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Discipline being considered for Cape Girardeau lawyer
(Local News ~ 07/06/12)
A Cape Girardeau lawyer was among 28 attorneys listed last week as having cases held before a disciplinary hearing panel. The Missouri Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel filed a disciplinary charge against Scott D. Reynolds in January, saying there was probable cause to believe Reynolds was guilty of professional misconduct...
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Malware may knock thousands off Internet on Monday
(National News ~ 07/06/12)
WASHINGTON -- Despite repeated alerts, tens of thousands of Americans may still lose their Internet service Monday unless they do a quick check of their computers for malware that could have taken over their machines more than a year ago.
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Southeast Missouri Food Bank buying warehouse with USDA loan
(Local News ~ 07/06/12)
In an effort to serve more of Southeast Missouri's hungry, the Southeast Missouri Food Bank has purchased a warehouse facility in Sikeston, Mo. Since 2007, the food bank has operated out of a warehouse on Nash Road in Cape Girardeau, but it has outgrown that space as the number of people needing food assistance continues to increase across the 16 Southeast Missouri counties it serves. ...
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2 Poplar Bluff men charged in robberies
(Local News ~ 07/06/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Two Poplar Bluff men have admitted to being responsible for the recent alleged armed robberies of three convenience stores, police said. Steven James Ford, 25, and his 29-year-old brother-in-law, Robie Arthur Rogers, were charged with three counts of first-degree robbery and three counts of armed criminal action by Butler County assistant prosecuting attorney Paul Oesterreicher...
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Midwest can't get any relief from oppressive heat
(State News ~ 07/06/12)
MILWAUKEE -- The temperatures in Casimir Brandon's basement bedroom grew so stifling that the exhausted Madison man began riding city buses in the morning, from one end of the line to the other, so he could grab a few hours of air-conditioned sleep.
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Cape, Jackson authorities report a quiet Independence Day
(Local News ~ 07/06/12)
Extreme temperatures and drought in Southeast Missouri apparently didn't hinder many July 4 celebrations or cause a high number of unsafe situations, but the heat wave isn't over yet. Emergency responders in Cape Girardeau and Jackson say the holiday was fairly tame despite the potential for fireworks-related incidents and heat-related illnesses...
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NARS to add 100 jobs at Cape Girardeau facility
(Local News ~ 07/06/12)
National Asset Recovery Services, NARS, is expanding again by hiring more than 100 new workers. This latest expansion brings will bring the company's workforce to about 700 employees in Cape Girardeau. NARS will be conducting on-site interviews during a job fair from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday...
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Cape Girardeau police chief leaving department
(Local News ~ 07/06/12)
After more than three decades with the Cape Girardeau Police Department, the last seven as chief, Carl Kinnison is stepping down as the city's top cop effective Aug. 1 for a full-time instructor position with Southeast Missouri State University.
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Northbound I-55 in Cape County reduced for shoulder repairs
(Local News ~ 07/06/12)
Northbound Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau County, from Route AB to Highway 74 West, will be reduced to one lane Saturday, while Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform shoulder repairs. Weather permitting, the work will be done from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m...
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Bank of Missouri Donates to Beacon Health Center
(Submitted Story ~ 07/06/12)
The Bank of Missouri, employees and customers recently collected food and paper products to donate to Beacon Health Center. Beacon Health Center serves approximately 600 children per year who are victims of sexual violence. The collected food is given to the kids when they are at the center for care. ...
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Sunset from the deck
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/06/12)
This was taken from our deck right before a brief thundershower.
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Fireworks
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/06/12)
this was taken at the Arena park.
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Grandson's 2nd fourth of July
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/06/12)
Grandson Aiden and Friends (PJ and Abby) preparing to celebrate the Fourth of July
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US Bank donates to SEMO University Foundation
(Submitted Photo ~ 07/06/12)
US Bank donates $1750 to Southeast Missouri University Foundation. The money will go towards scholarships for children from underserved populations to attend music, arts, theatre and dance academies offered at SEMO State University's Holland School and Performing Arts. Pictured from left are Stan Penn, Regional President at US Bank, Carol Horst, Director of Art Academy at SEMO, Kenn Stilson, Interim Chair Theatre & Dance Dept. at SEMO, and Jim Ham, Vice President at US Bank...
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Perryville man struck, killed by truck
(Local News ~ 07/06/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Perry County Coroner Herb Miller has confirmed a Perryville man was killed Thursday morning when he was struck by a pickup truck. Miller said he could not provide other details about the death of Eldon B. Bohnert, 39, and that he is still investigating the incident...
