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Route W reduced for pavement work
(Local News ~ 08/24/11)
Route W in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane today and tomorrow, while Missouri Department of Transportation crews patch the roadway. This section of road is from Highway 177 to LaSalle Avenue. Weather permitting, the work will be done from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily...
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Evacuations begin on tiny NC island ahead of Irene
(National News ~ 08/24/11)
HATTERAS, N.C. (AP) -- With Hurricane Irene approaching, evacuations began on a tiny barrier island off North Carolina early Wednesday in a test of whether people in the crosshairs of the first serious hurricane along the East Coast in years will heed orders to get out of the way...
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Preliminary hearing rescheduled for Perryville murder suspect
(Local News ~ 08/24/11)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- An increased charge of murder against a man who allegedly gave drugs to a woman found dead in a hotel room in June has caused his preliminary hearing date to be pushed back. Steven A. Harbour, 25, will now be in court for a new arraignment on Oct. 11 at 1:30 p.m., according to the Perry County Circuit Clerk's office. Harbour's date was moved Tuesday by Judge Benjamin Lewis...
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Authorities still looking into cause of death for Poplar Bluff man found in river
(Local News ~ 08/24/11)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Drowning has been ruled as the cause of death for a Poplar Bluff man found floating in the Black River, but questions still linger as authorities continue to investigate his death. An autopsy was performed on the body of Jacky Green by Dr. Russell Deidiker at Mineral Area Regional Medical Center in Farmington, Mo., after the 51-year-old was found by a fisherman Sunday morning...
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Dodgers pummel fast-fading Cardinals 13-2
(Professional Sports ~ 08/24/11)
ST. LOUIS -- Up eight runs after three innings, Clayton Kershaw went right after the hitters. The 23-year-old lefty won his National League-leading 16th game and Rod Barajas homered twice in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 13-2 victory over the fading St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night...
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Dalhousie residents, Strack Excavating reach settlement on quarry expansion
(Local News ~ 08/24/11)
Residents of the upscale Dalhousie subdivision have reached an agreement with Strack Excavating on a proposed quarry expansion. A hearing was scheduled to start Monday on a permit request by Strack to expand its existing 10-acre quarry off Highway 74 by four acres. The hearing was canceled, according to a Missouri Department of Natural Resources spokeswoman, because the residents and Strack reached an agreement...
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Fish & Chicken Fry
(Submitted Story ~ 08/24/11)
Friday August 26 from 4-7pm Maple United Methodist Church will be hosting a FISH & CHICKEN Fry. Cost is $9 for adults and children under 12 are free. Come and enjoy some good food. Come enjoy great fellowship!
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Emmy's new kitty
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/24/11)
Emmy was one excited little puppy when we adopted her new kitty, Bruno, from the Humane Society this month.
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Texas judge sides with Cape, allows Commander eviction to proceed
(Local News ~ 08/24/11)
A bankruptcy judge in Texas granted a motion Tuesday morning to allow the city of Cape Girardeau to move forward with plans to evict Commander Premier Aircraft Corp. from city-owned property at the airport. No one from Commander showed up at the 9:30 a.m. evidentiary hearing in Tyler, Texas...
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Disney Live! coming to the Show Me Center
(Submitted Story ~ 08/24/11)
Cape Girardeau, MO, 8/24/11 Prepare to step into a world of wonder where wishing is only the beginning and dreams really do come true in Disney Live! presents Three Classic Fairy Tales. An enchanted quest featuring more than 25 Disney characters, this all-new stage production from Feld Entertainment®, the producers of Disney On Ice, performs at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau on 10/29. TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!!...
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Rasberries to Us
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/24/11)
While in Montana we came across this guy relaxing near a river, he stuck his tongue out at us because we disturbed him.
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Paint Splatters & Puppies
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/24/11)
A girl, her dog, the park, and a moment of unconditional love.
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The Humane Society's Featured Pet
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/24/11)
Sassy is 3 1/2 months old. She is very sweet and playful. Sassy is available for adoption at The Humane Society of Southeast Missouri, 573-334-5837. See more pets available at www.semopets.org
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Cape County Republicans United For Good
(Submitted Photo ~ 08/24/11)
Back row from left to right: Bill Freeman, Doug Austin, Scott Clark, Pete Frazier, Tim Singleton, Patti Wibbenmeyer Front row from left to right: Evan Trump, Linda Freeman, Ellen Brandom, Fran Austin, Roger Hudson, Donna Lichtenegger, Suzi Wallingford, Wayne Wallingford, and Holly Lintner...
