigers' 32-game homecourt winning streak with a 77-74 victory Wednesday night...
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Pakistan bombing draws attention to US presence
(International News ~ 02/04/10)
SHAHI KOTO, Pakistan -- The deaths of three American special operations soldiers in a roadside bombing in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday drew unwanted attention to a U.S. program of training local forces to fight the Taliban and al-Qaida -- a little-publicized mission because of opposition here to American boots on Pakistani soil...
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New Zealand virgin auctions herself for tuition
(International News ~ 02/04/10)
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A New Zealand teenager who says she auctioned her virginity online for $32,000 to raise tuition money did not break any laws but it might be risky for her to follow through on the deal, police warned Wednesday. The anonymous 19-year-old student offered her virginity to the highest bidder on the Web site www.ineed.co.nz under the name "Unigirl," saying she would use the money to pay for her tuition. ...
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Delta student wins Regional Tech Prep Consortium Student of the Year
(Community ~ 02/04/10)
Culinary training got Staci DeVore, 18, to appreciate one of the simplest ingredients in cooking. "I wouldn't touch tomatoes to save my life," she said. DeVore, a student at the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center, is in her second year of training. ...
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Kennett schools to participate in backpack food program
(Local News ~ 02/04/10)
A new program will soon be piloted through Masterson and South Elementary Schools in the Kennett School District as a way to provide nutritional meals to area families during the weekends. According to South Elementary School Counselor Jennifer Nigut, the Backpack Program is designed to "provide a backpack filled with nutritious food every weekend during the school year for children in our community."...
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Poplar Bluff school bus assault under investigation
(Local News ~ 02/04/10)
Investigators with the Missouri State Highway Patrol are investigating alleged assaults that occurred last week on a Poplar Bluff school bus. At about 6:45 a.m. Jan. 26, Andy Cleaveland, school resource officer at Poplar Bluff High School, said, he was contacted by school security officers, as well as assistant principals Sheldon Tyler and Bill Burfield "in reference to alleged assaults which had occurred on a school bus...
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One-car accident blocks traffic at major Cape intersection
(Local News ~ 02/04/10)
A one-car accident downed a utility pole at a busy Cape Girardeau intersection Wednesday afternoon. The accident happened at Siemers Drive and William Street just before 1:30 p.m. and blocked traffic.
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Special Olympics Missouri prepares for weekend plunge
(Local News ~ 02/04/10)
More than 200 people will take an icy dip in Lake Boutin on Saturday at the 2010 Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Missouri. Penny Williams, southeast area management team member for Special Olympics Missouri, said the event consists of participants jumping, diving or crawling into the cold waters of Lake Boutin in Trail of Tears State Park. Swimmers are not allowed to wear wetsuits and are encouraged to wear costumes...
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Toyota probe expands to Prius brakes
(National News ~ 02/04/10)
WASHINGTON -- Americans should park their recalled Toyotas unless driving to dealers for accelerator repairs, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood warned Wednesday -- then quickly took it back -- as skepticism of company fixes grew and the government's probe expanded to other models in the U.S. and Japan. Questions now are being raised about the brakes on Toyota's marquee Prius hybrid...
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Senior moments: You don't have to grow up to come alive
(Community ~ 02/04/10)
I wonder how many times throughout the past 13 of my 17 years I've been asked what I want to be "when I grow up." This question has been posed by family members, schedule requests and enough essays to turn into a short novel. I love discussing what I want to be when I get older and finding out what other people want to do with their lives, but I don't understand why our society pushes for children to "grow up" and get their lives planned out. ...
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Jackson fire and police 2/4/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/04/10)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest Miscellaneous Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday: ...
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Blue Jays stop Panthers in MVC tourney semifinals
(High School Sports ~ 02/05/10)
Oak Ridge converted two-thirds of its free throws while Meadow Heights struggled from the line in the Blue Jays' 80-67 victory.
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Amber Alert issued for missing Carthage 8-month-old boy
(State News ~ 02/05/10)
CARTHAGE, Mo. -- Carthage police are looking for an 8-month-old boy taken from his home by two masked men. Authorities issued an Amber Alert for Eddie Salazar after he was taken Thursday night. He is about 20 pounds, with dark hair and brown eyes. Carthage police say two men wearing all black and ski masks broke into the family's home while the father was sleeping on the couch. The father was beaten unconscious and the house was ransacked before the boy was taken...
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MoDOT study recommends overhaul of airport subsidy program
(Local News ~ 02/05/10)
The federal program that subsidizes commercial passenger service for Cape Girardeau and four other airports in Missouri should be overhauled to give communities more stable and flexible service, a consultant told the city Airport Advisory Board on Thursday...
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St. Louis Cardinals Snowman
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/05/10)
Snow Storm in January 2010, Dell, Tammy, and Darel Roberts enjoyed the snow in the following ways...building a snowman and adding St. Louis Cardinals, Gloves, Hat, Ball and Bat for fun! Let's Play Ball! Maggie their family pet joined them!
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Enjoying Winter's Wonders
(Submitted Story ~ 02/05/10)
Enjoying Winter's Wonders The last weekend of January brought a blanket of glistening, powdery, snow to our area of the Heartland. While opinions may vary widely as to feelings about this event, my fiancee and i were fortunate enough to be off work and enjoyed it immensely. ...
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More Wildlife at Crooked Creek ...Coyotes
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/05/10)
Two coyote packs reside in the surrounding hills. They are often heard howling and yipping each night which makes for an interesting chorus as my pack of german shepherds howls back to the coyotes. Rarely seen during daytime hours, this was an unusual sighting of a coyote pair in the cow pasture as they hunted mice, rabbits and small mammals in the field...
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A walk in the park.
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/05/10)
A walk in the park...beauitful!
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Snow Birds
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/05/10)
Cardinals were also present at the bird feeder for a little hard-to-find nourishment.
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Walking in the snow
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/05/10)
Where did all the grass go, I need a place to pee!
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Winter Snow Storm 2010
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/05/10)
We built a Snow Man and dressed him up with St. Louis Cardinals gloves, hat, ball & bat...we're ready to play ball!
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1991 Central Graduate Awarded the Bronze Star
(Submitted Story ~ 02/05/10)
Major Mark Thompson (U.S. Army), a 1991 graduate of Central High School and son of William and Mary Thompson was awarded the Bronze Star for his actions while deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF 08-09). Thompson served as the commander of a Task Force providing detainee operations for high value criminals formerly of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party Regime. ...
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Yummy Snow
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/05/10)
My dog Wrinkles went out side and decided to eat the snow this is how she reacted
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Cutes Pet Photo
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/05/10)
Maggie May - Christmas 2009
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Local artists display work in windows of vacant downtown buildings
(Entertainment ~ 02/05/10)
Downtown will go from empty glass to artsy class this month, thanks to a cooperative effort between the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, Southeast Missouri State University's Crisp Museum and Old Town Cape. Local artists have volunteered to turn bare windows of the vacant buildings along downtown Cape Girardeau's streets into showcases for their artwork. Today, the first artist's work will be showcased at the arts council's First Friday event...
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PCMS Parent Partnership Group Presents Donkey Basketball
(Submitted Story ~ 02/05/10)
The Perry County Middle School Parent Partnership Group is sponsoring Donkey Basketball on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 7 p.m. in the Perry Park Center. Advance sale tickets are available for $6.00 at First State Community Bank, the Bank of Missouri, the Chamber of Commerce office, and at the Perryville Elementary, Perry County Middle School and Perryville High School offices. Tickets at the gate will be $8.00. Children ages 4 and under will be admitted free of charge...
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Man burned in New Madrid County meth lab explosion
(Local News ~ 02/05/10)
NEW MADRID - A man was seriously burned following a meth lab explosion early today. The Standard Democrat newspaper reported that at 4:25 a.m. today, the New Madrid County Sheriff's Department and the SEMO Drug Task Force responded to a report of an explosion on County Road 820. Upon arrival they found a victim with serious chemical burns...
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Rudy looks like Maggie May
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/05/10)
We saw the picture of Maggie May and were so surprised how much she looks like our Rudy!
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Banker touts corporation that helps small businesses obtain financing at chamber of commerce event
(Local News ~ 02/05/10)
Helping small businesses obtain credit more easily is an essential ingredient for their expansion in Southeast Missouri, an area banker said Friday. And with assistance from the Cape Girardeau Area Community Development Corp., Moe Sandfort, who serves as president of the organization and community bank president with Bank of Missouri, believes future growth of those businesses could become reality.
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Police: Cape Girardeau man fought officers serving search warrant for drug activity
(Local News ~ 02/05/10)
A Cape Girardeau man with a history of drug convictions fought with police trying to search his apartment, according to charges filed today in Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court. Bryan D. McDowell, 28, 618 North St., No. 302, was charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, assault on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest by using force. All three charges are felonies, and Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle charged McDowell as a prior and persistent offender because of methamphetamine and marijuana convictions in 2001 and 2003.
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Scott City FCCLA Participates in Regional STAR Events
(Submitted Story ~ 02/05/10)
Members of Scott City FCCLA competed in Regional STAR Events, February 1 on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. Receiving Gold recognition in the senior category were Brooke Dohogne and Chelsea Phillips for their Interior Design project, Morgan Brendel, Jenna Cummins, and Courtney Bles for Illustrated Talk, Missy Thomas for her Promote and Publicize FCCLA project, and Ashley Kennedy for her Early Childhood project. ...
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Cape Girardeau natives meet their idol, Celine Dion, thanks to Oprah
(Entertainment ~ 02/05/10)
Betsy Hogan doesn't normally spend her time Skyping with "The Oprah Winfrey Show" or rubbing elbows with Celine Dion, but for the past few days she's done both. Hogan, 21, attends classes at Southeast Missouri State University. She and 13 fellow Celine Dion fans were invited to be audience members on "Oprah" when she interviewed Dion...
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Up to three inches of snow could fall in Cape Girardeau area today
(Local News ~ 02/05/10)
The National Weather Service is predicting that the Cape Girardeau area could receive up to 3 inches of snowfall tonight. Meteorologist Alex Dodd said rain likely will change over to wet snow between 5 and 8 p.m. "Roads may be slick in the early morning hours Saturday but for most of the day they should be fine," Dodd said...
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Benton man arrested after confrontation over reckless driving
(Local News ~ 02/05/10)
BENTON, Mo. -- A Benton man was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly displayed a handgun to a man who confronted him about his erratic driving. Michael D. Allen, 28, is charged with unlawful use of a weapon and careless and imprudent driving, according to a Scott County Sheriff's Department news release...
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Mississippi County gets green light to eradicate beavers
(Local News ~ 02/05/10)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Mississippi County's road and bridge department chief has the green light for a beaver hunt. "We've got a beaver problem," Presiding Commissioner Jim Blumenberg said during the regular County Commission meeting Thursday, the Standard Democrat newspaper reported...
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Brief power outage caused by broken insulator
(Local News ~ 02/05/10)
A power outage in Cape Girardeau on Friday knocked out electricity to 758 customers, including Alma Schrader Elementary School. According to AmerenUE spokesman Mike Cleary, the outage occurred in the area near the Kingsway Drive and Kingshighway intersection.
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Accidents send Scott, Mississippi County residents to hospital
(Local News ~ 02/05/10)
A pair of accidents Thursday sent several residents of Scott and Mississippi County to the hospital. The first accident occurred at 3:40 p.m. on U.S. 62 in Bertrand, Mo. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 1987 Dodge that was towing a car failed to yield at an intersection, resulting in a 2000 Dodge hitting the towed car.
