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Recent Southeast, Central football wins turning life around for football family
(High School Sports ~ 10/15/10)
Twelve football wins completely changed weekends at the Boerboom family's raised ranch home in Cape Girardeau. Southeast Missouri State University's five victories and Central High School's seven chased out the funeral-parlor atmosphere after mounting losses...
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Works by Cape native and nationally known artist Jim Parker on display at Hunter Valley Winery
(Entertainment ~ 10/15/10)
Jim Parker knew he wanted to be an artist in grade school. He moved to Phoenix after serving in World War II. Parker established himself in the art world and continues to live out his dream as a locally and nationally recognized artist. He returned to Cape Girardeau in the 1970s...
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Jones: Cape Girardeau County Commission won't rush peripheral zoning hearing
(Local News ~ 10/15/10)
Cape Girardeau County Presiding Commissioner Gerald Jones said not to expect the county to address the issue of peripheral zoning in the near future.
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Atheists, faithful discuss poll claiming nonbelievers know more about world religions
(Local News ~ 10/15/10)
Don't try to convince Bryan Schilligo there is a God. He's already done the research. The 22-year-old Southeast Missouri State University senior has looked closely at the world's major religions. Christianity. Judaism. Islam. Buddhism. He's also taken a glance at some of the lesser-known Eastern ones like Taoism, Jainism and Sikhism...
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Southeast eager to exact revenge vs. Austin Peay
(College Sports ~ 10/15/10)
Southeast Missouri State's football season of firsts has a chance to notch another milestone Saturday. The Redhawks have matched the program record on the Football Championship Subdivision level, formerly Division I-AA, with three straight road wins...
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Regional homeland security committee votes to buy tent frames, will seek bids for generators
(Local News ~ 10/15/10)
At the Region E Homeland Security Oversight Committee meeting Thursday, discussion centered on how to spend the region's remaining 2008 and 2009 state grant funds, leading to the purchase of items commonly used during emergency situations. The committee, which met at the Osage Community Centre in Cape Girardeau, consists of law enforcement or emergency worker representatives from the 13 counties in the Missouri State Highway Patrol's Region E. ...
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Asia as tabletop decor
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/15/10)
Asia was advertised as a "free for the taking" pet in the Southeast Missourian. When he came to our home, he was so scared that he literally hid in the wall in the basement. After a few days, he came out and hid behind the washer, then furniture, etc. ...
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Two students accused of threats at Poplar Bluff schools
(Local News ~ 10/15/10)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Two Poplar Bluff High School students could face charges after allegedly writing unrelated threats in restrooms earlier this week. The first involved a bomb threat and was found Monday on a girl's restroom stall in the A Building, while the second involved a threat of "mayhem" and was found in a boy's restroom the next day...
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Cape Central student journalists district winners
(Submitted Story ~ 10/15/10)
The staffs of the Cape Central High School Tiger newspaper and Girardot yearbook brought home the first place Sweepstakes trophy at the Southeast Missouri Student Press Association's Annual Fall Workshop at Southeast Missouri State University Oct. 4. ...
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Grand Teton's National Park, Wyoming
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/15/10)
Oxbow Lake with the Teton's in the background.
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Plane makes safe emergency landing at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport
(Local News ~ 10/15/10)
After the birds, at least two of them, struck his single-engine Cirrus SR-22 Thursday afternoon, Doug Morley wasn't sure how serious it was.
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Catholic high schools in Cape Girardeau, Perryville make national top 50 list
(Local News ~ 10/15/10)
A parish parent once described St. Vincent High School as the "best-kept secret" in education. The secret's out. St. Vincent joins Notre Dame Regional High School on the list of the best 50 Catholic secondary schools in America. Both schools will hold celebrations this morning...
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11th Annual Veteran's Service
(Submitted Story ~ 10/15/10)
First Pentecostal Church of Cape will host the 11th annual Veteran's Honor Service on Sunday, Nov 7th from 11 am to 12 noon. The service will include a special music presentation by celebrated trumpeter Larry Herron, a Roll Call of Honor, Color Guard, M.I.A. ...
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Birds cause lights to go out over large area of Sikeston
(Local News ~ 10/15/10)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Nearly a quarter of Sikeston was briefly without power Thursday afternoon. Sikeston Board of Municipal Utilities Operations Manager Wayne McSpadden said the 10-minute outage, which happened around 1 p.m., occurred after a circuit breaker flashed over, or tripped...