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Waller bond reduced at court hearing; prosecution calls him 'suspect' in wife's disappearance
(Local News ~ 08/24/11)
A Cape Girardeau County prosecutor called Clay Waller a severe flight risk and a "suspect" in the investigation of his missing wife Tuesday, marking the first time authorities have deviated from calling him anything other than a person of interest
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Prodigy Leadership Academy teaches based on student interests as well as core curriculum
(Local News ~ 08/24/11)
Wonderful dynamics: Russell Grammer uses the phrase to describe how he sees Prodigy Leadership Academy as different from most other schools. This year the small school on Broadway in Cape Girardeau has doubled the number of students since its opening three years ago. Grammer, director of the school and a teacher, said he saw a need then for a different type of learning environment after he taught public school for more than 10 years...
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"IT ALL STARTED IN CAPE GIRARDEAU"
(Submitted Story ~ 08/24/11)
Simply put, September 11, 2001 cost the lives of more than three thousand people, altered the personal lives of tens of thousands of families and changed the course of U.S. and world history. For me, it all started in Cape Girardeau. I woke up in my hotel in Cape Girardeau that morning and went down to the restaurant for breakfast. ...
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Morehouse cleaning up following spring flooding
(Local News ~ 08/24/11)
MOREHOUSE, Mo. -- The Dumpsters are filling up as efforts continue to restore a community devastated by this spring's high water. Already 62 homes in this small community are razed. Another three houses, said Mayor Pete Leija, and that portion of the cleanup will be done...
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Author Stephen King offers left-leaning radio talk show
(Entertainment ~ 08/24/11)
BANGOR, Maine -- Stephen King is offering an antidote to what he sees as the biases of right-wing radio talk shows by hiring a former Green Party vice presidential candidate to co-host a morning talk show on two stations he owns. In a rare public appearance, the horror writer held a news conference Tuesday in Bangor, Maine, at the headquarters of his three-station Zone Radio network...
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Speaker series
(Editorial ~ 08/24/11)
Southeast Missouri State University recently announced its 2011-2012 speaker series, and this year's cast should be a big draw for both the university community and Southeast Missouri. Tickets for the Ling and Fox presentations went on sale this week, and Warner and Nye tickets will go on sale at a later date. ...
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A response to my letter
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/24/11)
In response to my recent letter to the editor telling the truth about Democrat policies and Democrat politicians like McCaskill and Obama, Martha Thompson of Jackson responded just as I described Democrat sycophants always do in my letter. She does not try to rebut the facts, because she knows my facts are correct about Obama and McCaskill. ...
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If you breach it, you fix it
(Column ~ 08/24/11)
President Obama spent time in the Midwest recently conducting a tour of rural America. We appreciate his interest in our part of the world, and would urge him to come back and continue his tour along the Missouri River, where historic flooding has displaced hundreds of rural residents and covered hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland...
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Speak Out 8/24/11
(Speak Out ~ 08/24/11)
THANK you, Jo Ann Emerson, for working to keep rural post offices open. Everyone needs to read the article in The Banner Press from Aug. 17 by Emerson. Thank you, Rep. Emerson, for this and everything you do for Southeast Missouri. THE people of Birds Point are asking the wrong people why the levee isn't getting built back. ...
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Prayer 8/24/11
(Prayer ~ 08/24/11)
We praise and worship you, O Lord Jesus. We trust and give Thee thanks forever. Amen.
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Crop duster crashes near New Madrid
(State News ~ 08/24/11)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is overseeing cleanup of fuel and fertilizer after a crop duster airplane crashed upon takeoff in Southeast Missouri. The pilot was not injured in the crash that happened Monday afternoon in New Madrid County. The plane is owned by Ag Air of Matthews, Mo...
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‘Rogue panda' only a hoax
(National News ~ 08/24/11)
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Authorities in Flagstaff, Ariz., are assuring residents there are no rogue pandas roaming the city after some pranksters got creative with an electronic street sign. The Arizona Department of Transportation-controlled sign was set up to warn drivers not to make left turns at a busy intersection. But motorists heading to work Monday got an entirely different message: "Rogue panda on rampage."...
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Orin Well
(Obituary ~ 08/24/11)
ANNA, Ill. -- Orin Lee Well, 43, of Anna died Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011, at Union County Hospital in Anna. Orin served in the U.S. Navy from 1988 to 1994. Private funeral and burial will be at a later date. Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Anna is in charge of arrangements...
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Harry Pigg
(Obituary ~ 08/24/11)
Harry Lee Kenneth Pigg, 62, of Malden, Mo., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, Aug. 22, 2011, at his home. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Mo., with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Missouri Honors Team...
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Gary Mansker
(Obituary ~ 08/24/11)
Gary Gene Mansker, 67, of Allenville died Monday, Aug. 22, 2011, at the family home. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, Mo., is in charge of arrangements.