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Two Scott County men arrested on suspicion of meth trafficking
(Local News ~ 02/05/10)
BENTON, Mo. -- Two Scott County men were arrested Thursday when investigators with the Scott County Sheriff's Department saw one allegedly destroying evidence connected to a methamphetamine lab. Ronald D. Ford, 37, and Dewayne A. Kluesner, 42, both of Benton were charged with second degree drug trafficking, attempting to manufacture a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and possession of
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Most 8th District campaign funds coming from outside area
(Local News ~ 02/05/10)
If U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson and her Democratic re-election rival Tommy Sowers had to rely only on campaign donations from within the 8th Congressional District, neither would have enough money to pay their bills. A review of campaign finance reports filed earlier this week with the Federal Election Commission shows that Emerson, a Republican who has been in office since 1996, and Sowers, a former U.S. Army major from Rolla, raised only a small fraction of their money at home...
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Stars gather to cover 'We Are the World' for Haiti
(Entertainment ~ 02/05/10)
LOS ANGELES -- The charity anthem "We Are the World" has been rerecorded by 80 artists who came together in the same Hollywood studio where the original was cut 25 years ago. Pink, Natalie Cole, Kanye West, Jennifer Hudson, Celine Dion, Brian Wilson and others stood shoulder to shoulder on risers at Henson Recording studios Monday night to raise money for Haiti earthquake relief...
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Opera Bites: 'Simon Boccanegra' has political intrigue, murder plots and Placido Domingo
(Entertainment ~ 02/05/10)
By Barb Herbet On Saturday, the high-definition broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera will be Giuseppe Verdi's "Simon Boccanegra." The performance begins at noon at the Town Plaza Cinema in Cape Girardeau. This is one of Verdi's lesser-known operas, but, that being said, the role of Boccanegra is formidable. It usually is sung by a baritone, but in this production Placido Domingo will be singing the title role. That should be fascinating to hear...
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Super Bowl TV playbook - what's on other channels
(Entertainment ~ 02/05/10)
Face it, unless you're a die-hard NFL fan or have several players in your fantasy league, you're going to be hard-pressed to sit through all the Super Bowl activities -- all 10 hours of it, beginning at noon on CBS, cable channel 7. The kickoff show is at 5 p.m. and the game begins at 5:25...
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Welfare and drugs
(Editorial ~ 02/05/10)
Many taxpaying Missourians will applaud current legislative efforts to restrict or cut off welfare payments to recipients who use illegal drugs. Why, they ask, should taxpayers foot the bill for addictions? The simple answer: They shouldn't. But the issue is more complex than requiring drug tests for the more than 40,000 Missouri families who receive payments from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program...
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Democrats overplayed their hand
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/05/10)
On Nov. 5, 2008, the day after Barack Obama was elected president, I wrote that it would be a day that would live in infamy. I still believe it could be, but I hope the outcome will be much different than Obama and the Democratic Party had imagined...
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Speak Out 2/5/10
(Speak Out ~ 02/05/10)
PRESIDENT Obama's first year by the numbers: January 2009 there were 13 million unemployed. December 2009 there were 14.7 million unemployed. The unemployment rate in January 2009 was 7.7 percent. The unemployment rate in 2010 was 10.5 percent. Outstanding public debt in January 2009 was $10.6 trillion. Outstanding debt January 2010 was $12.3 trillion...
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10 Americans charged in Haiti with kidnapping
(International News ~ 02/05/10)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Ten U.S. Baptist missionaries were charged with kidnapping Thursday for trying to take 33 children out of Haiti to a hastily arranged refuge just as officials were trying to protect children from predators in the chaos of a great earthquake...
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Scott Brown sworn in to Mass. Senate seat
(National News ~ 02/05/10)
WASHINGTON -- Washington confronted a new world order Thursday as the Democrats' supermajority died, taking with it much of President Barack Obama's agenda and any certainty of his party maintaining control of Congress. Republican Scott Brown's swearing-in to the Massachusetts seat held for decades by Sen. ...
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Prayer 2/5/10
(Prayer ~ 02/05/10)
Tend to our suffering, both in body and spirit, O God, and heal us. Amen.
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Eight treated after carbon monoxide leak at Poplar Bluff business
(Local News ~ 02/05/10)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Ozark Fitness was closed for five hours Tuesday after its pool heater caused a carbon monoxide leak, which resulted in eight people needing medical treatment.
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One pleads guilty, one not guilty in Stoddard County swastika case
(Local News ~ 02/05/10)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Two Stoddard County men arrested following a vandalism investigation have entered separate pleas in circuit court.
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Preliminary hearing set in Cape Girardeau assault case
(Local News ~ 02/05/10)
A preliminary hearing was set Thursday before Circuit Judge Gary A. Kamp in the case of a Cape Girardeau man charged with first-degree assault for causing serious injury to a 43-year-old man. Benjamin Savage, 44, entered an apartment at 316 S. Lorimier St. on Jan. 31 and allegedly beat the male victim in the face with a tire iron-like object...
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Former postal worker pleads not guilty to destroying, delaying mail
(Local News ~ 02/05/10)
A former postal employee pleaded not guilty in federal court Wednesday to destroying and delaying the delivery of mail.
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Scholarship founders Douglas and Heather MacDonald Greene to receive Friend of the University award
(Local News ~ 02/05/10)
Douglas and Heather MacDonald Greene will receive the 2010 Friend of the University Award from the Southeast Missouri University Foundation. The couple, who live in Vancouver, Wash., and Rancho Mirage, Calif., will receive the award today at the President's Council reception. The Greenes founded scholarships and supported projects at the River Campus and Kent Library...
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State highway commission awards two Southeast Mo. road contracts
(Local News ~ 02/05/10)
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded two multimillion-dollar contracts to Apex Paving Co. for projects in Scott, Mississippi, Cape Girardeau and Bollinger counties during its regular meeting Thursday. The commission awarded Apex Paving a $5.07 million contract to resurface and improve shoulders along Interstate 57 in Mississippi and Scott counties. ...
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Police report 2/5/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/05/10)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Fire report 2/5/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/05/10)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:...
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A cat's life
(Column ~ 02/05/10)
Miss Kitty, the calico cat who lives with us, has us figured out. And we continue to discover more and more about our constantly shedding purr factory. Because she is partly an outdoor cat, Miss Kitty keeps her claws sharp and ready to use. Too ready, sometimes. When she purrs, her paws knead the closest soft surface -- usually my midsection -- and her claws etch interesting patterns into my skin...
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Dorothy Boyd
(Obituary ~ 02/05/10)
Dorothy Louise Wyatt Boyd, 71, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Nov. 20, 1938, at Sank, Mo., daughter of Dolphie Lee Sr. and Alda Elizabeth Myers Fisher. She and James Wyatt were married June 7, 1958. He died April 11, 1988. She then married Don Boyd on Jan. 10, 1990, at County Line Baptist Church in Bollinger County...
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Walter Loennecke
(Obituary ~ 02/05/10)
Walter E. Loennecke, 86, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. He was born Aug. 22, 1923, in Jackson, son of Joe and Bertha Aufdenberg Loenneke. He and Sarah "Sally" Hoffman were married April 30, 1955. She passed away Dec. 2, 1990. He and Margie Campbell were married May 7, 1994...
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Robert Mathis
(Obituary ~ 02/05/10)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Robert Lee "Bob" Mathis, 78, of McClure died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 15, 1931, in Flora, Texas, to Herbert and Lily Lynn Mathis. He and Donna Kee were married May 22, 1965, in Ware, Ill...
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Opal Wills
(Obituary ~ 02/05/10)
Opal O. Wills, 96, of Millersville passed away Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at Monticello House in Jackson. She was born Aug. 20, 1913, in Millersville, daughter of August J. and Mary Riehn Martin. She and Earl Wills were married Dec. 23, 1933. They had been married 73 years when he passed away July 14, 2007...
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Albert Preston
(Obituary ~ 02/05/10)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Albert Andrew Preston, 90, of St. Peters, Mo., formerly of Perryville, died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and 6:30 to 8 a.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The American Legion wake will be at 7 tonight...
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Everett Frizzell
(Obituary ~ 02/05/10)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Everett L. Frizzell, 87, of Dongola died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at his home. He was a veteran of World War II. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. to service time Saturday at First Baptist Church. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. Ron Simpson officiating. Burial will be in Christian Chapel Cemetery...
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Births 2/5/10
(Births ~ 02/05/10)
Son to Chad Michael and Trisha Nicole Parrish of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 1:32 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Name, Braeden Michael. Weight, 7 pounds, 4 ounces. Mrs. Parrish is the former Trisha Rubach, daughter of Myra Rubach of Chester, Ill., and Kenneth and Stephanie Rubach of St. Peters, Mo. She is employed at Walmart Supercenter in Cape Girardeau. Parrish is the son of Gregory and Debra Parrish of Jonesboro, Ark. He is assistant manager at the Walmart Supercenter in Jackson...
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Out of the past 2/5/10
(Out of the Past ~ 02/05/10)
Tom Eaton, a native of Piedmont, Mo., and former chief of police in that community, has been hired to be the new chief of police in Scott City; he is currently head of a four-man police force in Calumet, Okla. U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr., has been appointed to assume jurisdiction over the 13-year-old St. Louis schools desegregation case; U.S. District Judge William L. Hungate has withdrawn from the case...
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Cape school foundation to hold Penguin Party fundraiser Saturday
(Local News ~ 02/05/10)
After a slow donation year, the director of the Cape Girardeau Public Schools Foundation hopes to bounce back. The not-for-profit organization is hosting its fourth annual Penguin Party on Saturday. The fundraiser is the foundation's push to raise money for teacher grants, executive director Tammy Samuel said...
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Marleau sparks Sharks to 4-2 win
(Professional Sports ~ 02/05/10)
ST. LOUIS -- Patrick Marleau scored his 38th goal to remain tied for the NHL lead, helping the Western Division-leading San Jose Sharks beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Thursday night. Ryane Clowe and Devin Setoguchi also scored, and backup Thomas Greiss had a strong game in goal for the Sharks, who rebounded from their lone regulation loss in the last 11 games after squandering a two-goal lead against Detroit two days earlier. ...
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Southeast women face OVC leader
(College Sports ~ 02/05/10)
The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team will try to knock off the Ohio Valley Conference's hottest squad. In order for that to happen, the Redhawks need to reverse a 28-point thumping they received Jan. 9 in Charleston, Ill. First-place Eastern Illinois will carry a school-record 10-game winning streak into Saturday's 5:30 p.m. tipoff at the Show Me Center...
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Slumping E. Illinois will visit Redhawks
(College Sports ~ 02/05/10)
The Eastern Illinois men's basketball team was rolling the last time Southeast Missouri State got a look at the Panthers. EIU is anything but rolling now entering Saturday's 7:45 p.m. matchup at the Show Me Center. The Redhawks hope to keep the Panthers reeling and also enhance their bid to make the Ohio Valley Conference tournament...
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High school roundup: Trio leads Scott City girls to victory
(High School Sports ~ 02/05/10)
All the high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Leopold holds off Zalma in MVC Tournament semifinals
(High School Sports ~ 02/05/10)
Top-seeded Leopold escaped with the 61-55 victory in its Mississippi Valley Conference boys basketball semifinal Thursday.
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On a mission to watch all 10 best picture nominees
(Column ~ 02/05/10)
Let's talk globally for a moment, shall we? The Oscar nominations were released earlier this week, including the 10 best picture nominees. Not five this year, but 10. It figures that the year I decide to watch all the best picture nominees is the year the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decides to double the number of films...