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Beautiful Fall Morning
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/15/10)
This picture was taken at the Perry County lake in the early morning when the sun was just beginning to peak above the trees. The reflection of the fall colors in the water was just stunning. This one of many beautiful pictures I took that week.
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US ARMY
(Submitted Story ~ 10/15/10)
Daniel Dean Lawson graduated Basic Training for the US ARMY on October 1, 2010. He will be stationed at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma
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Family fun for Halloween at the Iron Mountain RR
(Submitted Story ~ 10/15/10)
A variety of fun, family events for Halloween are scheduled at the St. Louis Iron Mountain Railway Train Depot in Jackson, beginning this Friday and Saturday, when the Haunted Train Car will be open for visitors. This especially scarey attraction holds an unusual history, according to Jeff Moffat, train chief and volunteer at the railway...
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LoDo strives to make itself a little different than downtown bars
(Entertainment ~ 10/15/10)
Brad Pool can hardly believe it has been almost a year since he and his wife reopened LoDo, their downtown bar. "It's been a whirlwind," Pool said. "It feels like we just opened up." Pool and his wife, Amy, who also works as the executive director of the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, originally opened LoDo in the restored historic Marquette building on Broadway. They closed the bar in 2006, but reopened in October 2009 at 33 N. Main St...
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New Cape Girardeau business recycles drywall to reclaim gypsum
(Local News ~ 10/15/10)
A business to reclaim the gypsum from scrap drywall for agricultural use will soon be constructed in the 630 Industrial Park in Cape Girardeau.
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District previews: Week 8 high school football capsules
(High School Sports ~ 10/15/10)
A look at this week's games for the six Southeast Missourian football teams.
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Faces of success
(Editorial ~ 10/15/10)
Good things are happening for the Cape Girardeau School District. The final Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's Annual Performance Report for 2010 listed Cape Girardeau with a "Distinction in Performance" status. The district also recently released a "2010 Cape Girardeau Faces of Success" booklet highlighting some of the district's distinguished graduates. ...
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Trick or Treat for UNICEF
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/15/10)
On Halloween night 60 years ago, America's children changed the world by helping children in need through Trick or Treat for UNICEF. Millions of dollars have been raised since that night, giving hope to children all over the world. Inspired and powered by "kids," Trick or Treat for UNICEF has enabled generations to make lasting changes in their communities...
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Speak Out 10/15/10
(Speak Out ~ 10/15/10)
DR. Journet is spreading the same type of misinformation he decries others for doing. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce reports that none of the monies it is spending in the elections come from foreign sources. THE Bible referred to gambling as casting lots, which is what the soldiers did at the foot of cross for Jesus' clothing. When somebody takes money that belongs to God and bets it on the turn of a roulette wheel or turn of a card, he or she is asking for trouble...
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Free stuff
(Column ~ 10/15/10)
The perfect storm of freebies occurred this week. I have to tell you: I like this keep-your-money cloudburst. Here's what happened: I took my car to my favorite automobile dealer to have the oil changed. After waiting a respectable amount of time, the service manager told me the car was ready. And, he said, there would be no charge, because every fourth oil change is free...
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Prayer 10/15/10
(Prayer ~ 10/15/10)
Teach us, O Lord, and give us wisdom in all areas of our lives so we may glorify you. Amen.
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Haunted happenings around Southeast Missouri
(Entertainment ~ 10/15/10)
We've only included scary sites to visit in this list, but several places have planned Halloween bashes or costume parties for the weekend of Oct. 31. Visit semoEvents.com and search for Halloween to see a list of events.
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Best bet: Glenn Miller Orchestra
(Entertainment ~ 10/15/10)
The world-famous Glenn Miller Orchestra will bring the big band sound to Bedell Performance Hall today. Trombonist Glenn Miller organized a band in the 1930s, and it started playing swing and jazz venues around the country. The orchestra put up hits like "When You Wish Upon a Star," "Chattanooga Choo Choo" and "Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)." The current Glenn Miller Orchestra formed in 1956 and started touring. ...
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ARTifacts 10/15/10
(Entertainment ~ 10/15/10)
Arts and entertainment briefs
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Neb. senator seeks talks in Congress on fetal pain
(National News ~ 10/15/10)
OMAHA, Neb. -- Bolstered by the passage of unique abortion restrictions in his home state of Nebraska, U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns is pushing for a new federal discussion of the notion of fetal pain. Although doctors are at odds about when during development a fetus can feel pain, it's an issue that could change the way abortions are regulated in the United States...
