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MoDOT flooded roads update
(Local News ~ 05/31/11)
SIKESTON - The Missouri Department of Transportation has closed routes in Southeast Missouri due to the recent flooding. Motorists are urged to use extreme caution and plan alternate routes. Routes that are closed include: For more information, please contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center toll-free at 1-888-ASK-MODOT (1-888-275-6636) or visit the Traveler Information Map at: http://maps.modot.mo.gov/timi/index.aspx......
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9 days after tornado, rebuilding begins in Joplin
(State News ~ 05/31/11)
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) -- Home Depot employees in orange vests were busy helping customers Tuesday in the parking lot of the Joplin store flattened just nine days ago by a tornado. There wasn't a lot to choose from just yet, but the store's reopening and quick sales of roofing material, lumber and other necessities showed city residents' determination to begin rebuilding quickly after the May 22 tornado that cut a 6-mile swath through the heart of this community of nearly 50,000 residents. ...
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Talking shop with Ron Rosati, Southeast Missouri State University provost
(Business ~ 05/31/11)
Ron Rosati once dreamed of being a dairy farmer before he embarked on his career path in higher education. Rosati, Southeast Missouri State University's provost and well-traveled academic, said after some experience in the field, so to speak, he earned a fresh respect for farmers. The first thing he learned was cows never take a break...
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Stoddard County juvenile center poised to become regional facility
(Local News ~ 05/31/11)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A recent decision by the Circuit Court Budget Committee to close two juvenile detention centers in Southeast Missouri paves the way for the Stoddard County Juvenile Detention Center to become a regional facility. After a study by the CCBC, it was announced that the state would end funding for detention centers in Cape Girardeau and Poplar Bluff. A total of six facilities are to lose state funding...
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FEMA offers Joplin tornado victims existing homes
(State News ~ 05/31/11)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Some of the people left homeless by the Joplin tornado could be placed in rental homes nearly an hour's drive away, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Monday it will consider bringing in trailers, as it did for New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, if enough homes are not available...
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Memorial Day Flags
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/31/11)
It always is quite a sight to see all of the 479 flags displayed at Cape County Park North. Thank you to all veterans of all wars for the freedom that we all appreciate!
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Local ceremonies honor veterans, fallen soldiers on Memorial Day
(Local News ~ 05/31/11)
Memorial Day means more than a nice day for a backyard barbecue to the hundreds of people who turned out to honor veterans Monday at events in Cape Girardeau and Jackson. The Jackson Municipal Band played John Philip Sousa marches for the crowd of about 200 people attending the Memorial Day program sponsored by American Legion Post 158 at the Jackson Cemetery. Many wore shirts, hats and scarves with the stars and stripes on them...
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MS Corporate Achievers Fundraising for a Cure
(Submitted Story ~ 05/31/11)
Like many whose lives have been affected by MS, Bill and Jeanne Churchill are doing everything they can to keep their life simple and moving forward. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease affecting more than 400,000 people in the United States. ...
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Aaron Sachs & Associates partners with KFVS 12 for Heartland's Best Teachers
(Submitted Story ~ 05/31/11)
Cape Girardeau, MO June 1, 2011 -- Aaron Sachs & Associates, P.C. in partnership with KFVS 12, is proud to sponsor The Heartland's Best Teachers, Class of 2011. A banquet celebrating these special teachers' achievements will be held this Saturday, June 4, 2011, 11:30 am at the University Center, Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Also sponsoring this event is Banterra Bank...
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Heroes Way efforts continue to spread in Missouri, elsewhere
(Local News ~ 05/31/11)
A sign on Interstate 55 honors Staff Sgt. Brad Skelton's sacrifice for his country. Skelton went through life with a grin on his face and an unshakable loyalty for his family, friends and country in his heart, according to one of the soldier's closest comrades...
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Civil Air Patrol Preparing for Drug Awareness Day
(Submitted Story ~ 05/31/11)
Along with learning about leadership,aerospace,aviation, physical fitness, character development,search and rescue, emergency services, cadets at Trail of Tears Composite Squadron (Civil Air Patrol)are using teamwork to prepare for the annual drug awareness day which is one of the squadron's community service projects. Cadets hope to make an impact on other youth in the community with positive peer...
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Civil Air Patrol Cadet Formation
(Submitted Photo ~ 05/31/11)
Civil Air Patrol cadets at Trail of Tears Composite Squadron are in formation at their weekly meeting held at Fruitland Community Church in Fruitland, MO on Thursday at 7 p.m. The Cadet Commander is C/1st Lt. Arielle Bohnert. They are presenting preparing for their annual drug awareness day to be held at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau on Saturday, June 4, 1 to 5 p.m...
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Oran baseball team's offense erases recent arm struggles
(High School Sports ~ 05/31/11)
The Oran baseball team has relied on its offense during its run to the Class 1 final four after some uncharacteristically poor performances from its pitchers in the latter part of the season.