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Out of the past 8/24/11
(Out of the Past ~ 08/24/11)
The congregation of Bethany Baptist Church celebrates the 25th anniversary of the church with special events; an open house was held yesterday afternoon; a potluck luncheon is scheduled for noon today. A new home-style restaurant is under construction at Independence Square, at the corner of Independence Street and Sheridan Drive; "The Homestead" will be owned and operated by Dan Younghouse, who is returning to Cape Girardeau from Ocean Springs, Miss...
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Husband: California mom accused of tossing baby out window was depressed
(National News ~ 08/24/11)
ORANGE, Calif. -- A Southern California woman accused of tossing her 7-month-old son from the fourth floor of a hospital parking garage was arrested after she circled back to the scene four hours later, a police spokesman said Tuesday. The woman's husband said she has postpartum depression and was hospitalized for it earlier in the summer...
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Jack Chapman
(Obituary ~ 08/24/11)
BERTRAND, Mo. -- Jack Gordon Chapman, 73, of Bertrand was called to his heavenly Father Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011. He was born Dec. 6, 1937, in DeKalb, Texas, to Albert Benjamin "A.B." and Clarice Clark Chapman. His love and passion for woodworking began as a young man. He graduated from Anniston High School in 1956 where he was a member of the basketball team. After graduating, Jack began his career in the hardware and lumber business as a bookkeeper at Byrd's Lumber Co...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/24/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/24/11)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Earth still filled with millions of undiscovered species, scientists say
(National News ~ 08/24/11)
WASHINGTON -- Our world is a much wilder place than it looks. A new study estimates that Earth has almost 8.8 million species, but we've only discovered about a quarter of them. And some of yet-to-be-seen ones could be in our own backyards, scientists said...
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Mrs. Missouri visits Capetown Assisted and Independent Living
(Local News ~ 08/24/11)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Mrs. Missouri Rachel Watson visits her great-grandmother Sarah Jones Tuesday morning, August 23, 2011 at Capetown assisted and independent living by Americare in Cape Girardeau, Mo....
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Jackson School Board leaves tax rate unchanged
(Local News ~ 08/24/11)
The Jackson School Board approved the tax rate for 2011 to remain the same as the previous year at its Monday night meeting. Following a public hearing, the rate was set at $3.80 per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation. Superintendent Dr. Ron Anderson gave the board updates on construction projects that were recently completed or close to completion in the district. He also told the board enrollment figures seemed to be up from the same time last year...
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Treasure Hunters Roadshow visits Cape
(Local News ~ 08/24/11)
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Buyer Brandon Hall looks through coins and other items brought in for sale during the Treasure Hunters Roadshow at Holiday Inn Express in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday, Aug. ...
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For great salads, just-picked is best
(Community ~ 08/24/11)
When constructing a great salad, Alice Waters wants it to be fresh. Really fresh. "I want salad that has just been picked, that has a feeling of aliveness to it," Waters said in a recent email interview. "I like a mix of colors and textures of lettuces and herbs -- bibb, young romaine, frisee, oak leaf, mint. The quality of the oil, vinegar, fresh garlic and salt is vital!"...
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Hall of Fame list of recipes
(Column ~ 08/24/11)
For my birthday my parents gave me "The Recipe Hall of Fame Cookbook, Winning Recipes from Hometown America." The 450 selections are from 11,000 recipes in the acclaimed Quail Ridge Press State Cookbook Series. I have a few cookbooks from that series, and they are all great. ...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 8/24/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/24/11)
*** Cape Girardeau *** Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday. * At 8:25 a.m., a medical assist on Fitzgerald Street. * At 12:30 p.m., a cooking fire on Village Drive.
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Short on cash? Redecorate with a budget
(Community ~ 08/24/11)
It's a reality of our fragile economy: Many homeowners who dream of the perfect kitchen or master bath are putting full-scale renovation on hold in favor of more limited changes. "What's on everyone's minds is making the space feel a little better and function a little better until you can reach the ultimate kitchen or bath that you want," said Danny Lipford, host of the nationally syndicated home-improvement radio show "Homefront with Danny Lipford." He said he often hears from listeners planning smaller redecorating projects to tide them over until real renovation fits in their budgets.. ...
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Bradford seeks a steady outing
(Professional Sports ~ 08/24/11)
The Rams QB will get his final extended preseason action Friday vs. the Chiefs
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High school roundup: Oran escapes with 9-8 win in opener
(High School Sports ~ 08/24/11)
All the local high school events reported Tuesday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Future Southeast Missouri State basketball player enrolls for fall semester
(College Sports ~ 08/24/11)
The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball program has added a key player who won't be eligible this season and won't even be allowed to practice with the team. But the Redhawks eventually will be get a talented big guard-wing type who was coveted by several other mid-major programs and had signed previously with one...