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Toyota woes mount as government examines brakes on the Prius
(National News ~ 02/05/10)
WASHINGTON -- Toyota faced mounting pressure Thursday as the government opened a probe of brake problems with the Prius, a crown jewel of its lineup. The beleaguered automaker said it was "too soon" to decide whether to add the hybrid to the millions of cars it has recalled...
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Trained volunteers help households file income taxes
(Local News ~ 02/05/10)
The United Way of Southeast Missouri is coordinating an effort that provides free income tax help in Cape Girardeau for qualifying individuals. Since late January, Internal Revenue Service-trained and certified volunteers have completed about 30 tax returns for households whose adjusted gross income is $50,000 or less. That's about 20 more than in 2009, the first year the United Way offered the service, according to John McGowan, community impact director for the United Way...
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Meadow Heights High School
(Honor Roll ~ 02/05/10)
Meadow Heights High School Principal's Honor Roll 12th grade: Cody Blessing, Cole Bollinger, Rachel Bright, Nathan Davis, Aaron Elk, Nicholas Farrow, Nakita Grubbs, Constance Karn, Joshua Keller, Taylor Lincoln, Katrina Long, Jacqueline Mungle, Cameron Propst, Amanda Slaght, Nicholas Webb, Scott Williams...
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Notre Dame High School
(Honor Roll ~ 02/05/10)
Notre Dame Regional High School A Honor Roll 9th grade: Nicholas Bira, Kevin Brost, Logan Buchheit, Jacob Cieslewicz, Emily Davis, Cody Debrock, Bryce Domjan, Ariel Dumars, Anthony Dunning, Elizabeth Earley, Michael Essner, Nicholas Essner, Vincent Foeste, Brandi Glastetter, Austin Harter, Chelsea Hastings, Taylor Heisserer, Eliza Holcomb, Aaron Huber, Tyler Hulshof, Jacob Janet, Virgil Landewee, Luke Mocherman, Timothy Moy, Kenrick Niedbalski, Nicholas Norman, Olivia Renner, Austin Rettig, Taylor Rinda, Sharon Sabapathypillai, Morgan Schumer, Taylor Seyer, Macy Shively, Mary Short, Seth Sievers, Jadie Stoverink, Matthew Thompson, Katrina Trentham, Taylor Ward, Alexander Wiesner, Patrick Williamson, Min Hua Zhu.. ...
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Adherence to Constitution not a sometimes thing
(Column ~ 02/05/10)
By Paul J. Passanante On Jan. 14 the Missouri Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Klotz v. St. Anthony's, a case that challenges the constitutionality of the caps that the Missouri General Assemble has imposed on damages in medical negligence cases. ...
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Jackson School Foundation to dedicate Trail of Honor today
(Local News ~ 02/05/10)
The Jackson School Foundation will dedicate the district's Trail of Honor at the high school today at 1 p.m. The trail's first brick is in honor of Marybeth Williams, who served on the foundation's original board of directors and was the secretary for six years. ...
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Students from 13 schools to compete in business simulation at Cape Career and Technology Center
(Local News ~ 02/05/10)
About 100 high school students will get a crash course in business today. Students from 13 area schools will become chief executive officers and managers as they compete in a business simulation at the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center. Five area Rotary Clubs, Junior Achievement and 27 other organizations came together to host the 17th annual Camp Enterprise...
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Jackson police/fire report 2/5/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/05/10)
Jackson POLICE The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Burglary Property Damage Miscellaneous FIRE Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday:...
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Late Evening
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/06/10)
Rural Scott County Missouri
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Sitting Pretty
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/06/10)
I heard this little fella singing loudly in the top of a tall tree before I ever saw him. He sure was pretty in front of the crystal blue sky!!
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Plungers grin and brrr it for Special Olympics Missouri
(Local News ~ 02/06/10)
One hundred ninety hardy souls costumed as goldfish crackers, ninjas, princesses, polar bears and bananas -- and a multitude of colorful T-shirts and swimming attire -- all braved the 28-degree temperature, a wind chill of 18 degrees and a water temperature of 34 degrees, to run, dive and splash their way into Lake Boutin at Trail of Tears State Park on Saturday afternoon in the fourth annual Polar Plunge to raise money for the state's Special Olympics.
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Thanks for the snack, I'm outta here
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/06/10)
This beautiful Junco enjoyed a late afternoon snack at my feeder, it was great to catch him in flight. What a beautiful object of nature.
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Nap Time
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/06/10)
This is Owen, my 11 week old Great Dane puppy, just getting settled for his afternoon nap. Aside from sleeping, Owen enjoys eating copious amounts of food, attacking his toys and looking at himself in the mirror.
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Cardinal in glass birdfeeder
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/06/10)
This female cardinal was enjoying a snack of sunflower seeds in a crackly blue glass birdfeeder on our pondbank in the snow.
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Movies At The Mud House- "2012- BRACING FOR TOMORROW" w/ Brent Miller - 2/11/2010
(Submitted Story ~ 02/06/10)
OUT THERE (Paranormal Discussion Group) Thursday 2/11/2010 7:15 PM Movies At The Mud House- "2012- BRACING FOR TOMORROW" w/ Brent Miller The Horizon Project: Episode 01: Bracing for Tomorrow Runtime: 1 hr, 15 minutes Episode 01 of The Horizon Project begins with a frightening bang. ...
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Out of the past 2/6/10
(Out of the Past ~ 02/06/10)
Cape Girardeau voters yesterday rejected a proposed $1.4 million bond issue which would have helped finance major sewer improvements; the vote was 1,034 in favor to 1,200 against. A position paper delivered to Southeast Missouri State University's Academic Council yesterday by Provost Dr. Leslie Cochran outlines extensive changes in the school's teacher education program and recommends the closing of the University School...
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Smoking for two (or more): New reports link secondhand smoke to heart attacks
(02/06/10)
It's a well-known fact that smoking is an unhealthy habit. But did you also know that smoking is the most avoidable cause of disease and death? That secondhand smoke alone increases the risk of heart disease by 25 to 30 percent? And that at 24.9 percent, Missouri has the fourth-highest rate of adult smoking in the United States? The national average is just 18.3 percent...
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Mountain music magic: Man and father-in-law connect through making instruments
(02/06/10)
It's pretty common for a father to teach his son about the family business or even share the same talents and abilities. But it isn't every day you see a father-in-law and a son-in-law bonded by the same talents and interests. Meet Gary Dudley and his father-in-law, Jesse Williams, who are not connected by genes, but are very much connected by their love of creating beautiful things from wood...
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Around the bend: Cape to Memphis By Dave Hardesty
(02/06/10)
Last month, TBY profiled Dave Hardesty and Danny Rees, two men who kayaked the Mississippi River from Cape Girardeau south to mile zero. In upcoming issues of TBY, Dave Hardesty will share a day-by-day account of the trip, which he chronicled in his journal...
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Praying for a cure: The number of Americans with Alzheimer's disease will triple by the year 2050 - and there's still no way to prevent or cure the condition
(02/06/10)
"She just got up and walked out. She doesn't know me today," says Bob Medlock of Sikeston, Mo. The retired preacher is visiting his wife Bernice, an Alzheimer's patient at a New Madrid, Mo., nursing home. "She knows me sometimes," he says. Still, he makes the 40-mile round trip at least four times a week to visit the "beautiful woman" he married 55 years ago...
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Southeast seeks means for campuswide renovations
(Local News ~ 02/07/10)
The science laboratories on Southeast Missouri State University's campus reflect two different worlds. Some rooms have corroded sinks and hanging power cords while others gleam with new equipment and open space. Walls of the newer chemistry lab are lined with more fume hoods, where students complete experiments, than the older labs...
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MoDOT plans open house for bridge projects
(Local News ~ 02/07/10)
The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold an open house Feb. 18 to allow public input on upcoming bridge improvement projects in Scott County. From 4 to 6 p.m., staff will be on hand to talk about the 13 bridges it will rebuild as part of its Safe and Sound project, according to a news release from MoDOT. ...
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Boyd performs to sold-out house at River Campus
(Local News ~ 02/07/10)
It was cold and snowing outside, but Neal E. Boyd was welcomed with warm applause when he appeared with the Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra on Friday evening to a sold-out crowd of 940 concertgoers at the Bedell Performance Hall on the River Campus.
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Arrest warrant issued for Malden, Mo., woman on suspicion of forging college transcript
(Local News ~ 02/07/10)
An admissions office employee at Southeast Missouri State University noticed problems with a transcript purporting to show high grades and a lengthy list of classes for a prospective student, and now that applicant may end up enrolled in the state prison system.
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Pavement repairs reduce I-55 to one lane
(Local News ~ 02/07/10)
Interstate 55 in Scott County will be reduced to one lane next week while crews perform pavement repairs to the roadway. From 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, crews will work on the northbound lanes from Highway 77 in Benton, Mo., to U.S. 61 in Scott City...
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Big Red
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/07/10)
This guy was waiting for the feeder to be filled.
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Coopers Hawk
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/07/10)
Keeping a close eye on the bird feeder, but not for seed.
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Robin Red Breast
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/07/10)
This robin and its flock have been pecking the field for food.
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The Groundhog was Wrong...Robins ....Sign of Spring
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/07/10)
A flock of Robins has been hopping around this week at Crooked Creek Ranch.
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LOCAL PRIEST TO LEAD TOUR TO EUROPEAN RELIGIOUS SITES
(Submitted Story ~ 02/07/10)
Father Patrick Nwokoye is no stranger to travel. The SEMO University Newman Center priest pilgrimages each year to various holy cities around the globe and with each trip takes a fortunate few of the Cape Girardeau faithful along. How would YOU like a chance to join him?!?...
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Let It Snow
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/07/10)
During our recent snowfall, We enjoyed watching many of these lovely birds come to our window feeders. As you can imagine, being housebound with the snow, we were entertained most of the day. Soon we can look forward to our nesting bluebirds. Their houses are ready for the spring scouting ritual at the end of March...
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Jay Dee's afternoon nap
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/07/10)
Jay Dee laying on couch after along day of playing with kids.
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Stretch & Yawn
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/07/10)
Katie wakes up from an afternoon nap with a good stretch and a yawn!
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Jackson school foundation launches new Red and Black Affair fundraiser Saturday
(Local News ~ 02/07/10)
As the Jackson R-2 School Foundation builds its funds brick by brick, it will start another new fundraising activity. The foundation will hold its first Red and Black Affair on Saturday at the Arena Building. The event, which starts at 7 p.m., includes food and music by Mid-Life Crisis...
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Central's Pittman packs a big punch in a small frame
(High School Sports ~ 02/07/10)
Sadie Pittman succumbed to fear during her first few years on the basketball court. Even when she'd race toward the basket all alone, she refused to take a shot. The speedster would wait for a teammate to catch up then pass the ball. "She wouldn't shoot," said Pittman's mother, Linda Alford-Taylor. ...
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Randolph - Rone
(Wedding ~ 02/07/10)
ORAN, Mo. -- Lesley Ann Randolph and Justin Lewis Rone exchanged wedding vows Aug. 22, 2009, at Guardian Angel Catholic Church in Oran. The Rev. John Harth performed the ceremony, assisted by the Rev. Randy Tochtrop. Pianist was Donna Taylor of Morley, Mo., cantor was Marlene Scherer of Oran, and soloist was Ashley Wolfe of Chesterfield, Mo. ...