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N.Y county creating list of animal abusers
(National News ~ 10/15/10)
FARMINGVILLE, N.Y. -- You've heard of Megan's Laws, designed to keep sex offenders from striking again. Now there's a law created in the hope of preventing animal abusers from inflicting more cruelty -- or moving on to human victims. Suffolk County, on the eastern half of Long Island, moved to create the nation's first animal abuse registry this week, requiring people convicted of cruelty to animals to register or face jail time and fines...
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Chilean miners prepare to adapt to new lives after rescue
(International News ~ 10/15/10)
COPIAPO, Chile -- The Chilean miners began their unfamiliar new lives as national heroes Thursday and got a taste of what awaits them outside the hospital doors -- a swarm of reporters, TV producers, publicity agents and even soccer teams all desperate for a piece of their story...
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Obama's campaigning blitz partly about 2012
(National News ~ 10/15/10)
WASHINGTON -- Republicans are poised to topple at least a dozen Democratic governors next month, and that could cause President Barack Obama and his party major headaches far beyond this year's elections. A cadre of new GOP governors, including some in battleground states Obama won two years ago, could complicate his efforts to deliver benefits to voters and campaign effectively in 2012. ...
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Dollar keeps falling as investors await Fed action
(National News ~ 10/15/10)
WASHINGTON -- The dollar keeps falling around the world, tumbling against other major currencies because investors expect the Federal Reserve to pump more money into the economy next month to try to stimulate growth. The effects can be seen almost everywhere...
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U.S. seeks delay in 'don't ask, don't tell' ruling
(National News ~ 10/15/10)
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department asked a federal judge Thursday to allow the military's "don't ask, don't tell' policy to continue while it appeals her order to end the ban on gays serving openly. The government's court filing came two days after U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips ordered the Pentagon to cease enforcement of the 1993 law...
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Fire report 10/15/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/15/10)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:...
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Police report 10/15/10
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/15/10)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Leona Williams
(Obituary ~ 10/15/10)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Leona Mae Williams, 99, of Perryville passed away Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, at the home of a daughter and son-in-law, Cathe and Bill Lewis in Perryvillle. Before moving to Perryville she resided in Springfield, Ill. She was born June 8, 1911, in New Amsterdam, Ind., daughter of Griff and Lois Shuck Brown. She and J. Earle Williams were married July 5, 1932, in Lincoln, Ill. He passed away Sept. 22, 2000, at the age of 97...
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Births 10/15/10
(Births ~ 10/15/10)
Daughter to Todd and Andrea Diebold of Kansas City, Mo., 12:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10, 2010. Name, Madison Brielle. Weight, 9 pounds. First child. Mrs. Diebold is the former Andrea Riddle, daughter of Dr. Robert Riddle of Dexter, Mo., and John and Mary Michelle Exley of St. Louis. Diebold is the son of Gary and Diana Diebold of Jackson. He is a medical student...
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Wilbert Grossheider
(Obituary ~ 10/15/10)
Wilbert A. Grossheider, 88, of Jackson, formerly of Perryville, Mo., died Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010, at Jackson Manor. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday and 8 to 11 a.m. Sunday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. An American Legion wake will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday...
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Maxine Hitt
(Obituary ~ 10/15/10)
Maxine Emoline Hitt, 88, of Oak Ridge died Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010, at Jackson Manor in Jackson. She was born May 10, 1922, in Blodgett, Mo., to Roy and Pearl Lulu Simonds Nicholson. Maxine and Paul Franklin Hitt were married Sept. 6, 1942. He died Dec. 19, 1966...
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Out of the past 10/15/10
(Out of the Past ~ 10/15/10)
A Missouri Pacific Railroad official in St. Louis says there are no immediate plans to remove the abandoned track on Independence Street between Frederick and Broadview streets; that's because an area group has expressed interest in purchasing or leasing the abandoned line for the operation of a short-line railroad...
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Jackson police report 10/15/2010
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/15/10)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Thefts...