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Kinder accuses Carnahan of biased ballot language on insurance exchange
(State News ~ 07/06/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder's next battles against the law critics call "ObamaCare" has him facing off against another state official. Kinder is accusing Secretary of State Robin Carnahan of abusing her office by writing biased ballot language related to health insurance exchanges. The legislature voted to put the establishment of state-run exchanges on the ballot this year...
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State senator calls for special session over health care law
(State News ~ 07/06/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- State Sen. Brad Lager is calling for a special session of the legislature to deal with any issues brought up by the Affordable Care Act. Lager, a Republican from northwest Missouri, favors opting out of all portions of the health care law wherever possible. And Lager says if the governor won't call the special session, he has sent House Speaker Steven Tilley and Senate President Pro Tem Robert Mayer requests to call the legislature back into session on their own...
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VP of state bankers group to speak at First Friday Coffee
(Local News ~ 07/06/12)
"Banking, Business and Regulations" will be the theme of the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce's First Friday Coffee today.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 07/06/12)
Today is Friday, July 6, the 188th day of 2012. There are 178 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 6, 1962, Nobel Prize-winning American author William Faulkner, one of the giants of Southern literature, died in Byhalia, Miss., at age 64...
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First Friday 7/6/12
(Entertainment ~ 07/06/12)
FIRST FRIDAY RECEPTIONS The River View Room Works by Norman Hann will be on display. 123 N. Main St.; 334-4677 The Artist Studio The studio will showcase watercolors painted by Mauri Foust and Elena Perryman in recent workshops and new paintings by Judy Barks-Westrich. Special prices on select artwork for visitors will be offered. Reception from 5 to 9 p.m...
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Best Bet
(Entertainment ~ 07/06/12)
Shades of Soul, some of the best musicians in the area, will perform tonight at Pink Galleon. This Cape Girardeau band combines the sounds of funk, R&B and hip-hop. The show starts at 9 p.m.
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RCP to hold fundraising auction
(Entertainment ~ 07/06/12)
The River City Players have been down. But with the help of a supportive community, they're far from out. Due to two consecutive years of slow ticket sales, the Cape Girardeau theater group is gearing up for its first ever fundraiser, coming in the form of a live auction of donated items July 14 at the Port Cape Yacht Club...
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ARTifacts 07/6/12
(Entertainment ~ 07/06/12)
US Bancorp Foundation recently donated $1,750 to the Southeast Missouri State University Foundation to support scholarships for students from underserved populations to attend the university's academies for music, art, and theater and dance. The funds will be distributed equally among the Art Academy, the Theatre and Dance Academy and the Southeast Missouri Music Academy. ...
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Quality, affordable health care
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/06/12)
I read with interest the June 29 article in the Southeast Missourian concerning the comments of local politicians who said the recent Supreme Court decision concerning the Affordable Health Care Act did not address the issue of rising health care costs. Of course this is correct. However, rising health care costs are a political rather than a legal issue...
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Concerns over health care law
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/06/12)
It appears that the recent Supreme Court decision changed nothing regarding our primary concerns as Catholics. The Affordable Care Act would allow the use of federal funds to pay for elective abortions and for plans that cover such abortions, contradicting long-standing federal policy. ...
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Speak Out 7/6/12
(Speak Out ~ 07/06/12)
I just want to call and let the Southeast Missourian know that I live in a trailer court and I am very appreciative of what the person who delivers my paper does. I can have a hard time getting down the steps. I just want to let him know that I live at Shadybrook and he puts my paper on the porch every morning and that means a lot to me. I have had the Missourian for years, and I just want to tell him thank you and let him know he is doing a fantastic job...
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Prayer 7/6/12
(Prayer ~ 07/06/12)
Thank you, O Lord, that wherever your Spirit is, there is freedom. Amen.
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Insurance companies send crews to protect policy holders' homes
(National News ~ 07/06/12)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- When firefighter Eric Morris shows up at wildfires across the West, locals battling the flames sometimes look at him and wonder who sent him. The answer isn't a public agency. It's an insurance company. Morris is among a group of private firefighters hired in recent years to protect homes with high-end insurance policies. ...
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Zimmerman bail set at $1M in Martin case
(National News ~ 07/06/12)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Using words like "false testimony" and "misled," a judge granted $1 million bail Thursday for neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, but questioned his honesty and suggested he had plotted to leave the country when he was out of jail the first time...