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Burk - McCraw
(Wedding ~ 02/07/10)
Tracy Sue Burk and Cody Dale McCraw were married March 14, 2009, at Lynwood Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Bill Ross performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Donna Oldham of Jackson and Gary Burk of Cape Girardeau. The groom is the son of Dale McCraw of Madison, Miss., and Kim Ricketts of Grassy, Mo...
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Kelley - Gaddy
(Wedding ~ 02/07/10)
Tasha Jande' Kelley and Daniel Patrick Gaddy were married June 5, 2009, in Runaway Bay, Jamaica. The bride is the daughter of Joan and Carson Kelley Jr. of Cape Girardeau. The groom is the son of Carole and Jerry Gaddy of Barnhart, Mo. Matron of honor was Becky Swoboda of Cape Girardeau. Bridesmaids were Sarah Wernsman of Collinsville, Ill., Melissa Wischmann of Jackson, Ashley Riddle of Hickory, N.C., Jessica Gaddy of Barnhart, sister of the groom, and Colleen Diveley of South Korea...
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Kath - McNabb
(Engagement ~ 02/07/10)
Jeffery and Darla Kath of St. Louis announce the engagement of their daughter, Tanya Renee Kath, to Bret McNabb. He is the son of Dr. M. Jeffery and Nancy McNabb of Cape Girardeau. Kath is a graduate of Pattonville High School. She received a bachelor of arts degree in mass communications from Southeast Missouri State University, and a master's in communication studies from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She is a communications associate at Anheuser-Busch...
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Greene - Willey
(Engagement ~ 02/07/10)
FREMONT, Mo. -- Roy and Jeanne Greene of Fremont announce the engagement of their daughter, Courtney Elizabeth Greene of Rolla, Mo., to Jeffrey Stephen Willey of St. Louis. He is the son of John and Marilyn Willey of St. Louis. Greene is a graduate of Winona R-3 Schools. ...
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Miesner - Lorenz
(Engagement ~ 02/07/10)
FROHNA, Mo. -- Dennis and Karen Miesner of Frohna announce the engagement of their daughter, Katie Miesner, to Jonathan Lorenz. He is the son of Dean and Joyce Lorenz of Frohna. Miesner received a degree in mass communications from Southeast Missouri State University in 2009...
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Martin - 40 years
(Anniversary ~ 02/07/10)
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Martin of Cape Girardeau recently celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. Martin and Susan Helgeson were married Jan. 24, 1970, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Norfolk, Neb. The Rev. Allan W. Martin, father of the groom, performed the ceremony...
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Haman - 50 Years
(Anniversary ~ 02/07/10)
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Haman of Cape Girardeau were honored at a surprise dinner Oct. 10, 2009, in observance of their 50th wedding anniversary. The event was held at Egypt Mills Trinity Lutheran Church. Hosts were their daughters and sons-in-law, Sherry and David Powers, Marla and Mark Welker, Patricia and Danny Campbell, Susan and Bill Tuttle, and Shelly and Todd Ulrich...
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Club News
(Community News ~ 02/07/10)
The Jackson Noon Optimist recently held their quarterly fellowship meeting at the home of Stanley and LaDonia Beggs. The Beggs' home, which LaDonia affectionately calls their "Ancestral Old Home Place," has long been a landmark along Highway 72 West in Jackson where it has nestled in rolling hills later dotted with apple orchards since 1902 and has long been the center of a busy industry of everything from raising 11 varieties of apples to the annual pumpkin patch and Fall Festival with its showcase of apple butter cooking the old-fashioned way in copper kettles over an open fire.. ...
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Higher ed's future
(Editorial ~ 02/07/10)
No one has a completely reliable crystal ball to see the future of higher education in Missouri, but one person has a vantage point that gives him a better view of things to come than anyone else: Dr. Robert Stein, the state's commissioner of higher education. ...
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How to make the most of Valentine's Day flowers
(Community ~ 02/07/10)
There may be cheaper ways to declare your love on Valentine's Day than by saying it with flowers, but that doesn't mean having to forgo a bouquet. Just put more thought into the presentation. Sometimes less is more, such as attaching a caring note to a single long-stemmed rose rather than ordering a pricey dozen. Or mix a few stellar roses with a big selection of lower-priced blooms to make a statement...
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Valentine's gifts for the hip guy
(Community ~ 02/07/10)
Valentine's Day gift shopping for the man in your life? New, guy-oriented Web sites such as Ploomy, Gent Supply Co. and Ask Men offer some ideas -- as well as advice and information for the modern man on everything from managing money and dressing to impress, to learning about classic films, cleaning a bathroom and choosing a quality libation...
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First step to Scouting
(Community ~ 02/07/10)
As the Boy Scouts of America prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary Monday, there are many young boys who have just started their Scouting experience with the Cub Scouts. Cub Scouts is the first step in the Boy Scouts. "It is for boys in first through fifth grades," said Shirley Sullivan, committee chairwoman and charter representative for Cub Scout Pack 15 in Cape Girardeau. "It is getting them ready for the Boy Scouts."...
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Diving into facts about ring-neck duck
(Column ~ 02/07/10)
Although this bird is named the ring-neck duck, it is most easily identified by the white ring close to the black tip of its bill. It is a common diving duck and will dive to escape danger. A smart little duck, this one will sometimes even elude hunters by diving, swimming underwater for several yards to another location, surfacing and flying away...
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Finally, a movie for believers
(Column ~ 02/07/10)
"Eli's coming ... get down on your knees." I played the song, "Eli's Coming," by Three Dog Night, over and over on my stereo as a teenager. Even now, I can remember turning it up loud in the basement and hearing my mother stomp on the upstairs floor in complaint...
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Feats of God are truly amazing
(Community ~ 02/07/10)
"Amaze" means to cause great wonder or surprise. For something to be amazing, it has to break the boundaries of the norm. To be amazing, it must take all of our realistic and unrealistic expectations and smash them, forcing us to look at our lives and our realities in a completely new paradigm. When something is amazing, it completely changes our worldview...
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Funding the mission
(Community ~ 02/07/10)
The St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson is running its sixth rummage sale fundraiser Thursday to Saturday to build funds for mission trips to Haiti, Guatemala and New Orleans. "Our church has always sponsored Haiti, our first mission was in 2005," said Mary Winterhof, the chairwoman of the rummage sale. "We do the rummage sale once a year."...
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Advice for sticky accelerator
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/07/10)
As a former naval aviation safety officer, I noted something in Speak Out worthy of immediate attention. The subject was how to deal with a sticky accelerator situation. The contributor's comments were certainly well-intended and the advice basically sound (shift to neutral and turn off the key), except he or she omitted one very important detail: know your car's ignition configuration to avoid compounding the problem with a stuck accelerator and locked up steering. ...
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Speak Out 2/7/10
(Speak Out ~ 02/07/10)
I am an avid supporter of athletics and fine arts, but until the Cape Girardeau School District starts seriously investing in our teachers (raises and smaller classrooms for quality learning) I cannot support any bond issue. THE general requirement for a 60-vote supermajority in the U.S. ...
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Pet of the week
(Community ~ 02/07/10)
Pet name: Horton Owners: Paul and Shannon Daniels Favorite activity: Playing in the snow. ...
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Prayer 2/7/10
(Prayer ~ 02/07/10)
Make our competitions fair, O God, and may the best effort be justly rewarded. Amen.
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Adopt Becky and Harry
(Community ~ 02/07/10)
Becky and Harry are 9-week-old kittens. For more information, contact the Humane Society at 334-5837. ...
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Adopt Panera
(Community ~ 02/07/10)
Panera is a 7-month-old gray-and-white kitty who happens to not have a tail. He is playful and has a winning personality. Panera is neutered and up to date on his shots. For more information, contact Safe Harbor at 243-9823. ...
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Innovative Orthodontics in Jackson collects winter clothing for cancer patients
(Community ~ 02/07/10)
Patients and staff at Innovative Orthodontics in Jackson collected winter clothing to donate to cancer patients at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Tina Fowler, orthodontic assistant at Innovative Orthodontics, gives Dr. Krishnamohan R. Basarakodu, a hematologist/oncologist at the hospital, a box of hats, scarves and gloves for cancer patients. Fowler said this was the first year the office has collected items, "but we're hoping it will catch on because it's for a really great cause," she said...
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FYI
(Community ~ 02/07/10)
The Islamic Center of Cape Girardeau has planned a "Hearts for Haiti" evening of Indian and Middle Eastern cuisine to benefit the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. The dinner will feature tabbouleh salad, hummus, biryani rice, chicken tidda, kabobs, chickpea masala and baklava. The meal will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Islamic center on West End Boulevard. Tickets are $10. Carryouts will be available. For more information, e-mail melkarmi@yahoo.com...
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Perryville man completes Infantryman One Station Unit Training
(Community ~ 02/07/10)
Army Pvt. Jeremiah McAtee has graduated from the Infantryman One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning in Columbus, Ga. The training consists of basic infantry training and advanced individual training, which is designed to train infantry soldiers to perform reconnaissance operations; employ, fire and recover anti-personnel and anti-tank mines; locate and neutralize land mines and operate target and sight equipment; operate and maintain communications equipment and radio networks; construct field firing aids for infantry weapons among other things. ...
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Local Shriners donate more than $19,000 to Shriners Hosptials for Children in St. Louis
(Community ~ 02/07/10)
Local Shriners recently donated $19,925 to the Shriners Hospitals for Children St. Louis. The Shriners provide free orthopedic and burn care to children 18 and under in hospitals around the country. Today begins the Shriners Hospitals for Children Burn Awareness Week, focusing on preventing burn injuries. Potentate Bill Drake, left, accepts a check from Stanley Grantham, 2010 president of the Cape Shrine Club...
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Nell Holcomb Beta Club collects items for earthquake victims
(Community ~ 02/07/10)
The Nell Holcomb Betas worked on a service project to help earthquake victims in Haiti in conjunction with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Convoy of Hope organization. The Beta Club members collected about 2,500 personal hygiene items and $180 and made "Kits 4 Kids" to send to children in Haiti. ...
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St. Louis girl dies in house fire
(State News ~ 02/07/10)
ST. LOUIS -- A 10-year-old girl has died in a fire that destroyed her St. Louis home. The fire that killed Tegan McCall started early Saturday either in the basement or on the first floor. The cause of the blaze is unknown. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the girl's 13-year-old sister was rescued through a second-story window. Tegan's parents and two brothers, ages 6 and 17, escaped by going from a third-story window onto a flat second-story roof...
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Couple gets probation in pet food case
(State News ~ 02/07/10)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Las Vegas-based company and its owners have been sentenced to three years' probation for distributing a tainted ingredient used to make pet food. Federal prosecutors in Kansas City say 43-year-old Sally Qing Miller and 57-year-old Stephen S. Miller also must pay a $5,000 fine, and their company, Chemnutra Inc., must pay $25,000...
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Cape police report 2-7-10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/07/10)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department reported the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Arrests Summonses Property damage Burglary Theft Assault Miscellaneous Cape Girardeau County...
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Cape Fire report 2-7-10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/07/10)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday:...
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David Metcalfe
(Obituary ~ 02/07/10)
David S. Metcalfe, 73, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, at his home. He was born in Kansas City, Mo., on Dec. 28, 1936. He was the son of Donald C. and Mildred M. Metcalfe. David graduated valedictorian from Chillicothe High School in Chillicothe, Mo. ...
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Sharon Hahs
(Obituary ~ 02/07/10)
Sharon Janene Hahs, 66, of Jackson passed away Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, at her home. She was born Aug. 5, 1943, in St. Louis, the daughter of John and Jennie Vines Wilson. She and Gregory Lee Hahs were married April 10, 1965. He passed away April 9, 2003...