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Four Southeast Missouri State football players compete for backup QB
(College Sports ~ 08/24/11)
Southeast Missouri State's Matt Scheible ranks among the nation's most durable quarterbacks on any level. The all-Ohio Valley Conference senior, who has made 24 consecutive starts, took every 2010 snap for Southeast, so chances are the Redhawks won't need to rely on another player at that vital position this year...
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U.S., European Union ready to help Libya by unfreezing assets
(International News ~ 08/24/11)
FRANKFURT, Germany -- Europe and the United States were preparing Tuesday to unfreeze billions in frozen Libyan assets that will be crucial to supporting the country once Moammar Gadhafi's regime collapses, but the North African nation's recovery will be neither easy nor rapid...
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North Korean leader visiting Russia for summit
(International News ~ 08/24/11)
MOSCOW -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's armored train arrived Tuesday in an eastern Siberian city for a summit with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. The North Korean leader stepped out of his train in Ulan-Ude, the capital of Buryatia, a Buddhist province near Lake Baikal, Russian news agencies reported. Kim's motorcade left town in the direction of Turka, a picturesque village on the shores of Baikal, the Russian ITAR-Tass news agencies reported...
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Libyan rebels storm seat of Gadhafi's power
(International News ~ 08/24/11)
Hundreds of Libyan rebels stormed Moammar Gadhafi's compound Tuesday, charging wildly through the symbolic heart of the crumbling regime as they killed loyalist troops, looted armories and knocked the head off a statue of the besieged dictator. But they found no sign of the man himself...
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Strongest quake since 1944 shakes East Coast
(National News ~ 08/24/11)
MINERAL, Va. -- Tens of millions of people from Georgia to Canada were jolted Tuesday by the strongest earthquake to strike the East Coast since World War II. Three weeks before the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, office workers poured out of New York skyscrapers and the Pentagon, relieved it was nothing more sinister than an act of nature...
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Former IMF head free after judge dismisses sex case
(National News ~ 08/24/11)
NEW YORK -- Dominique Strauss-Kahn became a free man Tuesday when a judge ended the sexual assault case against him at the request of prosecutors, who said the hotel maid who accused the former International Monetary Fund chief couldn't be trusted...
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Hearing set on Kinder health care lawsuit
(State News ~ 08/24/11)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A federal appeals court will hear arguments this fall on a lawsuit by Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder challenging the new federal health care law. Kinder filed suit as a private individual challenging the federal law on several points. ...
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Route D reduced for pavement repairs
(Local News ~ 08/24/11)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Route D in Scott County will be reduced to one lane Monday through Sept. 1 while Missouri Department of Transportation crews make pavement repairs. This section of road is from Highway 77 to Route N. Weather permitting, work will be done from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The work zone will be marked with signs. For more information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636. ...
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Route Y reduced for pavement repairs
(Local News ~ 08/24/11)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Route Y in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction today through Tuesday, while Missouri Department of Transportation crews chip seal the road. This section of road is from Route Z to the railroad tracks at the Kitty Litter plant. Weather permitting, the work will be done from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. The work zone will be marked with signs. For more information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636...
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Asphalt paving to reduce Highway 77
(Local News ~ 08/24/11)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Highway 77 in Scott County will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction Sunday through Sept. 17 while contractor crews perform milling and asphalt paving. This section of road is from U.S. 61 at Morley, Mo., to County Road 242 at Chaffee, Mo. ...
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Men get 3 years in anhydrous theft cases
(Local News ~ 08/24/11)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Two St. Louis-area men have been sentenced to three-year sentences after pleading guilty in a case last week involving the theft of anhydrous ammonia in Perry County. Donald E. Mauzy, 35, of High Ridge, Mo., and Nicklas W. Harris, 38, of Eureka, Mo., were sentenced to three years in prison by Judge William Syler, according to the Perry County Circuit Clerk's office. ...
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Thanks to Chamber, businesses for welcoming students
(Column ~ 08/24/11)
There are many reasons why we enjoy our work with Southeast Missouri State University; however, the relationship that exists between the members of the Cape Girardeau community and our students is among the most important...
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2011 could be worst year for new home sales on record
(National News ~ 08/24/11)
WASHINGTON -- Sales of new homes fell for the third straight month in July, a sign that housing remains a drag on the economy. If the current pace continues, 2011 would be the worst year for new-home sales on records dating back at least half a century...
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Auction, Concert raises $30,000 for Old Town Cape
(Local News ~ 08/24/11)
About $30,000 was raised Saturday night to benefit downtown revitalization efforts by Old Town Cape at the organization's annual auction. Nearly 900 people attended The Charles L. Hutson Auction this year, which included a benefit concert at the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus...
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