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Experts say N.Y. yacht overcrowded; 3 people dead
(National News ~ 07/06/12)
OYSTER BAY, N.Y. -- A yacht that capsized with 27 friends and family aboard on an outing to watch Fourth of July fireworks was severely overcrowded and doomed to tip over, safety experts said Thursday as the skipper blamed the tragedy on a wave that came out of the dark...
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San Diego fireworks display malfunction ends in fast flash
(National News ~ 07/06/12)
SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Trolley was packed. Hotel rooms facing the bay were sold out. And local radio was set to simulcast a patriotic score for the Fourth of July show. But instead of 20 minutes of fireworks, the crowd in San Diego got about 20 seconds of giant, deafening booms after a computer mishap sent multiple bulb-shaped explosions over the bay...
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Iraq warns al-Qaida insurgents are flowing into Syria
(International News ~ 07/06/12)
BEIRUT -- Iraq asserted Thursday that al-Qaida insurgents are streaming out of the country to carry out attacks in Syria, as the Syrian conflict inflames an already hostile region. Extremists have been making inroads as the 16-month-old uprising against President Bashar Assad grinds on, bringing a dangerous new element to the forces fighting to topple the regime...
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European Central Bank cuts interest rates to record low
(International News ~ 07/06/12)
FRANKFURT, Germany -- The European Central Bank cut its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point Thursday to a record low 0.75 percent to try to help ease Europe's financial crisis and boost its sagging economy. The action, which was widely expected, is meant to make it cheaper for businesses and consumers to borrow and spend money. But experts said that fear over the economy was so high in Europe that the cut might only have limited effect...
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U.K. Parliament votes for committee probe of banks
(International News ~ 07/06/12)
LONDON -- British lawmakers voted Thursday to allow a parliamentary committee to investigate the banking industry in the wake of an interest rate manipulation scandal at Barclays -- rejecting opposition calls for a lengthier external inquiry led by a judge...
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Japan again powered by nuclear energy
(International News ~ 07/06/12)
TOKYO -- Nuclear power returned to Japan's energy mix for the first time in two months Thursday, hours before a parliamentary panel blamed the government's cozy relations with the industry for the meltdowns that prompted the mass shutdown of the nation's reactors...
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Mitt Romney's wife Ann says woman being eyed for ticket
(National News ~ 07/06/12)
WOLFEBORO, N.H. -- Mitt Romney's wife has confirmed a tidbit about the vice presidential search process her husband largely has been keeping secret: He's considering choosing a woman. "We've been looking at that, and I love that option as well," Ann Romney told CBS News in a joint interview with her husband that was broadcast Thursday. "There's a lot of people that Mitt is considering right now."...
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U.S. bank closings becoming rarer as economy steadies
(National News ~ 07/06/12)
WASHINGTON -- Fewer U.S. banks are failing than at any time since the financial crisis erupted in 2008. The healthier banking industry is helping sustain an economy slowed by lackluster hiring, weak manufacturing and Europe's debt crisis. Banks have benefited from low interest rates, higher account fees and more mergers. The recovery from the financial crisis has helped, too. It means more people and businesses can take out and repay loans...
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Betty Jaco
(Obituary ~ 07/06/12)
Betty J. Jaco, 78, of Jackson passed away Thursday, July 5, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 29, 1933, in Jackson, daughter of Roscoe and Elsie Mae Brown Clifton. She and Claude "Gene" Jaco were married June 30, 1951...
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Josephine Messmer
(Obituary ~ 07/06/12)
KELSO, Mo. -- Josephine Mary Messmer, 94, of Kelso died Monday, June 25, 2012, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 1, 1918, in Chaffee, Mo., to Joseph Andrew and Bertha Theresa Seyer Himmelsbach. She and Leon Joseph Messmer were married Aug. 23, 1941, in Chaffee. He preceded her in death Oct. 9, 1995...
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Carolyn Woodruff
(Obituary ~ 07/06/12)
Carolyn J. Newman Woodruff, 64, of Jackson passed away peacefully Thursday, July 5, 2012, at her home, surrounded by family. She was born March 23, 1948, at Holcomb, Mo., to the late Bud and Earline Mabry Newman. Carolyn was an administrative assistant at Southeast Missouri State University. ...
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Richard Dippold Sr.