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Vivian Lange
(Obituary ~ 02/07/10)
*** Vivian Lange Bonne Terre, Mo. — Vivian Lange, 89, of Bonne Terre died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 at Mineral Area Regional Medical Center in Farmington, Mo. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Joyce Berry
(Obituary ~ 02/07/10)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Joyce Y. Berry, 62, of Cairo died Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation is from noon until time of service Monday at Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Interment will be in Green Lawn Memorial Gardens at Villa Ridge, Ill...
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Out of the past 2/7/10
(Out of the Past ~ 02/07/10)
Efforts to revise Cape Girardeau's fireworks code fizzled out last night, when the city council deadlocked over whether to ban bottle rockets; the first reading of the proposed ordinance, which would have revised the code and banned bottle rockets, was defeated on a 3-3 vote...
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Kansas City's Boulevard Brewing sees increase in St. Louis sales
(State News ~ 02/07/10)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- It's still a tiny bubble to the king of beers, but Boulevard Brewing of Kansas City attributes a surge in St. Louis sales to local frothing over foreign ownership. In the year since InBev, a Belgian-based brewing company, bought Anheuser-Busch, Boulevard has not only gained bragging rights as Missouri's largest home-based brewery but has seen its grocery sales increase 26 percent in the St. Louis market...
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Blackhawks snap 3-game losing streak; defeat Blues 2-1 in St. Louis
(Professional Sports ~ 02/07/10)
ST. LOUIS -- Jonathan Toews had a goal and an assist, Antti Niemi stopped 34 shots and the Chicago Blackhawks snapped a season-high three-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. Patrick Sharp also scored for the Blackhawks, 0-2-1 in their previous three games. They were the last team in the NHL to drop three in a row this season...
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Missouri Tigers rebound for win
(Professional Sports ~ 02/07/10)
BOULDER, Colo. -- Missouri made sure it didn't have another second-half meltdown. Instead, the Tigers buried Colorado with a second-half surge. Marcus Denmon scored a career-high 22 points, Kim English had 21 points and Missouri routed the Buffaloes 84-66 on Saturday...
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Southeast women's offense quiet in 30-point defeat
(College Sports ~ 02/07/10)
Southeast Missouri State couldn't slow down the Ohio Valley Conference's hottest women's basketball team. Eastern Illinois continued to roll, crushing host Southeast 71-41 on Saturday for the Panthers' school-record 11th consecutive victory. The Panthers improved to 16-8 overall and 11-1 in league play as they retained their OVC lead. They also beat Southeast in Cape Girardeau for the first time since 2001, snapping a nine-game road losing streak against the Redhawks...
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Panthers dominate Redhawks men
(College Sports ~ 02/07/10)
There was good news and bad news for the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team Saturday night. The good news was junior forward Cameron Butler finally played in a game again. The bad news was the Redhawks did far too few things right to take advantage of Butler's return...
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St. Vincent rides early lead past Perryville girls
(High School Sports ~ 02/07/10)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The grimace on St. Vincent senior Liz Martin's face couldn't keep her excitement from showing as she talked about how much it means to her and her teammates to beat crosstown rival Perryville. "We lost to them last year, so it was very nice," Martin said after St. Vincent defeated Perryville 54-38 on Saturday evening at the Perry Park Center...
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Dexter claws past Advance 69-60
(High School Sports ~ 02/07/10)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Advance's game plan against Dexter was simple -- don't let Alan Flannigan beat you. The Hornets were successful in limiting the Bearcats' leading scorer to 10 points, but the defensive strategy opened up the floor for others, and senior Brandon Stoker responded with 31 points as Dexter defeated Advance 69-60 in a clash of SCAA teams Friday at the Bearcat Event Center...
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Central girls handle Kougars
(High School Sports ~ 02/07/10)
The lone freshman delivered when danger lurked for the Central girls basketball team. Chelsea Vinson scored five points late in the final quarter Saturday to help the host Tigers tame Rosati-Kain 49-42. The Kougars closed within a point at 35-34 with 4 minutes, 26 seconds left in the contest. The Tigers responded by going inside to their freshman forward, who knocked down her shot and got fouled. She connected on the free throw to complete the three-point play...
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High school roundup: Panthers capture third at Miss Valley tourney
(High School Sports ~ 02/07/10)
All the scores from Friday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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Maher delivers ND boys past state-ranked Bernie
(High School Sports ~ 02/07/10)
With many of Notre Dame's greats in attendance for Hall of Fame night and the Bulldogs celebrating senior night, Liam Maher put on a dandy performance. The senior drained six 3-pointers and netted a game-high 20 points to help Notre Dame bury Bernie 72-47 on Friday night...
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Jackson pulls away to down Meadow Heights girls 71-48
(High School Sports ~ 02/07/10)
PATTON, Mo. -- For one quarter Friday, the Jackson Indians felt the lingering effects of a double-overtime loss from a night earlier. But when the Indians worked their way through the sluggishness, they threw three quarters of sharp play at an overmatched Meadow Heights team and emerged with a 71-48 victory...
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Free throws carry St. Vincent boys to victory over Perryville
(High School Sports ~ 02/07/10)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- One side of the Perry Park Center was a sea of green and white; the opposite side blue and gold. And in between the throngs of spectators, bodies were flying all over the floor. It only could be the annual Perryville-St. Vincent basketball game...
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Jackson boys pull out nailbiter at home
(High School Sports ~ 02/07/10)
It's hard to imagine a high school basketball game being any closer than Friday night's boys matchup between Farmington and host Jackson. A nice bit of anticipation and then a strong move to the basket by senior guard Taylor Williams turned the tide in Jackson's favor...
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High school roundup: Casasola leads Tigers to win over Poplar Bluff
(High School Sports ~ 02/07/10)
All the scores from Saturday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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School menus: Feb. 8-12
(Local News ~ 02/07/10)
Cape Girardeau Elementary MONDAY--Chili/cheese nachos or turkey & cheese on bun, corn, pears. TUESDAY--Cheeseburger or turkey & cheese on bun, potato tots, peaches. WEDNESDAY--Ravioli or turkey & cheese on bun, green beans, hot roll, pineapple...
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Cape man gets 15 years for drug, gun charges
(Local News ~ 02/07/10)
Michael Houston Purkey, 47, of Cape Girardeau was sentenced to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison on felony drug and gun charges. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh Jr. sentenced Purkey on one count of attempt to manufacture methamphetamine and one felony count of possession of a firearm. He previously pleaded guilty to the charges...
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Cape man pleads guilty to crack possession
(Local News ~ 02/07/10)
A Cape Girardeau man pleaded guilty in federal court to a felony count of possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute. Tyrell M. Myers, 24, faces up to life in prison and a $4 million fine, followed by a period of supervised release for up to five years. He appeared before U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh Jr...
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Students compete in business simulation program at Camp Enterprise
(Local News ~ 02/07/10)
Jackson Rotary Club member Dr. T. Wayne Lewis oversees the "6-Man Wolf Pack" at Camp Enterprise as they compete with other groups using the Junior Achievement Titan program in setting up a new business on Friday at the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center. ...
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About 165 attend Penguin Party
(Local News ~ 02/07/10)
The Cape Central High School jazz band plays in the background at the Cape Girardeau Country Club Saturday, February 6, 2010 during the Cape Girardeau Public Schools Foundation's fourth annual Penguin Party. Approximately 165 people attended the event which raises money for teacher grants....
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OVC basketball standings
(College Sports ~ 02/07/10)
OVC standings Men Saturday's games Tuesday's games Thursday's games Saturday's games WOMen Saturday's games Thursday's games Saturday's games...
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C.W. Rushing Charitable Trust donates to Junior Achievement
(Community ~ 02/07/10)
The C.W. Rushing Charitable Trust recently made a $1,000 donation to Junior Achievement. The money was raised at the 2009 Captain Woody Rushing Golf Tournament held at Kimbeland Country Club in Jackson. From left are Austin Rushing and Todd Rushing, both with the trust, Merideth Pobst, the Cape Girardeau district manager of Junior Achievement of Mississippi Valley Inc., and Colby Rushing with the trust...
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Jackson police report 2-7-10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/07/10)
The Jackson Police Department reported the following items:Miscellaneous...
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Jackson fire report 2-7-10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/07/10)
Firefighters responded to the following calls on Thursday:n Emergency medical service on Oak Forest Drive. Firefighters responded to the following call on Friday:...
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Saints upset Colts in Super Bowl XLIV
(Professional Sports ~ 02/08/10)
MIAMI, Fla. -- Who Dat won the Super Bowl? The New Orleans Saints, that's who. Ain't kidding. Put away those paper bags forever. Drew Brees and the Saints are NFL champions, rallying to upset Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 on Sunday night in one of pro football's most thrilling title games...
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Some area schools closing ahead of winter storm
(Local News ~ 02/08/10)
Some area schools began closing around 12:30 today, ahead of the anticipated winter storm that likely will blanket Southeast Missouri with snow tonight.
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Attorney asks for more time in Amerimart armed robbery case
(Local News ~ 02/08/10)
A suspect accused of robbing the Amerimart convenience store Jan. 8 remains in custody at the Cape Girardeau County jail after his attorney, Jennifer Booth, asked for additional time for evidence discovery Monday before Circuit Court Judge Benjamin F. Lewis...
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Car crash blocking traffic at Kingshighway and Highway 74
(Local News ~ 02/08/10)
A vehicle accident has blocked traffic traveling east at Kingshighway and Highway 74 in Cape Girardeau, according to scanner traffic. One person is reportedly injured in the crash. Look for more details later at http://semissourian.com
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Super Bowl brings friends, family together for football, food and fun
(Local News ~ 02/08/10)
For some area residents Sunday's Super Bowl game wasn't all about who won or lost, but instead about letting loose and finding comfort in the company of their friends, sharing laughs and their favorite snack foods. About 55 high school students in Chaffee, Mo., gathered in the industrial arts shop at the school to watch the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts game projected on a big screen. ...
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Two individuals arrested by Bootheel Task Force
(State News ~ 02/08/10)
Two individuals, one who admitted to selling methamphetamine in Steele, Mo., for the past four years, were recently arrested for manufacturing of a controlled substance after an investigation by Steele police officers and agents of the Bootheel Drug Task Force...
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Gizmo the Pappion
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/08/10)
This is Jeanne & Jimmy's new puppy Gizmo. He is a pappion about 3 months old now. He loves to ride his mighty steed even though he only weighs 2.9 lbs. He's simply adorable!!
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Visiting the geese at Capaha Park
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/08/10)
My son Aidan LOVES to go to Capaha Park and feed the geese and ducks...but he doesnt like it when they get too close!
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CASA Informational Meetings to be held
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/10)
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) will be holding Informational Meetings once a month for prospective CASA volunteers. A CASA volunteer has to complete 30 hours of special training and background screenings before they are sworn in as a volunteer child advocate. ...
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SpiritWing from Missouri Baptist University to Present Concert
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/10)
SpiritWing, celebrating 25 years as Missouri Baptist University's contemporary Christian collegiate vocal performance group, will lead the Sunday morning worship service at First Baptist Church of Cape Girardeau on Sunday, February 14, at 10:45 am. The public is invited. First Baptist Church is located at the corner of Lexington Ave. and Cape Rock Drive...
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Bring on the snow!!
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/08/10)
Here's Jeanne & Jimmy's miniature sicilian donkey, Zacheus, wearing his winter attire. He says, "Bring on the snow!! I'm ready!!"