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Wayne County tornado traveled 48 miles Wednesday
(Local News ~ 05/31/11)
GRANDIN, Mo. -- One EF-3 tornado carved a path of damage 48 miles long Wednesday afternoon through Carter, Wayne and Madison counties, according to National Weather Service assessments. The tornado formed around 3:49 p.m. one and a half miles southwest of Grandin and traveled northeast, coming near Ellsinore, Mo., before heading into Wayne County and striking near Silva, Mo. The tornado is believed to have dissipated near Buckhorn, Mo., in Madison County...
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Trash system
(Editorial ~ 05/31/11)
City officials say they are happy with the results from the first year of the new automated trash collection system. And considering the record pace at which people are recycling, many city residents are also pleased. Thanks in part to the convenience of the new system, which doesn't require sorting, the city collected 1,815 tons of recycling -- 714 tons more than collected between May 2009 and April 2010...
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Speak Out 5/31/11
(Speak Out ~ 05/31/11)
I wanted to thank La Croix Church for their help on houses that had flood damage in Olive Branch, Ill. The church members came from all walks of life. They were friendly, optimistic and hard working. They nearly cleared out an entire house in four hours, ate lunch, and moved on to a new project. They are truly doing God's work. Thank you, La Croix Church...
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Prayer 5/31/11
(Prayer ~ 05/31/11)
O God, may you continue to bless us and make your face shine upon us. Amen.
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Swimming pools dry up after draining city budgets
(National News ~ 05/31/11)
ANDERSON, S.C. -- On those summer days when the temperature soars into the 90s and the haze blurs the horizon, city pools across the U.S. have beckoned people from all over to take a cool dip. But as the Great Recession has drained city budgets across the country, it also has drained public pools for good. ...
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Activists climb Greenland oil rig to protest deepwater Arctic drilling
(National News ~ 05/31/11)
STOCKHOLM -- Three Greenpeace activists climbed an oil rig off Greenland's coast Sunday in an attempt to stop a Scottish oil company from starting deepwater drilling in the arctic waters, the environmental group said. Greenpeace said the activists scaled the 53,000-ton rig Leiv Eiriksson, run by Cairn Energy, and are now hanging under it in a pod...
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Serbia's president: EU must act on country's bid to join group
(International News ~ 05/31/11)
BELGRADE, Serbia -- Serbia's president Boris Tadic says it's time for the European Union to do its part by boosting his nation's efforts to join the bloc, arguing the arrest of war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic proves it is serious about rejoining the international fold...
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Royals William and Kate to embark on multi-city tour of Canada, U.S.
(International News ~ 05/31/11)
LONDON -- Prince William and his bride will travel thousands of miles from Canada's north to Southern California on their first official overseas trip, royal officials said Monday. William and the former Kate Middleton will visit several cities in Canada from June 30 to July 8, taking in the country's north, south, east and west...
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Libyan rebels distribute rules on POW treatment
(International News ~ 05/31/11)
BENGHAZI, Libya -- The rebel administration that controls much of eastern Libya is distributing guidelines on how its fighters should treat prisoners of war, following a string of allegations that rebels have engaged in unlawful arrests, mistreated captives and killed sub-Saharan Africans wrongly accused of being mercenaries...
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Wednesday tornadoes confirmed in Cape, Bollinger, Scott, Perry counties
(Local News ~ 05/31/11)
The National Weather Service has confirmed that several small tornadoes are to blame for damage in Southeast Missouri during storms Wednesday. An EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 95 miles per hour struck at 6:18 p.m. Wednesday, 3.2 miles northwest of Neelyıs Landing in northern Cape Girardeau County, according to a damage report posted Sunday on the National Weather Service's Paducah, Ky., office website...
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Germany to abandon nuclear power by 2022
(International News ~ 05/31/11)
BERLIN -- Europe's economic powerhouse, Germany, announced plans Monday to abandon nuclear energy over the next 11 years, outlining an ambitious strategy in the wake of Japan's Fukushima disaster to replace atomic power with renewable energy sources...
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Number of missing people drops to 29 in Joplin
(State News ~ 05/31/11)
Number of unaccounted for drops to 29 JOPLIN, Mo. -- The number of people unaccounted for after the Joplin tornado is down to 29. Missouri Department of Public Safety deputy director Andrea Spillars also said Monday that the number of remains is still 146, but that some could be duplicates. As a result, Spillars says she cannot confirm exactly how many people died in the May 22nd twister...
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People on the move 5/31/11
(Business ~ 05/31/11)
SoutheastHEALTH vice president and chief nursing officer Dr. Karen Hendrickson is retiring from a post she's held since 1982. An interim chief nursing officer will be identified over the next few weeks, said Debbie Linnes, SoutheastHEALTH president and CEO. ...
