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Meadows in the Sky
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/30/11)
Revelstoke National Park in British Columbia is a small National Park with mainly one road, The Meadows in the Sky Highway. Its known for the wild flower displays. Evenso, I was surprised to find this color remaining in September in the Canadien Rockies...
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Document: State anticipates murder charge against Clay Waller
(Local News ~ 09/30/11)
Cape Girardeau County's prosecuting attorney hopes to depose Clay Waller's ailing father in anticipation of filing murder charges in connection with Jacque Waller's disappearance.
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Ozzie Smith autograph among items in state auction
(State News ~ 09/30/11)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- An autograph from former St. Louis Cardinal and Baseball Hall-of-Famer Ozzie Smith will be among the pieces of unclaimed property that will be auctioned off by the state next week. In Columbia on Tuesday, the state treasurer's office will be auctioning off more than 1,000 pieces of property abandoned by their owners which are now in the possession of the state. Items for sale include sports memorabilia, jewelry and a variety of rare coins...
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BMX riders talk to Jackson elementary students about bullying
(Local News ~ 09/30/11)
Students at Orchard Elementary in Jackson had many questions Thursday morning for a duo of BMX riders who performed at a special assembly outside the school. Minutes earlier they cheered loudly while watching Bill Nitschke and Tyler Sparr perform backward wheelies and stunt jumps...
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Ceramo H&GS 2011 New Vendor Award
(Submitted Photo ~ 09/30/11)
We are proud to announce our achievement as the 2011 Home & Garden Showplace New Vendor of the Year.
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Carnahan won't run for Mo. secretary of state
(State News ~ 09/30/11)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan said Friday she will not seek a third term in 2012. Carnahan said she plans to return to the private sector when her term as secretary of state ends in January 2013, but she did not rule out another run for office in the future. The Democrat won election as secretary of state in 2004 and re-election in 2008 but lost a U.S. Senate campaign last year to Republican Rep. Roy Blunt...
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Jacque Waller searches, vigils organized for Saturday
(Local News ~ 09/30/11)
A search for Jacque Waller and two events to commemorate four months since her disappearance are planned for Saturday. Jacque Waller has been missing since June 1, and prosecutors have named her estranged husband Clay Waller as a suspect. Authorities say Clay Waller was the last person to see Jacque Waller before she disappeared from the Jackson home where Clay Waller was staying...
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Scott City's Cotner learns to get up from the hits
(High School Sports ~ 09/30/11)
Scott City's Zach Cotner played the role of a hit-and-run victim when Chaffee quarterback Jordan Yahn lowered his shoulder near the goal line on a 2-point conversion run during the fourth quarter of Friday night's game between the rivals. It was the high school version of the NFL's Bo vs. The Boz as the two met in the one-on-one matchup of the schools' premier athletes near the right pylon...
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Crystal City football team rallies past St. Vincent in second half
(High School Sports ~ 09/30/11)
CRYSTAL CITY, Mo. -- St. Vincent's offense looked crisp in the first half, with yards coming on the ground and through the air. But a pair of key injuries helped derail the Indians, and Crystal City pounced on the opportunity. The Hornets ran for 198 yards and four touchdowns after halftime in their 26-16 victory Thursday night...
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Broadway building's owner hopes rehab work done in 10 months
(Local News ~ 09/30/11)
After nearly a year of delays, work has finally begun in earnest to rehabilitate a 143-year-old Cape Girardeau building that city officials call an eyesore and its owner describes as "the ugliest building on Broadway." After sitting largely untouched for months, crews will be on-site daily, weather permitting, at the three-story building at the corner of Broadway and Sprigg Street, developer Kenny Pincksten said...
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A fan call to party
(Entertainment ~ 09/30/11)
Some people would just send a card. But to thank their fans, local rock band Isabella invited them to be a part of the group's next music video. Isabella will play a 13-song set at 7 p.m. today at Port Cape. They'll play the 10 songs we're all familiar with from iTunes plus three new ones...
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Charleston police investigate shooting
(Local News ~ 09/30/11)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- The investigation is continuing into a shooting. At about 2:20 p.m. Wednesday, the Charleston Police Department received a call reporting a person was shot, according to Robert E. Hearnes, director of the Charleston Department of Public Safety...