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St. Mary Cathedral School 2010 Distinguished Graduate
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/10)
ST. MARY CATHEDRAL SCHOOL AWARDS 2010 DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE TO SISTER RITA SCHONOHOFF St. Mary Cathedral School in Cape Girardeau, MO recently honored Sister Rita Schonhoff as their 2010 NCEA Distinguished Graduate during Catholic Schools Week celebrated January 30th through February 5th, 2010. ...
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A Happy Ending
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/10)
On November 18, 2009, Leo Baumhardt, an In-Home Service Aide through SEMO Alliance for Disability Independence (SADI), lost his home to a fire. Along with losing his home, Leo, also lost his beloved pet Chihuahua, Cha-chi. After learning of Leo's loss, SADI Staff worked towards finding a new pet to help fill Leo's void. ...
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Valentine's Day Fundraiser
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/10)
SADI's First Annual Valentine's Day Fundraiser was a success. SADI stopped taking orders for the candy bouquets on Friday, February 5, 2010 and was able to take over 220 orders. These candy bouquets were made available for a $15 donation and for an extra $1 more could be delivered in the Cape and Jackson areas. ...
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Perryville High School PBS winners for January
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/10)
Perryville High School students and staff members were recently recognized for going above and beyond the PBS (Positive Behavior Support program) expectations for the month of January. The students were issued Buccaneer Bucks by administrators and faculty members for demonstrating their exceptional behavior, which they then redeemed for a free homework pass, free admission to one athletic event, a free drink and snack from the concession stand, $1.00 off a library fine, or free admission to one school dance. ...
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Sasha
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/08/10)
My GSD Sasha in snow of 2010
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DRIvIN' RAIN sings to FNA/SONY and records a new track for up coming Whitesnake Tribute album.
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/10)
Local hard rock legends DRIvIN' RAIN announced on their websites that the band has signed a new 2010 record deal with Nashville based FNA RECORDS. The new label already has cd releases by the bands Tora Tora, Dirty Looks, Black N Blue, and HAWK. With several other major acts to be released very soon...
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8th Grade Basketball Team Awarded Sportsmanship Trophy
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/10)
Their record was 4-7 but that isn't what made the Perry County Middle School 8th grade Boys Basketball Team stand out among their peers. The 8th grade boys were awarded the JCAA (Jefferson County Athletic Association) Conference Sportsmanship Award for the 2009-10 basketball season. ...
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Kelso C - 7 Annual Science Fair
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/10)
Press Release Kelso C -- 7 Elementary School Kelso C -- 7 Elementary School in New Hamburg, Missouri held its annual Science Fair in the cafeteria on Tuesday, February 2, 2010. Students in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade participated. Students began their projects at home before Christmas and could work individually on their project or have a partner. ...
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Kelso C-7 Students Searching for Careers
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/10)
During the third quarter of 2009-2010 school year, students are exploring the six career paths via missouriconnections.org. Here, in these pictures, students are exploring different careers over the internet and learning about qualifications, education, and experience needed to enter their chosen career path. Career education is an integral part of Kelso C-7's guidance curriculum...
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Shelter of Hope gets support from churches, building rent-free for a year
(Local News ~ 02/08/10)
A new ministry for the homeless in Cape Girardeau has pledges of support from almost a dozen churches and a gift of a building rent-free for a year, the Rev. Bob Towner of Christ Episcopal Church said Friday. The Shelter of Hope will have room to provide emergency shelter for up to a dozen people when it begins operation, Towner said. The group, led by Chaplain Terry Wildman, will announce details of its plans later this week, he said...
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Talking Shop with Bruce Loy, manager of Cape Girardeau Regional Airport
(Business ~ 02/08/10)
Three months have passed since Cape Girardeau's newest commercial air carrier began operations. Through Jan. 31, 735 passengers used Cape Air's service to and from Cape Girardeau, compared to Great Lake Airlines, the last airline to service the area, which carried 833 passengers in 19 months. Airport manager Bruce Loy recently sat down with business reporter Brian Blackwell to discuss the airline's performance in Cape Girardeau, his path to the city and why he chose a career in airlines rather than the rodeo.
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West Park Mall going strong despite some vacancies, according to economist, sales figures
(Local News ~ 02/08/10)
The southeast side of West Park Mall took another shot recently. Even before The Pasta House Co. left after 24 years for a more central location in the city, the nearby anchor store that once housed Steve & Barry's has been vacant since 2008. Since 2001, that space has been occupied by a store for about three years. A clothing store called PacSun and the Playmoors video game club also recently closed its doors in Cape Girardeau...
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Four Cape Girardeau County officials not seeking re-election
(Local News ~ 02/08/10)
Cape Girardeau County's longest-serving officeholder, Circuit Clerk Charles Hutson, said Friday he won't be seeking a 10th term in office. That doesn't mean voters won't see the name Hutson on the ballot this year, but it will be Chris Hutson, Charles Hutson's son, running for presiding commissioner...
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High school art
(Editorial ~ 02/08/10)
There are many ways Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus for the visual and performing arts has drawn in the wider community through performances and exhibits. The current high school art exhibition featuring the work of artists from 17 school districts throughout Southeast Missouri is a wonderful example...
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Speak Out 2/8/10
(Speak Out ~ 02/08/10)
WHAT a super job the Cape Girardeau Public Works Department has done once again on the snow and ice removal on our streets. They don't toot their horn much, but they constantly do an excellent job. I thought President Bush did a pretty good job after Sept. ...
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Prayer 2/8/10
(Prayer ~ 02/08/10)
Our hopes and dreams are in your hands, O God, and we seek your guidance. Amen.
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Vivian Lange
(Obituary ~ 02/08/10)
EGYPT MILLS, Mo. -- Vivian Lucille Lange, 89, of Egypt Mills died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at Mineral Area Regional Medical Center in Farmington, Mo. She was born Feb. 13, 1920, in St. Louis, to Clarence Alvin and Jessie Jane Hafner Bishop. She and Otis Martin Lange were married Nov. 14, 1936, in Arkansas. He preceded her in death Jan. 17, 2000...
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Alice Stark
(Obituary ~ 02/08/10)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Alice J. Stark, 79, of Perryville died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. She was born June 26, 1930, in Bollinger County, Mo., daughter of the late Albert and Myrtle A. Conrad Yount. She and Conway E. Stark were married May 5, 1951. He preceded her in death April 9, 1996...
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Edward Prost Sr.
(Obituary ~ 02/08/10)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Edward Dale Prost Sr., 87, of Perryville died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. He was born Dec. 14, 1922, in Perryville, son of the late Edward William and Hilda Alma Unverferth Prost. He was married 62 years ago on May 3, 1947, to Irene Catherine Hennemann. She survives in Perryville...
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Eugene Petzoldt
(Obituary ~ 02/08/10)
Eugene "Gene" Petzoldt, 79, of the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau, formerly of Altenburg, Mo., died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at the Veterans Home. He was born June 29, 1930, in Altenburg, son of the late Henry Otto and Hedewege "Hattie" Niederstadt Petzoldt. He and Eleanor Kaufman were married April 19, 1956. She preceded him in death June 30, 1989...
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Maedean Garland
(Obituary ~ 02/08/10)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Maedean Garland, 86, of Marble Hill died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, at her home. She was born March 29, 1923, in Bessville, Mo., daughter of Amon and Eliza Jane Pulliam Cook. She and Ransom J. "Mann" Garland were married March 26, 1938. He preceded her in death on Nov. 2, 1991...
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James Phillips
(Obituary ~ 02/08/10)
James "J.D." Phillips, 75, of Gordonville died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Thursday, Jan. 17, 1935, in Neelys Landing, Mo., to Claude and Eula Robinson Phillips. He and Mary Frances Winkler were married in 1956 at Gordonville...
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Out of the past 2/8/10
(Out of the Past ~ 02/08/10)
Cape Girardeau is still in the running for the General Motors Corp. Saturn plant; local proposals from 12 Missouri communities -- including Cape Girardeau -- have been accepted by the state's top economic development directors and will be presented to GM officials later this month...
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Time will tell on new Southeast football recruits
(Sports Column ~ 02/08/10)
I've never heard a college coach in any sport say he or she didn't land a good recruiting class. So Southeast Missouri State football coach Tony Samuel naturally raved about his latest batch of recruits Wednesday as the signing period began. Samuel and his staff landed 17 players, with several more expected to sign in the weeks and months ahead...
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Redhawks gymnastics remains unbeaten
(College Sports ~ 02/08/10)
The Southeast Missouri State gymnastics team kept its record perfect Friday with a 192.325-190.100 road win over Centenary College in Shreveport, La. Southeast improved to 6-0 overall and 4-0 in the Midwest Independent Conference. Senior Rikara Turner won her fourth overall title of the season and 15th of her career by scoring 38.600. The Redhawks claimed all four individual titles...
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Missouri man charged with setting Wal-Mart fire
(State News ~ 02/08/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A mid-Missouri man has been charged with setting fire to the paper towl aisle at a Wal-Mart Supercenter in Jefferson City while holding a child. The Jefferson City News Tribune reported that 18-year-old Henry Medina of Holts Summit faces one count each of second-degree arson, misdemeanor stealing and misdemeanor child endangerment...
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Fifth SW Mo. suspect charged in bungled kidnapping
(State News ~ 02/08/10)
NEVADA, Mo. (AP) -- Another southwest Missouri suspect has been charged in the abduction of the wrong New Jersey man. Fifty-five-year-old Roy A. Slates faces one count each of concealing a felony and hindering prosecution in Vernon County Circuit Court. The Joplin Globe reported he posted $5,000 bond and was released this past week...
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Conn. power plant blast kills at least 5, injures 14
(National News ~ 02/08/10)
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. -- An explosion that sounded like a sonic boom blew out walls of an unfinished power plant and set off a fire during a test of natural gas lines Sunday, killing at least five workers and injuring a dozen or more. The explosion at the Kleen Energy Systems plant in Middletown, about 20 miles south of Hartford, could be heard and felt for miles...
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Toyota to announce action soon for Prius hybrids
(National News ~ 02/08/10)
TOKYO -- Toyota said Sunday that it will soon announce plans to deal with braking problems in its prized Prius hybrid amid reports it has decided to issue a recall for the vehicle in Japan, a possible new embarrassment for the world's biggest automaker...
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Scott County to receive reimbursement from the state for 2009 ice storm expenses
(Local News ~ 02/08/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri will reimburse communities in Scott County and across southern Missouri more than $4 million for expenses incurred as a result of last year's ice storm. "This devastating ice storm hit as Missourians and local governments were facing tough economic times and tight budgets," Gov. ...
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Franklin Boland
(Obituary ~ 02/08/10)
MINNITH, Mo. -- Franklin "Buck" Boland, 74, of Minnith died Feb. 5, 2010, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and from 6:30 a.m. until time of service at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville, Mo...
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People on the move 2/8/10
(Local News ~ 02/08/10)
A physician affiliated with Hematology and Oncology Associates of Southeast Missouri Hospital recently completed certification. James C. Mosley III passed examinations to become board certified in medical oncology. He completed a residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University in St. Louis. Mosley also completed a clinical fellowship in hematology and oncology at Barnes-Jewish Hospital...
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Event will reunite former employees of closed Thorngate plants
(Local News ~ 02/08/10)
It's hard to believe that nearly a year has passed since Thorngate Ltd. closed its doors in Cape Girardeau. When the high-end men's clothing manufacturer pulled out of the area, it left 335 employees without a job and a large structure vacant. Since the plant closed it's likely some of those employees haven't seen one another...
