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House approves debt bill; Senate rejects it
(National News ~ 07/29/11)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In an unforgiving display of partisanship, the House approved emergency legislation Friday night to avoid an unprecedented government default and the Senate scuttled it less than two hours later.
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Interstate 57 bridge repairs will send drivers miles out of their way
(Local News ~ 07/29/11)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- The closure of a second bridge over the Mississippi River in Southeast Missouri will force some in Mississippi County to travel roughly twice the distance they previously had to drive to reach land on the east side of the river.
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SEMO senior first person cited under new Cape party ordinance
(Local News ~ 07/29/11)
Logan Ellington doesn't deny it. What took place at his house Friday night was a party.
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FEMA extends deadline, announces closure of center in Morehouse
(Local News ~ 07/29/11)
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has extended its disaster assistance application deadline to Aug. 26 for renters, homeowners and business owners who suffered damages from severe storms, tornadoes and floods. "Don't prejudge your situation or feel that you may be taking something away from your neighbor," Federal Coordinating Officer Libby Turner said in a news release. "We want to make every effort to reach all Missourians and ensure that they receive assistance for eligible losses."...
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Woman sentenced to seven years for 2010 theft from Advance, Mo., couple
(Local News ~ 07/29/11)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Stoddard County woman arrested for stealing about $10,000 from an elderly Advance, Mo., couple in 2010 will soon be serving a prison sentence. Leslie Markham, also known as Leslie Sappington, violated her probation in April and has since been awaiting the hearing to determine whether she would be sent to prison...
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Capahas fall in championship game of Florida tournament
(Community Sports ~ 07/29/11)
A team from Jacksonville, Fla., beat Plaza Tire for a second time in the title game
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Missouri judge sets aside own judgment in renewable energy case
(State News ~ 07/29/11)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri judge has set aside his own previous ruling that sided with energy users and utilities challenging a renewable energy law. The voter-approved law requires investor-owned utilities to use increasing amounts of renewable resources to produce electricity. State utility regulators were responsible for writing rules to implement it. Those rules were challenged in court, and so was part of the law that dealt with solar rebates...
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Truck rule will increase costs, area farmers say
(Local News ~ 07/29/11)
Farm trucks could be subject to many of the same regulations as commercial freight companies under new U.S. Department of Transportation guidelines now under review. Historically, agricultural transportation has been considered separate from commercial because it is typically seasonal and covers short distances...
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Veterans Home names New Director of Nursing
(Submitted Story ~ 07/29/11)
Jean Sherrill has been named Director of Nursing for the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Jean is a 1997 graduate of Stanford Brown College in St. Louis. She has been employed by the Veterans Home for the past 8 years in various capacities, including Unit Manager and Staff Development Coordinator...
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G.O.A.L.S. Camp Wins With Area Kids
(Submitted Story ~ 07/29/11)
Cape Girardeau--A school bus pulls into Dempster Hall with smiles beaming from the faces of the students aboard. After exploring the Missouri History Museum, viewing an IMAX movie at the Science Center, and enjoying a picnic in Forest Park, the campers make their way to the awaiting parents. They depart one by one, and with the final car exiting the lot, so concludes the grand finale of G.O.A.L.S. Camp--the local youth camp started by Cultural Exchange Network (CENET) in Cape Girardeau...
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US Bank donates to Southeast Hospital Foundation
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/29/11)
US Bank donated $1,750 to Southeast Missouri Hospital Foundation to go towards their Youth Healthcare Professional Education camp program for area youth. The camp provides underserved youth the first step toward a future in healthcare. Pictured are Steve Green, market President of US Bank and Mary Burton-Hitt, executive director of Southeast Missouri Hospital Foundation...
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US Bank donates to Southeast Missouri University
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/29/11)
US Bank donated $1500 to the Southeast Missouri University Foundation for scholarships to students from underserved populations. US Bancorp Foundation donates to organizations that offer support to programs that improve the educational and economic opportunities of low and moderate income families and enhance the cultural and artistic life of the community. ...