- Telling ghost stories at Central Middle School (Local News ~ 10/15/10)
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Stoddard County parents in infant abuse case may lose parental rights
(Local News ~ 10/15/10)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Stoddard County juvenile authorities are working toward terminating the rights of a Dexter, Mo., couple whose infant daughter has tripled her weight while in foster care for the last four months. The girl, who has Down Syndrome, has been in the custody of the Missouri Children's Division since she was removed from her parents' Walnut Street home on June 3...
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Jackson closes in on Rams record
(Professional Sports ~ 10/15/10)
ST. LOUIS -- Steven Jackson said he's completely healed from a nagging injury that hampered him the last two games. That should make the final stages of his quest to become the St. Louis Rams' career leading rusher more comfortable. Jackson passed former NFL MVP Marshall Faulk for second place two weeks ago, and he needs 141 yards to top Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson's total of 7,245 yards from 1983 to 1987. ...
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Blues taste first loss as Predators nip them again
(Professional Sports ~ 10/15/10)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Given the recent history between the two teams, the winner and the scoring margin were pretty predictable. Steve Sullivan scored two goals and the Nashville Predators beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 on Thursday night to improve to 3-0 for the second time in franchise history...
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Redhawks lose five-game volleyball match to UTM Eagles
(College Sports ~ 10/15/10)
The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team dropped a five-game match at Tennessee-Martin on Thursday night. UTM won 25-16, 18-25, 25-16, 17-25, 18-16. Both of the Skyhawks' Ohio Valley Conference victories have come against the Redhawks. The Skyhawks improved to 4-17 overall and 2-7 in OVC play. They remained last in the 10-team league but trail ninth-place Southeast (5-13, 2-6) by just a half game...
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High school roundup: Central boys, Jackson girls captures SEMO Conference cross country titles
(High School Sports ~ 10/15/10)
All the scores from Thursday that were reported to the Southeast Missourian.
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Southeast's offensive line opens holes for nation's leading rusher
(College Sports ~ 10/15/10)
Southeast Missouri State's remarkable football turnaround can be attributed to a variety of reasons. A stout offensive line ranks near the top of the list. Southeast's front wall, which averages 307 pounds per man and features four seniors, has helped forge a 5-1 record and 4-0 Ohio Valley Conference mark. Both starts are the program's best since moving up to the Football Championship Subdivision, formerly Division I-AA, and joining the OVC in 1991...
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Fashion then and now
(Column ~ 10/15/10)
We don't cover much fashion in the pages of the Southeast Missourian. Allow me to dedicate the next few paragraphs to it and to a good cause. Pastimes Antiques is helping host a fashion show featuring new ways to wear old clothes. "Vintage Now" will benefit the Safe House for Women, a not-for-profit women's shelter that offers refuge to women in domestic abuse situations...
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Route BB bridge in Stoddard/Bollinger counties opens to traffic
(Local News ~ 10/15/10)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Route BB bridge over Little River Ditch No. 11 at the Bollinger and Stoddard county line opened to traffic Wednesday. Work to replace the bridge began Sept. 13. This marks the 250th span completed through the Missouri Department of Transportation's Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program. ...
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Rest area on I-55 near Bloomsdale reopens
(Local News ~ 10/15/10)
The northbound Bloomsdale rest area two miles north of Bloomsdale, Mo., in Ste. Genevieve County has reopened. The rest area was closed while repairs were being made to the water lines. For more information, contact the Missouri Department of Transportation's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636...
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I-57 in Mississippi County will be reduced for pavement repairs
(Local News ~ 10/15/10)
Southbound Interstate 57 in Mississippi County at the U.S. 60/62 interchange at Charleston, Mo., will be reduced to one lane next week while the Missouri Department of Transportation crews make pavement repairs. Weather permitting, the work will begin at 7 a.m. Monday and will be finished by 4 p.m. Wednesday. The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use caution while traveling near the area. For more information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636...
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Nearly $1B paid in claims against New York City Police Department
(National News ~ 10/15/10)
NEW YORK -- The fiancee and friends of an unarmed man killed in a 50-bullet police shooting on his wedding day said they wanted justice. The legal system gave them money -- more than $7 million. The city did what it has done time and time again: pay...
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U.S. backs Afghan peace effort
(International News ~ 10/15/10)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Obama administration on Thursday endorsed fragile Afghan efforts to negotiate peace with the Taliban, backing off its prior stance that talks with the Taliban were premature until the war is all but won. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who only last month had said it was too soon for high-level reconciliation talks, struck a different chord at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium...
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