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Stoddard County prosecutor withdraws from designer drugs case
(Local News ~ 09/30/11)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Russ Oliver was expected to withdraw Thursday from prosecuting a Columbia, Mo., man accused of multiple drug-related felonies stemming from an investigation into the manufacturers of suspected designer drugs...
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Sikeston man pleads not guilty to cocaine, heroin charges
(Local News ~ 09/30/11)
A Sikeston, Mo., man arrested Tuesday on suspicion of possessing cocaine and heroin with the intent to distribute pleaded not guilty Thursday. Leonard Phillips, 33, faces charges of possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, possession of heroin with the intent to distribute, possession of marijuana and trafficking crack cocaine after Cape Girardeau police arrested him on a search warrant at 235 Marlin St. Tuesday morning...
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Group seeks to raise Missouri minimum wage
(State News ~ 09/30/11)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri voters could be asked to raise the state's minimum wage to $8.25 an hour.
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Missouri House to vote on jobs bill next week
(State News ~ 09/30/11)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri House leaders are planning to revive a dormant special session by bringing representatives back to the Capitol next week to vote on legislation creating new incentives for businesses that hire workers and export products internationally.
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Headley Grange makes homecoming at Pitter's
(Entertainment ~ 09/30/11)
Headley Grange comes home this weekend. After several shows on the road, the blues rock foursome will perform Saturday at Pitter's Cafe and Lounge on Broadway. The band began touring about six months ago and has since played in towns from Chicago to Mobile, Ala. While drummer Scot Kluesner said he loves being on the road, he also loves being home. Each of the members -- Kluesner, singer/guitarist Lamar Holdiness, bassist Kenny Fisher and guitarist Derrick Shipp -- grew up in Southeast Missouri...
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‘Thrill the World' event in Sikeston on Halloween week
(Entertainment ~ 09/30/11)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Trick-or-treaters may still be deciding which day to do their rounds but those planning on thrilling the world have a firm schedule -- down to the minute. "This year it is Oct. 29, which is a Saturday," said Kris Greene, event manager for Thrill the World in Sikeston. "Usually it's the weekend before Halloween, but this time they thought they'd do it the weekend of Halloween. We're calling it 'Thrilloween.'"...
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Bollinger County Fair begins
(Local News ~ 09/30/11)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- The Bollinger County Fair has begun and will have a new attraction this year. Carnival rides opened for armband night Thursday evening. Today, vendors will begin setting up and some will be open. A working cow dog show starts at 6 p.m...
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Auburn Place Hotel & Suites Opens in Cape!
(Submitted Story ~ 09/30/11)
Auburn Place Hotel & Suites opens in Cape Girardeau! September 30, 2011- Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Midamerica Hotels Corporation, based in Cape Girardeau, officially opened the Auburn Place Hotel & Suites today. The 133-room hotel was previously the Victorian Inn & Suites. The hotel continues to be owned & operated by Midamerica Hotels Corporation with General Manager, Matt McDowell...
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ARTifacts 9/30/11
(Entertainment ~ 09/30/11)
Sixty-seven nature images were selected recently by six judges for inclusion in the 2011 Mingo Swamp Photo Contest traveling exhibit. Bill Brennan of Marble Hill, Mo., won this year's contest with his photo of a prothonotary warbler titled "Swamp Candle." Alternate best in show award was given to a landscape titled "Early Morning Forest" by Mark Pelton of Poplar Bluff, Mo. ...
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Best bet: Hunter Valley Winery
(Entertainment ~ 09/30/11)
The German heritage in Southeast Missouri can congregate at Hunter Valley Winery any weekend in October for the business' Oktoberfest. Each weekend, the winery will host a band Saturday and Sunday, cook brats and "typical Oktoberfest foods" like potato salad and sauerkraut, according to co-owner Lea Anne Casteel. ...
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Cyberattacks on utilities, industries on the rise in U.S.