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Jurors being selected for Patterson murder trial
(Local News ~ 07/29/11)
CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- The Pemiscot County jury that will decide the fate of Ryan Patterson is being selected starting today in Caruthersville. Patterson is the accused trigger man in the October 2009 murder of Jamie Orman, her 15-year-old son Derrick and her unborn child...
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Nixon announces state job creation incentives at Nordenia visit
(Local News ~ 07/29/11)
Gov. Jay Nixon visited Nordenia USA in Jackson on Thursday to announce the company is eligible for more than $350,000 in state tax credits for creating 50 new jobs at its new facility under construction off U.S. 61. These tax breaks, part of the Missouri Quality Jobs program, are in addition to a $500,000 community development block grant the city of Jackson received to construct road and utility infrastructure at the Jackson Industrial Park. ...
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Missouri renewable energy backers mull ballot measure
(State News ~ 07/29/11)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Supporters of a renewable energy law approved by Missouri voters in 2008 are examining whether to propose another initiative petition next year. The 2008 law included a requirement for investor-owned utilities to use increasing amounts of renewable resources to produce electricity...
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Census shows more females than males in Mo.
(State News ~ 07/29/11)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri has more boys than girls, but there are more women than men. New Census Bureau figures from last year's count show 51 percent of the state's nearly 6 million residents were female. But the proportions varied among age groups...
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Cash box stolen from Cape business in Thursday morning break-in
(Local News ~ 07/29/11)
A cash box filled with business checks was stolen from Innovative Orthodontics, 2103 Broadway Street, during a burglary Thursday morning, according to Cape Girardeau police. Cape Girardeau Police Department spokesman Sgt. Jason Selzer said police found evidence of a break in during a routine drive-by at 12:51 a.m...
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Lake Boutin
(Editorial ~ 07/29/11)
Looking for a cost-efficient staycation or some last minute summer fun before school starts? Take a short drive to Lake Boutin at Trail of Tears State Park. After being closed to swimmers for more than three years, the lake reopened recently and the renovated beach, according Trail of Tears naturalist Betty Vogelsang, is much improved...
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Speak Out 7/29/11
(Speak Out ~ 07/29/11)
IF the city of Jackson does end up annexing Fruitland, will they be able to provide fire/EMS service in a timely manner? The most likely answer would be a no. But Jackson city officials will tell you that they will be able to. They may even go as far as saying it would be a better response time then the fire department Fruitland already has. ...
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Saving the Asian carp
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/29/11)
Asian carp are edible and plentiful, thank God. Some people are aware, finally, that the plentiful Asian carp are edible and a great source of protein. Hurrah and praise to the couple processing Asian carp on the July 14 front page of the St. Louis Post, at the Big River Fish Headquarters in Pearl, Ill., and to the Department of Natural Resources...
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Missouri cannot compete as an island
(Column ~ 07/29/11)
By Daniel P. Mehan A great deal of ink has been spent in newspaper opinion pages around the state discussing the virtues and vices of Missouri investing state funds in economic development. The prose follows the same line that has stalled economic development debate in the Missouri Legislature over the last two years. Unfortunately, competing editorials and unresolved debate do not create jobs...
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The social knot
(Column ~ 07/29/11)
A lot of so-called experts seem to be saying that all the high-tech doodads used to communicate these days have created a social network that ties us all together. I say, What have these people been smoking? As some of you will recall, my wife and I gave up our phone, the one that thought it was smarter than God, and switched to a phone that is slightly more intelligent than a golden retriever...
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Power of art
(Entertainment ~ 07/29/11)
Art can do anything. It can inspire. It can uplift. It can heal. The artist featured in today's SE Live said he tries to create works that "show revelations of joy and happiness." His colorful mixed media pieces strip away feelings of doubt and leave the opportunity for joy...
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Homecomers marches to tune of Army Band
(Entertainment ~ 07/29/11)
Given the emphasis on honoring military service at this year's Jackson Homecomers celebration, organizer Linda Penzel thought booking the 312th Army Band to perform on the concluding night of the event made perfect sense. The band will perform on the main stage in front of the Jackson courthouse at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, the final night of Homecomers 2011...