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Herman Kneer
(Obituary ~ 05/31/11)
Herman J. "Buddy" Kneer, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 26, 2011, at home in Santa Maria, Calif. Buddy was born Dec. 20, 1927, in Paducah, Ky. He graduated from St. Mary's Academy in Paducah and attended Xavier College in Cincinnati before entering the U.S. ...
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Olga Ludwig
(Obituary ~ 05/31/11)
Olga M. Ludwig, 91, of Jackson passed away Sunday, May 29, 2011, at the Monticello House in Jackson. She was born March 1, 1920, near Fruitland, daughter of Adam and Cora Schoenebeck Henry. She and Adolph Gustav Charles Ludwig were married on May 30, 1942. He passed away on Aug. 2, 2004...
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Sharon Ferder
(Obituary ~ 05/31/11)
FLORISSANT, Mo. -- Sharon Jean Ferder, nee Nickless, of Florissant, died Sunday, May 28, 2011, at the age of 71. Loving wife of James Ferder; beloved daughter of the late Lloyd and Kathleen Nickless; devoted mother of Kevin (Gina Johler) Ferder, Kathryn (Loren) Warren, Mark (Kathleen) Ferder, Linda (Robb) Howard and special son, Kenny (Julie) Clayton; cherished grandmother of Sarah (Pat) Ponseti, Mark Ferder Jr., Matthew Howard and Jennifer Howard; and dear sister of Carol Mouser, Nancy Rose and Cindy Farrow. ...
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Dorothy Kohler
(Obituary ~ 05/31/11)
ANNA, Ill. -- Dorothy E. Kohler, 86, of Anna died at 7:52 a.m. Monday, May 30, 2011, at her home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Anna. The funeral will be at noon Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. David Eidson officiating. Interment will be in Anna City Cemetery...
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Margaret Gilliland
(Obituary ~ 05/31/11)
Margaret Helen Gilliland, 83, of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, May 28, 2011, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Cape County Memorial Park's gazebo in Cape Girardeau. Burial will follow at Cape County Memorial Park...
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Odile Kohm
(Obituary ~ 05/31/11)
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. -- Odile R. Kohm, 84, of Ste. Genevieve died Monday, May 30, 2011, at St. Louis University Medical Center. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Church of Ste. Genevieve. The funeral will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the church, with the Rev. Dennis Schmidt officiating. Burial will be at a later date...
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Beverly Banks
(Obituary ~ 05/31/11)
Beverly S. Banks, 71, of Jackson died Sunday, May 29, 2011, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home in Jackson. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson.
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Inez Morrison
(Obituary ~ 05/31/11)
Inez M. Morrison, 102, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, May 29, 2011, at The Lutheran Home. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Tom Sullenger officiating. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Mount Hope Cemetery in Belleville, Ill...
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Births 5/31/11
(Births ~ 05/31/11)
Son to Brent Vallen Smith and Jerrica Leigh O'Kelly of Scott City, Saint Francis Medical Center, 1:56 a.m. Friday, May 20, 2011. Name, Carter Vallen. Weight, 7 pounds, 8 ounces. Ms. O'Kelly is the daughter of Phillip and Missy O'Kelly of Whitewater. Smith is the son of Margie and Justin Jackson of Cape Girardeau and David and Tricia Smith of Scott City...
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Lynn Byrd
(Obituary ~ 05/31/11)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Lynn S. Byrd, 59, of Cairo died Saturday, May 28, 2011, at his home. Visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo. Funeral service will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Ron Woods officiating. Interment will be private...
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Out of the past 5/31/11
(Out of the Past ~ 05/31/11)
Roger Enrico, president of Pepsi-Cola USA, is guest speaker at the Southeast Missouri State University Foundation's third annual Copper Dome Society dinner. Nearly 1,000 pilots signed petitions state they would like to delay the closing of Cape Girardeau's Flight Service Station, and U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson, armed with these petitions, plans to testify at a Senate subcommittee hearing on the subject next week...
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In wake of tornado, Catholics come together to offer aid
(Local News ~ 05/31/11)
Not much remains of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Joplin, Mo., except for its cross. Kyle Schott of Cape Girardeau visited the church site this week while coordinating Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri's response to the May 22 tornado. "My initial thoughts were how did anybody survive any of this," he said...
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Jackson police and fire report 5/31/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/31/11)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Thefts Jackson firefighters responded to the following calls Friday...
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Local hospitals have plans ready in case of disaster
(Local News ~ 05/31/11)
Cape Girardeau hospitals say they have plans in place should a tragedy strike here, similar to the tornado that struck St. John's Regional Health Center in Joplin, Mo. St. John's, a 370-bed hospital, sustained significant damage to its nine-story building May 22 when it took a direct hit from an EF5 tornado with 200 mph winds...