(National News ~ 09/30/11)
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho -- U.S. utilities and other crucial industries face an increasing number of cyberbreak-ins by attackers using more sophisticated methods, a senior Homeland Security Department official said during the first tour of the government's secretive defense labs intended to protect the nation's power grid, water and communications systems...
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Model airplanes eyed as possible terrorist weapons after man's arrest
(National News ~ 09/30/11)
BOSTON -- Model airplanes are suddenly on the public's radar as potential terrorist weapons. A Muslim American from suburban Boston was arrested Wednesday and accused of plotting to attack the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol with remote-controlled model planes packed with explosives...
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Hundreds of plants, animals up for protections
(National News ~ 09/30/11)
BILLINGS, Mont. -- The Obama administration is taking steps to extend new federal protections to a list of imperiled animals and plants that reads like a manifest for Noah's Ark -- from the melodic golden-winged warbler and slow-moving gopher tortoise, to the slimy American eel and tiny Texas kangaroo rat...
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Typhoon Nesat arrives in China
(International News ~ 09/30/11)
HONG KONG -- A powerful typhoon slammed into southern China on Thursday after skirting Hong Kong and bringing death and widespread flooding to the Philippines earlier this week. Typhoon Nesat made landfall on the eastern tip of China's Hainan island at 2:30 p.m. and was packing winds as high as 94 miles an hour, the official Xinhua News Agency said...
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Pakistan leaders call for peace in Afghanistan
(International News ~ 09/30/11)
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's political leaders voiced their support Thursday for the country's powerful army in its destabilizing standoff with the United States over allegations the force supports insurgents attacking American troops in Afghanistan...
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Germany votes to expand eurozone bailout fund powers
(International News ~ 09/30/11)
BERLIN -- Germany kept alive hopes that the 17-nation euro currency can survive the sprawling debt crisis when lawmakers in Europe's largest economy on Thursday voted overwhelmingly in favor of expanding the powers of the eurozone's bailout fund...
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Syrian regime supporters pelt U.S. envoy with eggs
(International News ~ 09/30/11)
BEIRUT -- Angry supporters of President Bashar Assad's regime hurled tomatoes and eggs at the U.S. ambassador to Syria on Thursday as he entered the office of a leading opposition figure and then tried to break into the building, trapping him inside for three hours...
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China launches module for future space station
(International News ~ 09/30/11)
BEIJING -- China launched an experimental module to lay the groundwork for a future space station Thursday, underscoring its ambitions to become a major space power over the coming decade. The box car-sized Tiangong-1 module was shot into space from the Jiuquan launch center on the edge of the Gobi Desert aboard a Long March 2FT1 rocket...
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Era Lufcy
(Obituary ~ 09/30/11)
Era Mae Lufcy, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Jan. 27, 1922, in Halls, Tenn., to Thomas and Beulah Mae Gilliand Clay. She and Paul Lufcy were married May 29, 1940, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death Jan. 16, 2000...
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Barbara Whitehead
(Obituary ~ 09/30/11)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Barbara Jean Carter Whitehead, 64, of Charleston died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 25, 1947, in Carmi, Ill., to the late Lowell Ray and Reatha Delores Helsel Carter...
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Norma Windeknecht
(Obituary ~ 09/30/11)
Norma Windeknecht, 70, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Sept. 17, 1941, in Cape Girardeau, to Vernon and Ruth Jones Swader. She and Larry Calvin Windeknecht were married Sept. 25, 1963, in Chicago...
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Births 9/30/11
(Births ~ 09/30/11)
Twin daughters to Chad Christopher and Amy Elizabeth Brueckner of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011. Evie Elizabeth was born at 10:59 a.m. and weighed 3 pounds, 4 ounces. Pennie Marie was born at 11:01 a.m. and weighed 3 pounds, 7 ounces. ...
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L.R. Burgfeld
(Obituary ~ 09/30/11)
Lee Roy "L.R." Burgfeld, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 8:30 a.m. to service time Oct. 8 at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. at the funeral home, with the Rev. Douglas Breite officiating. Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park...
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Out of the past 9/30/11
(Out of the Past ~ 09/30/11)
With the Oct. 7 election growing near, Cape Girardeau school officials are striving to educate the public on the need for the passage of the 48-cent school tax levy increase the district has on the ballot; volunteers are using a low-key approach, attempting to persuade people on a face-to-face basis...