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ARTifacts 7/22/11
(Entertainment ~ 07/29/11)
A free public movie will be shown at 8 p.m. Aug. 5 at the Rock Garden by Hubble Creek in the Jackson City Park. The movie will start at dusk. Bring chairs and blankets. Concessions will be available. Toys are the theme of the night. New toys will be accepted as donations to the annual Jackson Elks' community holiday gift basket program. For more information, call Jackson Parks and Recreation, 204-8848...
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Paul Elliot Jr.
(Obituary ~ 07/29/11)
Paul E. Elliot Jr., 59 of Whitewater died Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 14, 1952 in Senath, Mo., son of Paul and Julie Jean Wommack Elliott, Sr. He and Kathy Pyrtle were married Aug. 30, 2010 at Jackson, Mo...
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James Mitchell
(Obituary ~ 07/29/11)
James Mitchell, 94, of Jackson died Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at Jackson Manor. He was born May 15, 1917, son of Albert and Josephine Shepard Mitchell. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1942 to 1946. He was employed many years by the Whittaker family farm and Jerry Wolfenkoehler...
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Vida Miller
(Obituary ~ 07/29/11)
THEBES, Ill. -- Vida Mildred Miller, 76, died Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born July 17, 1935, in Pope County, Ill., to James and Editha (Medley) Jeffords. She married Roger Kent Miller on July 22, 1962. He preceded her in death Sept. 6, 2009...
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Births 7/29/11
(Births ~ 07/29/11)
Son to Darren Joseph Pruitt and Anna Quinn Rigdon of Scott City, Saint Francis Medical Center, 5:23 p.m., Monday, July 18, 2011. Name, Eli Joseph. Weight, 7 pounds 6 ounces. Second child, first son. Ms. Rigdon is the daughter of Jerry and Janet Rigdon of Cape Girardeau. She is employed at Saint Francis Medical Center. Pruitt is the son of Darren and Teresa Pruitt of West Plains, Mo., and Sharon and David Hagan of Van Buren, Mo. He is employed at RNR Custom Wheels...
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William Enderle
(Obituary ~ 07/29/11)
William L. Enderle, 80, of Scott City died Thursday, July 28, 2011, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel of Scott City.
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Tom Sherill
(Obituary ~ 07/29/11)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Tom Sherill, 61, of Jonesboro died Wednesday, July 27, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Ill. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. Saturday until time of service at Rendelman and Hileman Funeral Home in Anna, Ill. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with Jimmy Keller and Kim Capel officiating. Interment will be in Anna Cemetery with military honors by the Illinois National Guard Funeral Home Honor Team of Marion, Ill...
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Bobby Curtis Jr.
(Obituary ~ 07/29/11)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Bobby Wayne Curtis Jr., 48, of Inlet Beach, Fla., formerly of Tamms, died Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Jones Funeral Home in Tamms. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jerry Whitaker officiating. Burial will be in Valley Mission Cemetery in rural Jonesboro, Ill...
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Dallas Clendenin
(Obituary ~ 07/29/11)
WARE, Ill. -- Dallas R. Clendenin, 77, of Ware died Thursday, July 28, 2011, at his home. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro, Ill. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jeff Chandler officiating. Interment will be in Jonesboro Cemetery with military honors conducted by the Illinois National Guard Funeral Honors Team of Marion, Ill...
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Daniel Davis
(Obituary ~ 07/29/11)
Daniel Davis, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Carlos McMinn
(Obituary ~ 07/29/11)
PATTON, Mo. -- Carlos McMinn, 74, of Patton died Thursday, July 28, 2011, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Liley Funeral Home in Patton and from 11 a.m. until service time Monday at Calvary Temple Church in Fredericktown, Mo....
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Out of the past 7/29/11
(Out of the Past ~ 07/29/11)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Voters in Marble Hill and Lutesville, Mo., will have one more opportunity to vote on the name of their newly consolidated town during the Aug. 5 special election; Lutesville-Marble Hill will be the name put before voters. Lightning strikes not once but twice around noon, inflicting considerable damage at the county courthouse in Jackson; the two lightning bolts strike the county's radio tower and antenna complex outside the courthouse, traveling through coaxial cables to the basement and then to the rest of the building.. ...