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17-year-old driver injured in accident
(Local News ~ 05/31/11)
A 17-year-old girl was seriously injured in a one-vehicle crash early Monday morning in Bollinger County. The driver, Rachel L Vance, of Leopold, failed to negotiate a curve on Highway CC, five miles north of Marble Hill, Mo. Her 2002 Ford Mustang ran off the road, struck a utility pole and overturned, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
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Nancy Hale
(Obituary ~ 05/31/11)
Nancy Jean Hale, 77, of Cape Girardeau passed away May 29, 2011, at her home. She was born Nov. 20, 1933, at Daisy. She was the daughter of Oma Cobble Unger and Robert E. Unger. She and John Kenneth Hale were married Jan. 9, 1955. He proceeded her on Dec. 13, 2005...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 5/30/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/31/11)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday...
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Cape Girardeau police report 5/30/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/31/11)
Arrests...
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St. Louis man drowns at Lake of the Ozarks
(State News ~ 05/31/11)
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. -- A St. Louis man has drowned in the Lake of the Ozarks while taking a late-night swim. The Missouri State Water Patrol says 39-year-old Timothy Miller was heard calling for help around 12:50 a.m. Monday and was underwater by the time neighbors arrived to help...
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Mississippi residents return to their flood-damaged homes
(National News ~ 05/31/11)
CUTOFF, Miss. -- Javier Campos returned to his neighborhood for the first time in nearly a month Monday to find the serene little enclave of fishing camps and homes a putrid, mud-caked mess after the historic flooding of the Mississippi River. "It's too late for praying now," he said, stomping through the sludge...
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Premature end comes to successful Southeast season
(Community Sports ~ 05/31/11)
The Southeast Missouri State baseball season didn't end the way the Redhawks hoped, but they showed some grit during last week's Ohio Valley Conference tournament. Southeast dug itself a major hole by falling in Thursday's opener 8-2 to Jacksonville State. That loss marked six consecutive tournament defeats for the Redhawks, including dropping their first two games each of the past two years...
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Giants beat up Cards' McClellan in 7-3 win
(Professional Sports ~ 05/31/11)
ST. LOUIS -- Kyle McClellan suffered through the worst outing of his first year in the St. Louis Cardinals' rotation. A bad landing after an early pitch may have been a contributing factor. Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said McClellan (6-2) tweaked his hip in the first inning of a 7-3 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Monday. ...
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Southeast Missouri State track and field athletes miss out on nationals
(College Sports ~ 05/31/11)
The Southeast Missouri State track and field program narrowly missed out on having an NCAA national qualifier.
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The world in brief 5/30/11
(International News ~ 05/31/11)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomber blew up an explosives-packed car at the gates of an Italian military base Monday in one of two attacks on the relatively secure western city of Herat, killing at least five Afghans in a major commercial center slated to be handed over by NATO to Afghan control in July. ...
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Dempsey to head Joint Chiefs of Staff
(National News ~ 05/31/11)
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama moved on Monday to seal an overhaul of his national security team, selecting Army Gen. Martin Dempsey as the next Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman amid protracted battle in Afghanistan, U.S. involvement in the NATO-led effort against Libya's Moammar Gadhafi and a winding down of the war in Iraq...
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Fire at closed KC school determined to be arson
(State News ~ 05/31/11)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Firefighters say a three-alarm blaze that caused $250,000 damage at a closed Kansas City school was intentionally set. Fire Department spokesman Joe Vitale says the fire at the former Manchester school started around 5 p.m. Saturday and quickly spread across the building...
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Wildfires destroy 12 homes in Texas Panhandle
(National News ~ 05/31/11)
AMARILLO, Texas -- Two wildfires have destroyed at least 12 homes on the outskirts of the Texas Panhandle city of Amarillo. Texas Forest Service spokesman Marq Webb said the fires began burning early Sunday evening but were contained by Monday night...
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Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor gets nearly $1.2 million for memoir
(Entertainment ~ 05/31/11)
WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor says she received nearly $1.2 million to write a memoir of her rise from a South Bronx housing project to the nation's highest court. Sotomayor reported the payment for the as-yet untitled book from Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group in an annual report of personal finances, released Friday for the justice and her eight colleagues. ...
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Memorial Day marked by parades, flyovers and flags
(National News ~ 05/31/11)
WASHINGTON -- Americans from Washington to California marked Memorial Day with parades, barbecues and somber reflection in a holiday infused with fresh meaning by the approaching 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The National Memorial Day Parade in Washington honored veterans and America's war dead but also featured special tributes to Sept. ...
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Southeast center gets First Step curriculum
(Business ~ 05/31/11)
The Douglas C. Greene Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Southeast Missouri State University, due to the success of its Operation JumpStart small business development program, was selected as the exclusive distributor of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation's FastTrac First Step training program and materials to agencies throughout the United States...
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