(Obituary ~ 07/06/12)
Richard F. Dippold Sr., 91, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, July 5, 2012, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Paul Short officiating. Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park...
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Charles Lowe
(Obituary ~ 07/06/12)
Charles Edward Lowe, 66, of Cairo, Ill., died Monday, July 2, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until service time Monday at Massie Funeral Home in Mounds, Ill. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the funeral home chapel...
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Out of the past 7/6/12
(Out of the Past ~ 07/06/12)
Nearly 700 Masons are expected to attend one of the largest conventions ever held in Cape Girardeau; members of The Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the Masons in Missouri will be here Wednesday through Friday. Cheri Sides, a 1987 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School, is the recipient of the Lincoln-John S. Cobb Alumni Scholarship; she plans to attend Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn...
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Edna Hey
(Obituary ~ 07/06/12)
Edna C. Hey, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at the Lutheran Home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to service time Monday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum...
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Rebeccah Snyder
(Obituary ~ 07/06/12)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Rebeccah Webb Snyder, 39, of Morley died Monday, July 2, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oakdale Cemetery at Commerce, Mo...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 7/6/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/06/12)
Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:...
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Area calendar 7/6/12
(Community Sports ~ 07/06/12)
Camps Central Junior High camps: The Central Junior High will hold camps during the summer at the school. The wrestling camp will run from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday to July 13. The football camp will run from 9 to 11 a.m. July 23 to 26. Both camps are free. Info on any camp: 651-6246...
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Area digest 7/6/12
(Community Sports ~ 07/06/12)
Kathy Morris was the day's medalist at the Cape Girardeau Country Club's Women's Golf Association's weekly outing. Janet White took first place in the 18-holes group, while Shirley Moore was second. Wendi Carnes and Irene Thomas tied for third. Pat Strom won the nine-holes group...
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Cardinals starter Lynn stifles Rockies
(Professional Sports ~ 07/06/12)
ST. LOUIS -- Rookie right-hander Lance Lynn tossed six shutout innings and Matt Holliday and Carlos Beltran drove in a pair of runs apiece to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday. St. Louis has won four of its last five and 11 of 14 against Colorado. The Rockies have lost four of five. Colorado has scored 13 runs in its last six games...
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Fans vote Cardinals third baseman Freese into All-Star Game
(Professional Sports ~ 07/06/12)
CHICAGO -- Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish was hit by a line drive during one All-Star game in Japan. He's hoping to avoid that mishap Tuesday. Darvish and St. Louis Cardinals third baseman David Freese are headed to the Midsummer Classic after fans voted them into next week's showcase in Kansas City...
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Former Mo. governor seeks probation for donations
(State News ~ 07/06/12)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A former Missouri governor plans to ask for probation when he is sentenced Monday in federal court for misusing money involved in illegal political donations. The Columbia Daily Tribune reported Roger Wilson's attorney has filed a sentencing memo with the request to avoid jail time...
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Mo. expects to save $44M through debt refinancing
(State News ~ 07/06/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri expects to save about $44 million this year by refinancing some of its debt at lower interest rates. Two separate boards of state officials gave preliminary authorization this week to the bond refinancing. That action had been anticipated for some time. ...
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Gov. Nixon signs Missouri license plate, higher education fund bill
(State News ~ 07/06/12)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- No Kansas Jayhawks will be appearing on Show-Me State license plates -- at least unless Missouri lawmakers say it is OK. Gov. Jay Nixon signed into law Thursday a broader higher education measure that would require state lawmakers to approve specialty license plates for colleges and universities. State lawmakers were seeking to impede possible efforts by fans to have the University of Kansas featured on a Missouri license plate...
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Jackson police report 7/6/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/06/12)
The Jackson Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Miscellaneous...
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Cape Girardeau police report 7/6/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/06/12)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests...
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Gail Crozier's designs will be on display at Bilderbach Art Plaza
(Entertainment ~ 07/06/12)
From a young age, many are driven to create. Legos, mud sculptures and basic musical patterns are often among one's first artistic endeavors. Some paint, sketch or sculpt their way to notability in the world of art. Gail Crozier found her artistic niche in glasswork...
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Waiting for the other shoe to drop
(Column ~ 07/06/12)
There's something that sparks the imagination when you see a shoe dangling by its strings from an overhead utility line:How did it get there? Whose shoe is it? Where's the other shoe? What event, or events, occurred in the moments before that shoe was airborne and headed for public exposure, perhaps for weeks or months, dangling from the same wire that carries electricity or TV signals or telephone conversations so private and confidential that you would never want them aired in public...