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Prayer 7/29/11
(Prayer ~ 07/29/11)
Your word, O God, is flawless. You are a shield to those who take refuge in you. Amen.
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Best bet: Monsters of Destruction
(Entertainment ~ 07/29/11)
Trail of Tears Lodge and Resort in Jonesboro, Ill., is normally a peaceful place to eat, explore or stay the night. Not this weekend. The lodge will host Monsters of Destruction today and Saturday, bringing roaring action to the country about 30 minutes from Cape Girardeau. ...
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Girl's charity wish met after her death
(National News ~ 07/29/11)
SEATTLE -- Nine-year-old Rachel Beckwith had hoped to raise $300 to bring clean water to an African village. She was close to that goal when she died after a car crash. Support for her cause has swelled since her death and by Wednesday afternoon, nearly 16,000 people made donations totaling more than $550,000 to "charity: water" in Rachel's honor...
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Doughnut burger to make its debut
(National News ~ 07/29/11)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Want fries with that ... doughnut? A food booth in Syracuse will unveil the "Big Kahuna Donut Burger" at this year's New York State Fair. For between $5 and $6, the adventurous eater will get a quarter-pound burger in between slices of a grilled, glazed doughnut. Toss on some cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomato and onion and you've got yourself a 1,500-calorie meal...
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Massive rainfall, floods may have moved South Korean land mines from 1960s
(International News ~ 07/29/11)
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's military warned Thursday that buried land mines may have slid down mountains eroded by flooding rains this week as the death toll from the torrential downpours rose to at least 57. Massive rainfall since Tuesday has severely disrupted life in Seoul -- which has more than 10 million people -- and surrounding areas, submerging streets filled with idled cars, flooding subway stations and forcing businesses to shut. ...
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Egypt lays plans for venue of Mubarak trial
(International News ~ 07/29/11)
CAIRO -- Hosni Mubarak's trial will be set in a huge Cairo convention center with hundreds of seats for an audience, heavy security and a metal defendants' cage large enough to hold the man who ruled Egypt unchallenged for three decades, his two sons and seven associates, judicial officials said Thursday...
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Boomers fret over health costs
(National News ~ 07/29/11)
WASHINGTON -- The "golden years" may lose some luster for many baby boomers worried about the financial pressures that come with age. Many of the nation's 77 million boomers are worried about being able to pay their medical bills as they get older, a new poll finds. The concern is so deep that it outpaces worries about facing a major illness or disease, dying, or losing the ability to do favorite activities...
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/29/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/29/11)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Jackson police and fire report 7/29/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/29/11)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Assault Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:...
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Rodeo fans are Rodney Atkins' kind of people
(Entertainment ~ 07/29/11)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Country music star Rodney Atkins says rodeos are one of his favorite venues to perform. "When you pull into a rodeo, you know how folks are -- I'm completely at home and the hospitality is so wonderful," Atkins said. Then, the performer sings a blip of his song "These Are My People."...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 7/29/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/29/11)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:...
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Heat blamed in three St. Louis-area deaths
(State News ~ 07/29/11)
CLAYTON, Mo. -- The sweltering heat wave is blamed in three more St. Louis-area deaths. The city health department says a 75-year-old woman is the fifth person to die from the heat in St. Louis this year. Her air conditioner was on but was blowing hot air in her home. She died on Sunday.
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South Interstate Drive reduced for pavement repair
(Local News ~ 07/29/11)
South Interstate Drive in Sikeston, Mo., will be reduced to one lane from U.S. 62 to the end of state maintenance while crews repair pavement. The work will be from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday. Signs will mark the work zone. For For more information, call MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636...
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Fighting breaks out in Somali capital as famine aid arrives
(International News ~ 07/29/11)
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- African Union troops fought house-to-house battles with militants Thursday to clear space for aid groups bringing in food supplies after intelligence reports showed insurgents reinforcing for a possible attack on squalid camps of famine refugees...