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Pachyderms To Host Panel Honoring Local GOP Leaders
(Submitted Story ~ 02/08/10)
The SEMO Pachyderm Club will be hosting a panel honoring local GOP Leaders on Feb. 18, 2010 at 7:00 PM at Dexter BBQ in Cape. The panel will feature long-time, local party leaders discussing the Party's local past, present and future. Attendees confirmed include: David Limbaugh, Donna Lichtenegger, Weldon Macke, Tom Schulte, and David Schwab. Tentative guests include: JoAnn Emerson and Gary Rust...
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Amazing Daisies
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/08/10)
Daisy Girl Scouts from St. Mary School in Cape Girardeau made blankets and donated them to the Building Blocks of Missouri Program. They completed this service project because of their love for babies. The girls used money they earned from their Fall product sales to purchase the fleece for these blankets. ...
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Analysis: Teachers back Sen. Jason Crowell's efforts to curb tax credits
(State News ~ 02/08/10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Some Republican senators seeking to rein in Missouri's expansive tax credit system have a new ally: Teachers. The alliance is a reflection of Missouri's new budget reality. Scarce dollars are forcing advocacy groups to pay ever-greater attention to their self-interests...
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'Science Friday' headed to St. Louis
(State News ~ 02/08/10)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The National Public Radio program "Talk of the Nation: Science Friday," hosted by Ira Flatow, is coming to St. Louis next month. The show's March 12 episode will be broadcast live from the Saint Louis Science Center in front of a live audience...
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'Many small things amount to much' in Haiti mission
(Local News ~ 02/08/10)
Editor's note: The following story is a personal essay submitted by a nurse anesthetist from Jackson who visited Haiti recently to provide medical assistance after the earthquake. MIRAGOANE, Haiti -- We arrived on a blistering hot, chaotic day in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Our "team" was composed of Dr. Bob Cady of Florida, Dr. Dick Whitaker of Pennsylvania (both orthopedic surgeons) and myself, Melanie Dillard, a nurse anesthetist from Jackson...
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Polar Bear Plunge
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/08/10)
Jessica Westrich gave high five to a fireman in 32 degree water during the polar bear plunge as her dad Larry Westrich watches.
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Truman State provost named president
(State News ~ 02/08/10)
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. (AP) -- Truman State University provost Troy Paino is the school's new president. The selection, announced Monday, makes official a decision put in place two months ago when Paino was designated the finalist. He will start his new job May 10...
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Correction 2/8/10
(Correction ~ 02/08/10)
n A group from Delta High School participated in the Polar Plunge on Saturday at Lake Boutin. Information in an article in Sunday's Southeast Missourian was incorrect. The Southeast Missourian regrets the error.
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Winter storm to be followed by strong winds
(Local News ~ 02/08/10)
A winter storm warning issued early this afternoon predicts that the Cape Girardeau area should receive about 3-1/2 to 4 inches of snow by Tuesday morning. The warning is in effect until 9 a.m. Tuesday. The snow will be followed by strong winds that will push windchills into the teens and single digits Tuesday and Tuesday night, said David Humphrey, lead meteorologist for the National Weather Service office in Paducah, Ky...
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Scott City duo hurts Delta
(High School Sports ~ 02/09/10)
Katie Hogan and Stephanie Essner combined for 44 points in the host Rams' 53-42 victory Monday.
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Prescribed burns set for Mark Twain National Forest
(Local News ~ 02/09/10)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Prescribed burns are planned in the coming months at Mark Twain National Forest to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires. The U.S. Forest Service says the burns in southern Missouri will reduce fuels on the forest floor from last year's ice and wind storms. The Springfield News-Leader also reported that the fires are intended to improve the forest's health and wildlife habitat...
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Alma Schrader PTA wins grant
(Local News ~ 02/09/10)
The PTA at Alma Schrader Elementary in Cape Girardeau got a financial boost to plan programming to encourage parent involvement. The school was one of 32 nationwide to receive a $1,897 grant from the AXA Foundation, which is part of the financial firm AXA Equitable. ...
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Man accused of domestic assault gets reduction in bond
(Local News ~ 02/09/10)
Associate Circuit Court Judge Gary A. Kamp ordered a reduction in bond Feb. 3 in the case against Jason J. Robert of Cape Girardeau, who is charged with second-degree and third-degree domestic assault for abusing and threatening to kill his girlfriend...
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Prayer 2/9/10
(Prayer ~ 02/09/10)
For all who are happy and have reasons to celebrate, we pray to you, O God. Amen.
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Jackson man receives top Conservation honors
(Submitted Story ~ 02/09/10)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Missouri's Conservation Commission recognized Jackson resident Thomas L. Dickerson as Missouri's 2009 Bowhunter Education Volunteer Instructor of the Year at its regular meeting Thursday. This is the first time this award has been made since the adoption of the Missouri Department of Conservation's (MDC) Bowhunter Education program...
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Redhawk Basketball Invites Fans to Sellout the Show Me Center and Get Rowdy with the Redhawks
(Submitted Story ~ 02/09/10)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The Southeast Missouri State Department of Athletics announced that it has launched a department wide effort to sellout the Show Me Center for the final home games of the 2009-10 season against Austin Peay on Feb. 27. The event, titled "The Show Me Sellout," encourages fans from across the region to get rowdy with the Redhawks and show their support for Southeast Basketball by packing the Show Me Center...
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Beautiful snowy scenery
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/09/10)
Everything looked so pretty after Mother Nature made another visit to us!!
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MAX LOVES THE SNOW!
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/09/10)
MAX LOVES TO PLAY OUTSIDE AND EAT THE SNOW!
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Another major storm headed to snowy Mid-Atlantic
(National News ~ 02/09/10)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Snow blew across the Midwest on Tuesday and headed for the hard-hit Mid-Atlantic region, where federal government offices have been closed since last week and utility workers struggled to restore power already knocked out by a weekend blizzard...
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Filling his belly
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/09/10)
I caught this little critter filling his belly up after chasing everyone else off from Bill's feeder.
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Cleanup from 2008, 2009 storms put strain on Cape Girardeau County Highway department budget
(Local News ~ 02/09/10)
High fuel costs and the aftermath from multiple storms placed strains on Cape Girardeau County highway department operations in 2009, highway administrator Scott Bechtold said Monday. To keep spending under control in 2010, Bechtold told the Cape Girardeau County Commission during its meeting that his department will postpone some expenditures in new equipment. Bechtold said he will meet with other staff to determine which expenditures to delay...
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Suspect in SEMO burglary pleads guilty
(Local News ~ 02/09/10)
A Cape Girardeau man pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree burglary Monday before Circuit Court Judge Benjamin F. Lewis for stealing miscellaneous high-tech items from Southeast Missouri State University dorm rooms. Marcus L. Woods, 24, previously faced five counts of second-degree burglary, but four were dropped, according to Jennifer Booth, Woods' attorney, per a plea agreement with the Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney's office...
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Kinder hopeful for 2010 Tour of Missouri
(Local News ~ 02/09/10)
ST. LOUIS -- Lieutenant Gov. Peter Kinder is expressing optimism that the Tour of Missouri bicycle race will happen again this year. Kinder told KMOX Radio in St. Louis he is hopeful the money will be in place soon to begin extensive planning for the professional bike race. Kinder is chairman and said the event could still go on even if state funding falls through...
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First lady Michelle Obama gets active in the fight against childhood obesity
(Health ~ 02/09/10)
WASHINGTON -- By now, it is abundantly clear that Michelle Obama loves french fries. The first lady talks about this "guilty pleasure" all the time, trying to ward off any notion that she is a nutrition nanny even as she cajoles Americans to eat better. Her conversation with the public about the nation's health and fitness is about to get a lot more pointed...
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Air Force's Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble to perform at Jackson High School
(Local News ~ 02/09/10)
The new performance hall at Jackson High School will host one of the top jazz bands in the United States on Thursday night. The Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble will take the stage to entertain young and old with a variety of tunes. "We are very excited and honored to have a military band of this caliber performing in Jackson," said David Ludwig, Americanism officer with American Legion Post 158 in Jackson. ...
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Dow closes below 10,000 for first time in 3 months
(National News ~ 02/09/10)
NEW YORK -- The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in three months Monday on nagging concerns about debt loads in Europe. The Dow, down almost 104 points, had its 10th triple-digit move in 16 trading days. Shares of big banks pulled the market lower, extending a slump that has led to four straight weekly losses...
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Jackson's doctor pleads not guilty to involuntary manslaughter
(Entertainment ~ 02/09/10)
LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jackson's doctor has been arrested and is being held on $75,000 bail after pleading not guilty to causing the pop star's death. Dr. Conrad Murray, a Houston cardiologist who was with Jackson when he died June 25, entered his plea Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, just a couple of hours after he was charged...
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Flossie Dow
(Obituary ~ 02/09/10)
Flossie Maxine Dow, 67, of Jackson died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 6, 1942, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Jesse Frank and Flossie Pearl Bollinger Wilkinson. She and Clinton Dow were married June 28, 1969. He preceded her in death June 16, 1992...
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Jerry Golden Sr.
(Obituary ~ 02/09/10)
Jerry Wayne Golden Sr., 62, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 27, 1947, at Neely's Landing, son of Ralph and Martha "Mattie" McClard Golden. He and Carol Cora were married April 9, 1974, in Tijuana, Mexico...
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George Moore
(Obituary ~ 02/09/10)
George Webster Moore, 87, of San Antonio passed from this life Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, in San Antonio. He was born Nov. 14, 1922, at Allenville, son of Charles A. and Anna Bock Moore. Moore was a machinist in the printing department at Express-News 32 years; was employed with Bexar County Sheriff's Reserve 20 years and owned AAA Stamping and Engraving. He worked at the Southeast Missourian from 1950 to 1952...
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Lloyd Phillips
(Obituary ~ 02/09/10)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Lloyd Eugene "Doc" Phillips, 53, of McClure died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 18, 1956, in Cape Girardeau, to Floyd Alvin and Thelma L. "Sis" Baker Phillips. He was a construction worker and member of Local Labor Union 1104...
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Maedean Garland
(Obituary ~ 02/09/10)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Maedean Garland, 86, of Marble Hill died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, in Marble Hill. She was born March 29, 1923, in Bessville, Mo., daughter of Amon and Eliza Jane Pulliam Cook. She and Ransom J. "Mann" Garland were married March 26, 1938. He preceded her in death Nov. 2, 1991...
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Rev. Grover Cook
(Obituary ~ 02/09/10)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- The Rev. Grover Cleveland Cook, 90, of Marble Hill died Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, at Woodland Care Facility. He was born March 23, 1919, at Hurricane, Mo., son of Adam and Kizzie Caroline Langston Cook. He and Aslee Long were married March 25, 1939...
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Vivian Lange
(Obituary ~ 02/09/10)
Vivian Lucille Lange, 89, of Egypt Mills died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at Mineral Area Regional Medical Center in Farmington, Mo. She was born Feb. 13, 1920, in St. Louis, to Clarence Alvin and Jessie Jane Hafner Bishop. She and Otis Martin Lange were married Nov. 14, 1936, in Arkansas. He preceded her in death Jan. 17, 2000...
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Out of the past 2/9/10
(Out of the Past ~ 02/09/10)
Boy Scout Troop 311 of Jackson heads a parade of Scouts down Broadway, marking the 75th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. Major remodeling work is underway at the F.W. Woolworth Co. variety store in the Town Plaza Shopping Center; renovation of the store includes a redesign of the store's interior and the installation of a new check-out system; this is the first major remodeling since Woolworth's opened here in August 1960...