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Briefing will discuss bridge work in Dunklin County
(Local News ~ 07/06/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold an open-house community briefing from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday to discuss an upcoming bridge project on Route Y in Dunklin County. The briefing will be held at Senath City Hall, 301 W. ...
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Block of Main Street in Cape to close
(Local News ~ 07/06/12)
The 500 block of North Main Street in Cape Girardeau will be closed beginning 7 a.m. Monday for storm-line repairs. It will remain closed until July 13 or until repairs are complete. Traffic will be detoured to Spanish Street.
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Highway 142 bridge in Butler County to close for replacement
(Local News ~ 07/06/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Work to replace the Highway 142 bridge over Main Ditch in Butler County is expected to begin July 16, weather permitting. The bridge is about three miles east of Neelyville, Mo. During construction, the highway will be closed from County Road 351 to County Road 259. ...
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Bridge work set for Route A in Perry County
(Local News ~ 07/06/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Route A in Perry County will be reduced to one lane between County Road 424 and County Road 422 as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform routine bridge maintenance. Weather permitting, the work will be done from 7 a.m. ...
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MoDOT schedules briefing to discuss New Madrid County bridge project
(Local News ~ 07/06/12)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold an open-house community briefing from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday to discuss an upcoming bridge project on Route H in New Madrid County. The briefing will be held at Matthews City Hall, 100 Main St. ...
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First NATO supply trucks cross border into Pakistan
(International News ~ 07/06/12)
CHAMAN, Pakistan -- Trucks carrying NATO supplies rolled into Afghanistan for the first time in more than seven months Thursday, ending a chapter in U.S.-Pakistan relations that saw the border closed until Washington apologized for an airstrike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers...
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Lorimier's history
(Editorial ~ 07/06/12)
Cape Girardeau's history runs deep. And when you think local history, one name that comes to mind is Louis Lorimier. Recently about 120 people gathered on a steamy afternoon at Old Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau for the Louis Lorimier bicentennial commemorative celebration. The cemetery, founded by Lorimier about four years before his death, is one focal point of our city's heritage...
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Trailer for Cruise's next film project rolls out
(Entertainment ~ 07/06/12)
LOS ANGELES -- Tom Cruise's personal life may be in upheaval, but it's still business as usual for the studio promoting his next movie. Paramount Pictures has released the trailer for Cruise's crime drama "Jack Reacher," which opens Dec. 21. The trailer launched on Cruise's 50th birthday...
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Midwest can't get much relief from heat
(State News ~ 07/06/12)
MILWAUKEE -- The temperatures in Casimir Brandon's basement bedroom grew so stifling that the exhausted Madison man began riding city buses in the morning, from one end of the line to the other, so he could grab a few hours of air-conditioned sleep...
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Search to find Earhart wreckage begins in Hawaii
(National News ~ 07/06/12)
HONOLULU (AP) -- A $2.2 million expedition is hoping to finally solve one of America's most enduring mysteries: What exactly happened to famed aviator Amelia Earhart when she went missing over the South Pacific 75 years ago? A group of scientists, historians and salvagers think they have a good idea, and they began a trek Tuesday from Honolulu to a remote island in the Pacific nation of Kiribati in hopes of finding wreckage of Earhart's Lockheed Electra plane in nearby waters...
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Conn. family selling Lou Gehrig's home run ball
(National News ~ 07/06/12)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- The 84-year-old baseball has been sitting in Elizabeth Gott's drawer for years, but now she's hoping it will pay off her son's medical school debt. New York Yankees slugger Lou Gehrig smashed the ball into the bleachers for a home run during the 1928 World Series against the St. ...
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Batman vs. Avengers: Battle of the comic book films
(Entertainment ~ 07/06/12)
If one guy were going to take out a whole team of superheroes, you'd have to assume it would be Batman. The gauntlet has been laid, the challenge set. Marvel's superhero spectacular "The Avengers" recently opened to the tune of $200.3 million in the U.S., making it the biggest opening weekend release of all time. ...
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Vandals cause $500,000 in damage to office building
(Local News ~ 07/06/12)
Vandals caused more than $500,000 in damage when they opened water lines in a Drury Southwest Inc. property Saturday evening, officials said. The sudden loss of pressure in water lines at the structure caused fire alarms to sound about 8:15 p.m. at 3065 William St., police spokesman Darin Hickey said...
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