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Blue Jays welcome both Rasmus and Mr. Rasmus
(Professional Sports ~ 07/29/11)
Toronto let the former St. Louis player know that his dad's input was welcome
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Jackson will make his Cardinals debut tonight
(Professional Sports ~ 07/29/11)
ST. LOUIS -- Edwin Jackson prefers to see the positive in being traded six times. The right-hander was dealt twice Wednesday, going from the Chicago White Sox to the Toronto Blue Jays and then to the St. Louis Cardinals. He'll make his first start for St. Louis, his seventh major league stop, today...
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Army: AWOL soldier admits to 2009 Fort Hood attack plan
(National News ~ 07/29/11)
KILLEEN, Texas -- An AWOL soldier who had weapons stashed in a motel room near Fort Hood has admitted to planning an attack on the Texas post, where 13 people died in 2009 in the worst mass shooting ever on a U.S. military installation, the Army said in an alert issued Thursday...
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Southeast Missouri State is in no rush to find AD
(College Sports ~ 07/29/11)
The university hopes to have a search firm in place by end of September
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Norway's ‘lone-wolf' attacks stir angst in Europe
(International News ~ 07/29/11)
OSLO, Norway -- Norway cast it as the isolated act of a lone-wolf terrorist, whose boasts of a far-flung network of anti-Muslim warriors were the fantasies of a deranged mind. European officials at an emergency counterterror meeting see a continentwide threat from right-wing extremists amid mounting Islamophobia -- and warn of possible copycats...
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Astros salvage series split with Cardinals
(Professional Sports ~ 07/29/11)
ST. LOUIS -- Wandy Rodriguez took a while to find a groove. When the Houston Astros left-hander finally did, he was unstoppable. Rodriguez retired the last 13 batters he faced and Jason Bourgeois hit a tie-breaking double in the fifth inning to lead the Houston Astros to a 5-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night...
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Libyan rebel leader reported dead
(International News ~ 07/29/11)
BENGHAZI, Libya -- The head of the Libyan rebel's armed forces and two of his aides were killed by gunmen Thursday, the head of the rebel leadership said. The death of Abdel-Fattah Younis was announced at a news conference in the de facto rebel capital, Benghazi, by the head of the rebels' National Transitional Council, Mustafa Abdul-Jalil. He told reporters that rebel security had arrested the head of the group behind the killing...
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Debt-limit vote postponed as GOP seeks more votes
(National News ~ 07/29/11)
WASHINGTON -- The endgame at hand, House Republicans struggled Thursday to pass legislation to prevent a looming government default while slicing nearly $1 trillion from federal spending. Senate Democrats pledged to scuttle the bill -- if the GOP could get it through the House -- in hopes of forcing a final compromise...
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Detroit artist Timothy Orikri hopes to empower people with his mixed media works on display at Global Cafe
(Entertainment ~ 07/29/11)
When speaking with Detroit mixed media artist Timothy Orikri, his joy and enthusiasm dominate the conversation. This enthusiasm shows in his works, too, filling his portfolio with bright, colorful and lively pieces. "With my paintings, I desire to contribute to humanity. ...
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Heat advisory in effect for parts of Southeast Missouri
(Local News ~ 07/29/11)
The National Weather Service has again issued a heat advisory for parts of Southeast Missouri. Bollinger, Cape Girardeau and Perry counties are included in the advisory, which expires at 7 p.m. tonight. The advisory follows an extended advisory that had been in place for several days before it expired Thursday night...
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Fewer filing for unemployment
(National News ~ 07/29/11)
WASHINGTON -- The number of people seeking unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest level since early April, a sign the job market may be healing after a recent slump. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly applications fell 24,000 to a seasonally adjusted 398,000. That's the first time applications have fallen below 400,000 in 16 weeks...
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Autopsy today for man found dead in Black River
(Local News ~ 07/29/11)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- An autopsy was set for today for a Poplar Bluff man whose body was recovered from the Black River after he went missing while swimming in the river. "We are flying in a special forensic pathology team from Kansas City" to perform the autopsy on David Keith Owen, said Butler County Chief Deputy Coroner Joe Chapman. " … We've used this team in the past. … They'll fly into Poplar Bluff, and the autopsy will take place in Poplar Bluff...
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