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30-year mortgage rate falls to 4.01 percent
(National News ~ 09/30/11)
WASHINGTON -- Fixed mortgage rates have fallen to historic new lows for a fourth straight week and are likely to fall further. The average on a 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 4.01 percent from 4.09 percent this week, Freddie Mac said Thursday. That's the lowest rate since the mortgage buyer began keeping records in 1971. The last time long-term rates were lower was in 1951, when most long-term home loans lasted just 20 or 25 years...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/30/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/30/11)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department reported the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 9/30/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/30/11)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:...
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Family Weekend
(Editorial ~ 09/30/11)
Many parents who went to college probably remember their first Family Weekend at school. The joy of students and parents reuniting and the activities on campus make for a special time. Today Southeast Missouri State University kicks off its three-day Family Weekend festivities, and the lineup of events combined with what is forecast to be great weather should make for a fun weekend...
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Context on judicial selection
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/30/11)
Your paper recently ran a reprint from The Wall Street Journal claiming Missourians are unhappy with our process for selecting judges to our high courts. You've also run a letter and a column from Stan Grimm, a distinguished local jurist. Unfortunately, your readers are not provided the context. ...
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Museum special events
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/30/11)
All of the Cape River Heritage Museum board members and its supporters were saddened by the loss of our former director and mentor Marjorie Thompson, who passed away on July 26, 2011, at the age of 86. We will never forget her contagious laugh or her constant devotion to the museum...
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Speak Out 9/30/11
(Speak Out ~ 09/30/11)
I don't know what's worse on TV, the shows or the commercials. If a company feels that the only way to sell their product is through sex, then this society is sad. If they use sex to sell their products I don't buy them, period. I wish there were more morally conscious stations to watch...
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More from the asylum
(Column ~ 09/30/11)
Americans' approval ratings for Congress are barely in double digits -- far lower than similar ratings for President Obama. The nation is in a crisis of enormous proportions. Too many Americans are out of work. The nation's debt continues to climb to staggering levels. Signs of leadership have all but vanished. Political partisanship has all but immobilized our executive and legislative branches of government...
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Jackson police and fire report 9/30/11
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/30/11)
The Jackson Police Department reported the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Burglary Firefighters responded to the following call Thursday:...
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Prayer 9/30/11
(Prayer ~ 09/30/11)
Thank you, Lord Jesus, for being the Great Physician and healer. Amen.
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The Melroys to perform Saturday a Bollinger County Fair
(Local News ~ 09/30/11)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Well-known musicians The Melroys will make a special appearance at 7 p.m. Saturday at the street dance to be held on Presnell Street during the Bollinger County Fair. The Melroys are Gregg Hopkins on bass and vocals, Jordan Leiner on guitars and vocals, and Mike Enderle on drums and percussion. ...
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Disease outbreak from cantaloupes brings fresh lessons on food safety
(National News ~ 09/30/11)
MILWAUKEE -- Avoid foreign produce. Wash and peel your fruit. Keep it refrigerated. None of these common tips would have guaranteed your safety from the deadliest food-borne disease outbreak in a decade, the one involving cantaloupes from Colorado...
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Power outage leads to early dismissal at Kelso
(Local News ~ 09/30/11)
Students at a local school district had their day cut short Thursday when the lights went out. Kelso C-7 schools dismissed at noon after a power outage. Power was restored by 4 p.m. A school district representative said Thursday afternoon that the cause of the outage wasn't yet known...
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Roof on Jackson courthouse getting replaced
(Local News ~ 09/30/11)
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work on replacing the roof of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson Thursday morning, September 29, 2011....
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Rams hope to increase Jackson's workload
(Professional Sports ~ 09/30/11)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Rams are optimistic Steven Jackson will have a larger workload this weekend when they host the Washington Redskins. Jackson has been hobbled by a strained quadriceps muscle. He was hurt on the Rams' first play of the season against Philadelphia...