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Defending OVC champ seeks first conference victory
(College Sports ~ 02/09/10)
The Tennessee-Martin men's basketball team continues to struggle just one year after winning the program's first Ohio Valley Conference regular-season title. Southeast Missouri State hopes to keep the Skyhawks down in the dumps tonight when the squads square off at 7 p.m. in Martin, Tenn...
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Redhawks' ace out for season
(College Sports ~ 02/09/10)
The Southeast Missouri State softball team suffered a huge blow before getting its 2010 schedule started. Ace pitcher Giana Zimmerman, runner-up for Ohio Valley Conference freshman of the year in 2009 as well as a second-team all-OVC pick, is out for the season after having shoulder surgery...
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Pedestrian struck by car at Independence and Keller streets
(Local News ~ 02/09/10)
A pedestrian struck by a driver late Sunday was believed to have been drinking, Cape Girardeau Police Department spokesman Cpl. Adam Glueck said today.
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Autism risks higher in kids of older mothers
(Health ~ 02/09/10)
A woman's chance of having a child with autism increases substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than 5 million births found. "Although fathers' age can contribute risk, the risk is overwhelmed by maternal age," said University of California at Davis researcher Janie Shelton, the study's lead author...
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Local look: Childhood obesity
(Health ~ 02/09/10)
Local nutrition advocates weighed in on the issue of adolescent obesity and what to do about it. Through our e-mail listserv that reaches members of the health community, they were asked how bad the epidemic is, what lead young children to these unhealthy weights and if weekly meetings with dieticians and exercise experts would help...
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Schumaker agrees to deal with Cardinals
(Professional Sports ~ 02/09/10)
ST. LOUIS -- Second baseman Skip Schumaker and the St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a $4.7 million, two-year contract, avoiding an arbitration hearing. Schumaker will earn $2 million this season and $2.7 million in 2011. The deal also contains performance bonuses that could bring the total value to $5 million over two years...
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Stewart, Yip lead Avalanche over Blues 5-2 in Denver
(Professional Sports ~ 02/09/10)
DENVER -- Brandon Yip scored two goals, Chris Stewart had a goal and two assist, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 Monday night. Paul Stastny had a goal and an assist, T.J. Galiardi also scored, and Craig Anderson made 32 saves for the Avalanche. Colorado moved into a first-place tie with idle Vancouver in the Northwest Division...
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Read on
(Editorial ~ 02/09/10)
In an age when there are so many demands for our attention, reading sometimes gets a low priority. But visit the Cape Girardeau Public Library and see how many adults and children are checking out books. Reading also is getting a boost this month from two well-organized community events: the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Read-a-Thon that is a part of Black History Month, and the ninth annual United We Read events...
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Cape police report 2/9/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/09/10)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Arrests Summons Assault Thefts Property damage Miscellaneous...
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Cape fire report 2/9/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/09/10)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday: Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday: Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday: ...
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Speak Out 2/9/10
(Speak Out ~ 02/09/10)
LET'S get this straight. The bond issue for schools is a form of a loan. The bond issue is for $40 million. I will gladly vote for this bond issue if the school system shows responsibility like that required of any of us and comes up with a 15 percent down payment. $6 million should be saved before another penny is borrowed. I'm tired of the 100 percent financing...
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High school roundup: Saxony wins most races, but not three-team meet
(High School Sports ~ 02/09/10)
All the area high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Ceremony to honor Eagle Scouts on Saturday
(Local News ~ 02/09/10)
Over 70 boys from Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois earned the coveted Eagle Scout honor in 2009. Those 79 young men will be recognized at the annual Court of Honor ceremony at Southeast Missouri State University on Saturday. State Sen. Rob Mayer (R-Dexter) is this year's class sponsor and will be the keynote speaker. Scout district executive Bill Crowell said these boys show their future employers that they are dedicated, hard-working leaders in society...
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Road crews prepared for overnight snowfall
(Local News ~ 02/09/10)
Road crews are ready for the third accumulating snow in less than two weeks, officials said as a winter storm expected to bring 4 or more inches of snow to Southeast Missouri arrived in the area Monday.
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Jackson police and fire reports 2/9/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/09/10)
POLICE The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Theft Property damage Miscellaneous FIRE Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday:...
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Jackson School Board agenda 2/9/10
(Local News ~ 02/09/10)
7 p.m. Tuesday Board of Education office, 614 E. Adams St. Presentations Approval of minutes Finance Public comments Action items Informational items Executive session...
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Jackson boys defeat Central at the Show Me Center
(High School Sports ~ 02/10/10)
Jackson's offense sizzled in the second quarter. The Indians shot 70 percent from the field as it pulled away from Central at the Show Me Center. The Tigers never could dig out of the hole as the Indians pulled out the 57-46 victory Tuesday. "I thought we got the ball in some good spots," Jackson coach Darrin Scott said. "We got to the high post, we got it in the low post. That's what I thought was key. We got the ball in positions where we can make shots and then we made shots."...
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Benton teen injured after car strikes utility pole
(Local News ~ 02/10/10)
BENTON, Mo. - A Benton teenage boy was injured Tuesday night after the car he was driving struck a utility pole. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol the accident occurred around 9:50 p.m. on County Road 401. Jerret M. Nicoson, 16, was driving a 1996 Ford when he lost control of the vehicle southbound on the ice-covered roadway and struck a utility pole...
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Better Business Bureau issues warnings about three Cairo businesses
(Local News ~ 02/10/10)
CAIRO, Ill. -- The St. Louis Better Business Bureau issued a warning about three Cairo, Ill.-based Internet businesses it says have been the subject of repeated complaints about poor service and undelivered products.
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Independent Candidate, Veteran Larry Bill, Commends Actions of Competitors
(Submitted Story ~ 02/10/10)
In the normal run of political campaigns, politicians take a "me all good, opponent all bad" attitude as a theme. Larry Bill, a local Jackson businessman, wants to instead recognize when opponents take action favorable to us all. For example, Larry was pleased with Jo Ann Emerson's introduction of legislation to block the EPA from instituting cap and trade by executive order. Why raise utility bills on people out of work?...
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The Humane Society's Featured Pet
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/10/10)
Maggie is a 6 month old lab mix. She is already spayed and housebroken. Maggie 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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Former state representative pens angry letter to Crowell over refusal to sponsor appointment
(Local News ~ 02/10/10)
A former Perry County Commissioner and state representative said he's "madder than hell" that state Sen. Jason Crowell has refused to sponsor his renomination to a state board that oversees health care for thousands of public employees. Patrick Naeger, a Perryville Republican, wrote Crowell, a Cape Girardeau Republican, an "open letter" in which he said he tried repeatedly to contact Crowell about the nomination but received no response. ...
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21 teams working on robots for competition at Southeast this month
(Local News ~ 02/10/10)
After months of work, endless hours after school and a couple of long weekends, five students at the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center took apart their robot and started over. Danny McElreath said it is difficult to quantify the attempts to create and program a robot that can pick up and throw balls, among other tasks...
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Beckham
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/10/10)
Goldens love snow!
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valentines deja vu
(Submitted Story ~ 02/10/10)
Valentines déjà vu Back in the summer when I was 13 years old, we lived on the east side of Small Town Anywhere, U.S.A. I rode my bike a lot; almost every day. There was a girl my age that lived a couple blocks away; a pretty little blond haired girl named Judy, and sometimes as I would ride...
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Blankets for Haiti
(Submitted Photo ~ 02/10/10)
8th Graders from St. Marys school make blankets to send to Haiti. Left to Right is Emily Young, Jessica Westrich, Andrew Hobeck, Madeline Rosenquist, Edie Salter and Caroline Smith
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Three more SEMO football players charged in alleged assault
(Local News ~ 02/10/10)
Four Southeast Missouri State University students were charged Tuesday in connection to the Dec. 13 assault of another college student at an off-campus house.
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FEMA expected to reimburse county by end of the year for 2009 wind storm expenses
(Local News ~ 02/10/10)
Nearly a year after a wind storm knocked out power in Cape Girardeau County, officials say most of the reimbursements from the Federal Emergency Management Agency should arrive soon. According to the county auditor's office, FEMA has indicated it will pay $52,560, or 75 percent, of the $70,081 the agency owes to the county. The remaining amount should be disbursed at a later date...
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Chamber winners
(Editorial ~ 02/10/10)
Pete Poe is not someone who likes to talk about community service. He would rather do it. For his many years of working in so many capacities to benefit Cape Girardeau, Poe was honored with this year's Rush H. Limbaugh Award for service to the community. The award was presented as the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce annual dinner...
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Open letter to Sen. Crowell
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/10/10)
Dear Senator Crowell, Since every effort I have made to communicate directly with you in the last two weeks has failed, I have resorted to this open letter. In fact, I have made three or four calls to your Jefferson City Office and two or three calls to your cell phone and you have not returned a single one of them. I know for a fact that you have received my messages because Bev in your office assured me that she gave them to you...
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Prayer 2/10/10
(Prayer ~ 02/10/10)
Bless those, O God, who find ways to serve others and their communities. Amen.
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Here's the cure for what ails us - and it involves only a little moderation
(Column ~ 02/10/10)
Over the weekend, it hit me like a ton of bricks. We're going about this national health care crisis all the wrong way. We don't have a health care crisis. We have a health crisis. Duh! Instead of stealing money from those who have adequate health care coverage, we should instead manage health itself...
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Song of the open newspaper
(Column ~ 02/10/10)
Newspapers, say the talking heads, are dying -- chewed up for four decades by television, and finally digested during the last tenner by the Internet. Information wants to be free, the chatterers opine, and that means "the news" will evade the papers' attempts to confine it inside a paywall. It will escape, and proliferate, becoming a slippery commodity unsupportable by either subscription fees or advertising. Requiescat in pacem, cuculli piscibus...
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More than 3,000 pounds of marijuana seized in Bootheel traffic stop
(Local News ~ 02/10/10)
The Missouri State Highway Patrol helped bring more than 3,000 pounds of marijuana off the streets and a Texas drug trafficker behind bars this week, KZIM KSIM reported.
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Highway 51 bridge rehab project to start Monday
(Local News ~ 02/10/10)
Traffic on the Chester Bridge on Highway 51 in Perry County will be restricted starting Monday. Work to rehabilitate the Mississippi River bridge east of Chester, Ill., will begin at 7 a.m. and will continue through June 25.
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Over 60 feared dead, 400 hurt in Afghan avalanches
(International News ~ 02/10/10)
KABUL -- A series of avalanches engulfed a mountain pass in Afghanistan, trapping hundreds of people in their buried cars and killing as many as 64 people so far, authorities said Tuesday. Rescuers brought in bulldozers, ambulances and helicopters in a massive effort to reach victims stuck in the frigid snow along the 12,700-feet-high Salang Pass, which links the Afghan capital Kabul with the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif...
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Nigeria: Vice president now acting president
(International News ~ 02/10/10)
ABUJA, Nigeria -- Nigeria's parliament empowered Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to run Africa's most populous nation Tuesday in place of an ill and absent president, striving for a political end to a crisis that ground the government to a virtual halt and triggered the resumption of an insurgency in the vital oil sector...
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Iran begins uranium enrichment, gets warnings
(International News ~ 02/10/10)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iranian nuclear technicians set dozens of centrifuges spinning Tuesday to begin enriching uranium stocks to a significantly higher level, prompting President Barack Obama to warn of a "significant regime of sanctions." Iran's acceleration in its enrichment program was a defiant step that puts weapons-grade uranium in closer reach, should Tehran choose to go after the bomb. ...
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