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Cardinals will open playoffs Saturday
(Professional Sports ~ 09/30/11)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals collectively took a deep breath as the euphoria of winning the National League wild card wore off in the wee hours Thursday. Savoring a celebration that seemed more spontaneous than scripted, they'll try to take the September groove no one thought they had in them into October...
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Blues defeat Avalanche 3-1 in preseason
(Professional Sports ~ 09/30/11)
ST. LOUIS -- T.J. Oshie scored a tiebreaking power-play in the third period and the St. Louis Blues beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 in a preseason game Thursday night. David Backes and Patrik Berglund also scored goals and Andy McDonald had two assists for the Blues, who have won five of seven games...
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Southeast Missouri State football team faces struggling Eastern Illinois
(College Sports ~ 09/30/11)
Bob Spoo, among college football's most respected coaches, is trying to bounce back during his 25th and final season at Eastern Illinois. Spoo's swan song has gotten off to a rough start. The Panthers are 0-2 in the Ohio Valley Conference and 1-3 overall entering Saturday's game at Southeast Missouri State (0-3, 0-1). Kickoff is scheduled for a 6 p.m...
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Margenthaler's first Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team will get early start on practices
(College Sports ~ 09/30/11)
First-year Southeast Missouri State women's basketball coach Ty Margenthaler will take advantage of a relatively new NCAA rule to get an early jump on working with his new team. Southeast's first official practice will be Sunday under the rule, implemented last year, that allows Division I women's squads to begin practice 40 days before their first game. They still are allowed only 30 practices, the same as under the old system that had practice starting Oct. 15...
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Prohibition documentary provides close examination
(Entertainment ~ 09/30/11)
What were we thinking? In 1918 and early 1919, with giddy thoughts of reforming society, voters in 36 states overwhelmingly approved the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, banning the sale and manufacture of intoxicating beverages. Eventually, 46 of the then-48 states (minus only Rhode Island and Connecticut) would say no to banning booze...
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Helen Renaud
(Obituary ~ 09/30/11)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Helen F. Renaud, 66, of Perryville died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Service will be private.
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Repairs to reduce Emerson Bridge
(Local News ~ 09/30/11)
Routine maintenance by Missouri Department of Transportation crews will reduce the Mississippi River bridge between Cape Girardeau and Illinois to one lane Oct. 11 to 14. Weather permitting, east- and westbound Highway 34/74 will be reduced to one lane from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. 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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Southbound Fruitland rest area on I-55 to close
(Local News ~ 09/30/11)
The southbound Fruitland rest area on Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau County will be closed while Missouri Department of Transportation crews make pavement repairs. The rest area will close at 6 a.m. Monday and will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday. For more information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636...
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Highway 25 in Cape County reduced for paving work
(Local News ~ 09/30/11)
Highway 25 from Route K to Highway 74 in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction from Saturday through Oct. 31 while contractor crews pave the roadway. Weather permitting, the work will be done from 6:30 a.m. ...
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U.S. economy gaining but not enough to cut unemployment
(National News ~ 09/30/11)
WASHINGTON -- The economy is showing signs of modest improvement -- not enough to reduce high unemployment but enough to ease fears that another recession might be near. Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, though some of that was due to technical factors. And the economy grew slightly more in the April-June quarter than previously estimated. Growth is also expected to tick up in coming months...
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Cab Calloway Orchestra brings big band sound to River Campus
(Entertainment ~ 09/30/11)
Growling trumpets, blazing hot horns and a rock-steady rhythm section create in the big band sound that first found life in the 1920s and '30s in clubs like the Cotton Club in New York and the Dreamland Cafe in Chicago. One man is bringing that swingin' sound to the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus on Oct. ...
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High school football capsules for Week 6
(High School Sports ~ 09/30/11)
A look at the games involving schools from the Southeast Missourian's coverage area.
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Sea of red expected next week in St. Louis
(State News ~ 09/30/11)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The hunt for Red October? Easy. Go to St. Louis. KTVI-TV reports that the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission is asking Cardinals fans to wear red on Tuesday, when the Cardinals will host the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of the National League Divisional Series...
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High school roundup: Notre Dame's first-year girls golf team wins district title
(High School Sports ~ 09/30/11)
All the local high school events reported Thursday to the Southeast Missourian.
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